2025 Football Roster
Taylor III, Walter

Jersey Number 7
Walter Taylor III
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 241
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Ala.
- Prev School:
- Colorado
- High School:
- Jackson HS
Bio
BEFORE BALL STATE: Arrives at Ball State as a big, strong dual-threat quarterback … transfer from Colorado who did not see action in lone season with the Buffaloes … transferred to CU from Vanderbilt where he appeared in five games in 2023 and earned a redshirt in 2022 … five completions for 44 yards and 30 rushes for 103 yards and a touchdown in 2023 with Vandy, and scored his first career rushing touchdown on a 2-yard run at Ole Miss.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star prospect out of Jackson HS in Alabama … On3 listed him as the No. 20 quarterback in the class and No. 15 player from Alabama … ESPN ranked him as the No. 52 quarterback in the class and No. 46 player from Alabama … led Jackson to Alabama Class 4-A state semifinals as a senior, earning Back of the Year in the class from the Alabama Sports Writers Association … Jackson went 11-3 during his senior campaign after throwing for 3,405 yards and 40 touchdowns while completing 62.9 percent of passes … ran for 613 yards and 10 touchdowns, caught one touchdown pass.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star prospect out of Jackson HS in Alabama … On3 listed him as the No. 20 quarterback in the class and No. 15 player from Alabama … ESPN ranked him as the No. 52 quarterback in the class and No. 46 player from Alabama … led Jackson to Alabama Class 4-A state semifinals as a senior, earning Back of the Year in the class from the Alabama Sports Writers Association … Jackson went 11-3 during his senior campaign after throwing for 3,405 yards and 40 touchdowns while completing 62.9 percent of passes … ran for 613 yards and 10 touchdowns, caught one touchdown pass.
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