Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Career Honors
SEC Graduate
2025 Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist
2023-24 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

Career Notes & Records
Has appeared in 12 career games … Has recorded 15 tackles, five solo and 10 assisted, with one tackle for loss ... did not play anywhere in 2024.

PRIOR TO COASTAL CAROLINA (MISSISSIPPI STATE) 
2023 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in all 12 games … Recorded 15 tackles on the year, five solo tackles and 10 assisted … Had one tackle for loss ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Made a tackle in his Bulldog debut … LSU (9/16): Had two tackles … at South Carolina (9/23): Made one stop … Alabama (9/30): Finished with one tackle … Western Michigan (10/7): Had one tackle and a quarterback hurry … at Arkansas (10/21): Finished with one stop … Southern Miss (11/18): Totaled three tackles.

2022 (Redshirt Freshman Season - Southwest Miss. CC)
Played two seasons at Southwest under head coach Cliff Collins … Recorded 28 total tackles, including 17 solo stops … Registered 3.0 sacks and 8.0 tackles for loss … Forced one fumble. 

2021 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Sat out the 2021 season.

2020 (True Freshman Season - LSU)
Spent one season at LSU … Redshirted as a true freshman, did not see action. 
 
High School
Prepped at Hewitt-Trussville High School in Trussville, Alabama, under head coach Josh Floyd … Rated a four-star defensive tackle by 247Sports and Rivals … Considered the No. 11 player out of Alabama … Played in the 2019 Mississippi-Alabama All-State game … Finished his career with 77 total tackles, including 58 solo tackles … Averaged 3.1 tackles per game and had a total of 3.5 sacks with one interception and one caused fumble.
 
Personal
Born Eric Arnez Taylor on April 23, 2001 … Nickname is Big E … Son of Joann Taylor … Has one sister, Cierra … Graduated in 2024 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies.