Outfielder who was a wide receiver on the Clemson football team in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, as he decided to play baseball full time on July 12, 2023 … played his first fall season with baseball in 2023 … first Tiger football player to play baseball at Clemson since D.J. Reader (2013), who currently plays for the Detroit Lions … one of the most athletic players on the team with good speed … was one of the team’s top hitters during the second half of the 2023 season … suffered an injury in mid April 2024 and missed the rest of the season … three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member … a career .313 hitter with a .484 slugging percentage and .470 on-base percentage in 107 games (105 starts) over three seasons … had 18 doubles, three triples, 13 homers, 69 RBIs, 109 runs, 90 walks, 24 hit-by-pitches and 18 steals … fourth in Tiger history in walks per at-bat (one every 4.09).

Baseball (2024): Drafted in the fifth round (No. 145 overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates and signed in July … All-ACC Academic selection … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … hit .230 with 28 runs, two doubles, a triple, seven homers, 19 RBIs, a .480 slugging percentage, .465 on-base percentage, 33 walks, 11 hit-by-pitches and six steals in 32 games (32 starts in left field) … led the team in on-base percentage … hit .308 with a .561 on-base percentage with runners in scoring position … was 3-for-5 with seven RBIs with the bases loaded … ended the season on a 26-game on-base streak … went 3-for-3 with a Tiger-record-tying and team-season-tying-high three homers, a team-season-tying-high four runs and a walk against USC Upstate on Feb. 27; became the 16th Tiger to hit three homers in a game … went 1-for-2 with a homer, two runs and two walks against No. 12 South Carolina on March 3 … had a team-season-high four walks and a steal against UNC Greensboro on March 8 … went 1-for-3 with a homer, walk and hit-by-pitch against UNC Greensboro on March 10 … went 1-for-2 with a run and three walks at No. 3 Duke on March 16 … went 2-for-3 with four RBIs, a run, walk and two steals against Winthrop on March 19 … went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, two runs and two walks in the first game of a doubleheader against No. 7 Florida State on March 23 … was 1-for-3 with three runs and two walks against No. 7 Florida State on March 24 … went 2-for-3 with a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning, three RBIs and a walk at Notre Dame on April 5 … went 2-for-4 with a homer, four RBIs and a hit-by-pitch against NC State on April 12 … suffered an arm injury against NC State on April 14 … No. 16 outfielder in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 25 junior in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 55 college prospect for the 2024 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 9 ACC prospect for the 2024 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 12 ACC prospect for the 2024 draft in the preseason by Baseball America … No. 15 ACC prospect for the 2024 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.

Baseball (2023): Won the team’s Most Improved Award … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … hit .362 with 67 runs, 16 doubles, two triples, five homers, 46 RBIs, a .523 slugging percentage, .489 on-base percentage, 48 walks, 10 hit-by-pitches and 11 steals in 62 games (60 starts, including 54 in left field, five as the DH and one in center field) … fourth in the ACC in on-base percentage, tied for eighth in walks, 10th in batting average and tied for 10th in sacrifice flies (4) … led the team in walks and on-base percentage … had three bunt singles … hit .405 with runners in scoring position and .405 with two outs … had 27 multiple-hit games and 13 multiple-RBI games … was 29-for-55 (.527) with four homers, two triples, four doubles, 22 runs, an .891 slugging percentage and a .611 on-base percentage in the first two innings … had six multiple-hit games in a row in March … had a 10-game hitting streak from April to May … had seven multiple-hit games in a row in May … Clemson Regional All-Tournament selection by going 4-for-11 (.364) with four runs, a .563 on-base percentage and three steals in three games … went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs, a run and walk against UCF on Feb. 26 … went 1-for-3 with a homer and walk against USC Upstate at Greenville, S.C. on Feb. 28 … went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, a run and walk against No. 23 South Carolina at Greenville, S.C. on March 4 … went 3-for-5 with a walk against Georgia State on March 10 … went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, two runs and a walk in the first game of a doubleheader against Georgia State on March 11 … went 3-for-5 with a homer, three RBIs, two runs and a steal in the second game of a doubleheader against Georgia State on March 11; was 8-for-14 (.571) with a homer, double, five RBIs, four runs and a steal in the series … went 2-for-4 with a triple and single in the eighth inning that drove in a run and scored the go-ahead run on an error on the play against College of Charleston on March 14 … went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two steals in the second game of a doubleheader against Duke on March 18 … went 2-for-5 with three RBIs and a run against College of Charleston at Columbia, S.C. on March 28 … went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs against No. 2 Wake Forest on March 30 … went 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBIs, two runs and three walks against No. 17 Coastal Carolina on April 4 … went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs at Florida State on April 7 … went 1-for-3 with a double, two RBIs, two runs and two walks at NC State on April 22 … went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and a run at NC State on April 23 … went 1-for-3 with three runs and two walks at No. 11 Boston College on April 29 … went 3-for-4 with an RBI, a run and walk against No. 22 Louisville on May 5 … went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBIs, two runs and a walk against No. 22 Louisville on May 7; was 6-for-8 (.750) with a homer, double, four RBIs, three runs, three walks, a hit-by-pitch and an .833 on-base percentage in the series … went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs at No. 8 Coastal Carolina on May 10 … went 2-for-5 with a homer, two RBIs and two runs at Virginia Tech on May 12 … went 3-for-4 with an RBI, a run and walk at Virginia Tech on May 13; hit the go-ahead, run-scoring single in the ninth inning … went 2-for-5 with a double, run and steal at Virginia Tech on May 14; was 7-for-14 (.500) with a homer, double, three RBIs and four runs in the series … went 2-for-2 with an RBI, three runs, two walks and a steal against USC Upstate on May 16 … went 3-for-5 with three runs against North Carolina on May 18 … went 3-for-3 with two runs and three walks against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament on May 27 … went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer, three runs and two walks against No. 7 Miami (Fla.) in the ACC Tournament on May 28; was 6-for-12 with a homer, four RBIs, seven runs, five walks, two hit-by-pitches and a .650 on-base percentage in four ACC Tournament games … went 1-for-3 with three runs, a walk and hit-by-pitch against Lipscomb in the Clemson Regional on June 2 … No. 24 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 126 college prospect for the 2024 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 7 ACC prospect for the 2024 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 25 ACC prospect for the 2024 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … played for Hyannis in the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer, when he hit .214 with five doubles, two homers, 19 RBIs, 15 runs and six steals in 38 games; No. 29 Cape Cod Baseball League position prospect for the 2024 draft by D1Baseball.

Football (2022): Had five receptions for 16 yards and a touchdown and 10 punt returns for 26 yards in 10 games … had a three-yard receiving touchdown at Georgia Tech on Sept. 5.

Baseball (2022): ACC Academic Honor Roll member … hit .260 with 14 runs, a homer, four RBIs, a .320 slugging percentage, .397 on-base percentage, nine walks, three hit-by-pitches and a steal in 13 games (13 starts, including seven in left field, four in right field and two as the DH) … missed the first 45 games of the season due to his torn ACL from the previous football season … hit a single in his first career plate appearance and scored a run against No. 21 Georgia Tech on May 6 … went 2-for-4 with a run and hit-by-pitch against No. 21 Georgia Tech on May 7 … went 2-for-3 with his first career homer, three runs and two walks in the first game of a doubleheader at No. 9 Virginia on May 15 … No. 3 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 1 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 4 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 3 overall and college prospect for the 2024 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game … played for Greeneville in the Appalachian League in the summer, when he hit .319 in 19 games.

Football (2021): Had 20 yards on five carries, two receptions for six yards, six punt returns for 64 yards and a 14-yard kickoff return in five games … had three punt returns for 53 yards, including a 51-yard return, against South Carolina State on Sept. 11 … suffered a torn ACL against Boston College on Oct. 2 and missed the rest of the season.

Before Clemson: Drafted in the 19th round (No. 554 overall pick) by the Texas Rangers … North-South All-Star Game selection as a sophomore and senior … all-state selection as a sophomore and senior … Mr. Baseball as a senior … Under Armour All-American … Baseball Factory All-Star Game participant … region player-of-the-year as a senior … Shrine Bowl invitee in football … all-state selection in football as a senior … was 136-203 passing for 2,237 yards and 21 touchdowns against four interceptions in 10 games as a senior … had 448 yards and 11 touchdowns on 60 carries as a senior … played his first three high school years at Ben Lippen School … member of the state championship football team as a senior … three-time state champion in wrestling … three-time all-state selection in wrestling … member of the state championship track & field team … lettered five times in baseball, four times in football, five times in track & field and four times in wrestling at Dutch Fork High School, where he was coached by Casey Waites, and Ben Lippen School.

Personal: His brother, Paul, was a freshman outfielder on The Citadel’s 2024 baseball team … his father, Eddie, was a wrestler at The Citadel … his grandfather, Ed, played baseball and football at The Citadel … graduated May 9, 2024 with a degree in communication in only three years … born William Edward Taylor on Jan. 10, 2003 in Columbia, S.C.

House Call: Will Taylor (Official Trailer)