Coastal Carolina University Athletics

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

2025 (Super Senior): Appeared in one game... did not record a stat

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.