98   Skyler Taylor Class: Senior Hometown: Tulsa, Okla. High School: Booker T. Washington HS Height / Weight: 6-0 / 278 Position: Nose Guard Experience: SQ

Tulsa -- A walk-on athlete and three-year squad member . . . 2007 -- Saw his only action against Army . . . 2006 -- Did not see action . . . 2005 -- Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the season due to red-shirt status . . . Overall -- Made improvement during spring drills . . . a hard worker . . . needs to continue to work on his conditioning.

High School -- Was a two-year letterwinner and starter at Booker T. Washington High School . . . was a starting defensive tackle . . . helped lead his team to a 13-1 record and Class 5A state runner-up finish his senior season . . . was credited with 140 tackles and 12 sacks in his career . . . tallied 90 stops and seven sacks as a senior . . . high school coach was Antwain Jimmerson.

Personal --Favorite TV show is "College Hill" . . . his favorite NFL team is the Pittsburgh Steelers . . . his favorite professional athlete is Randy Moss . . . the most memorable place he has visited is London, England . . . the person, dead or alive, he would most like to meet is Martin Luther King, Jr. . . . his older brother, Anthony, played offensive center at Tulsa from 1999-2003 . . . parents are Anthony and Chequita Taylor . . . an exercise sports management major.