In his career, Taylor made a significant impact on Virginia Tech’s football program. As a true freshman, he played a supporting role in the team’s 2007 ACC Championship game victory over No. 12 Boston College. In 2008, Taylor took the reins of the offense and led the Hokies to another conference championship, giving Tech back-to-back ACC titles. With Taylor at quarterback, the Hokies defeated No. 18 Boston College in Tampa, Fla., in what was one of three ranked wins for Virginia Tech that year.
Taylor’s passing game took major strides in 2009 when he threw for 2,311 yards and 13 touchdowns. He capped off another successful season with a win over Tennessee in the Chick-Fil-A bowl and passed for 209 yards and rushed for a touchdown. His impressive career culminated with a remarkable 2010 campaign when he set career highs in passing yards (2,473) and passing touchdowns (24). After an 0-2 start to the season, the Hokies went on to win eleven consecutive games, including a thrilling ACC Championship game victory over No. 20 Florida State in which Taylor passed for three scores and ran for one. He was named MVP recognition that year as well as receiving third ACC championship title.
At his retirement from football, Taylor posted an impressive record of 34-8 as starting quarterback at Virginia Tech. He stands as second leading passer in school history with over seven thousand yards and ran for fifteenth most yards in program history with more than two thousand yards. His total of nine thousand two hundred thirty three yards ranks second all time at Virginia Tech. Taylor was drafted by Baltimore Ravens in 2011 where he won a Super Bowl with them two years later and also named to Pro Bowl following that season after setting franchise record of most rushing yards by quarterback Bills ever had during his tenure with Buffalo Bills from twenty fifteen till his departure from NFL
