At Michigan
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2022)
• Two-year letterman (2021, '22)

Sophomore (2022)
• Appeared in all 14 games on special teams including one at wide receiver; made a team-high six special teams tackles and returned two kicks for 34 yards to earn his second varsity letter
• Shared Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Illinois
• Contributed on special teams against Colorado State (Sept. 3), Penn State (Oct. 15), Michigan State (Oct. 29), at Iowa (Oct. 1), at Indiana (Oct. 8), at Ohio State (Nov. 26)
• Made one solo tackle playing on special teams against Hawaii (Sept. 10)
• Played as a wide receiver and special teams contributor against UConn (Sept. 17)
• As a special teams contributor, made one special teams tackle against Maryland (Sept. 24)
• Returned a short kickoff 10 yards while contributing on special teams at Rutgers (Nov. 5)
• Assisted on one tackle playing special teams coverage against Nebraska (Nov. 12)
• Fair caught two kickoff attempts while contributing on special teams against Illinois (Nov. 19)
• Contributed on special teams against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)
• Made three solo stops playing special teams against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Freshman (2021)
• Appeared in one game at running back to earn his first varsity letter
• Named Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week for his role in preparing the special teams units to play Rutgers
• Made his U-M debut in the backfield against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)

Prep
• Attached Chelsea High School (2021) coached by Josh Lucas
• Helped team win three straight district and regional championships
• Three-year varsity performer in football and baseball
• Helped the Bulldogs reach the state semifinals junior year

Key Statistics
• Caught 37 passes for 764 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior; scored a touchdown in every game during the season
• Rushed for two scores and returned a kickoff for a touchdown senior year
• Recorded 21 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions and five pass breakups as a senior
• Recorded a team-high 82 tackles as a junior, including 3.5 TFLs, forced four fumbles and intercepted three passes

Honors and Rankings
• Selected to play in the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-Star game
• Named MLive Dream Team Player of the Year for the Ann Arbor area; also named first-team All-Southeastern Conference White and All-Region honors in Division 3
• Two-time MHSFCA Dream Team member
• Named MHSFCA Division 3 All-State first team at receiver as a senior
• Earned Division 3 All-State honors at defensive back as a junior
• Two-time All-Conference and All-District in baseball
• All-State honors in baseball as a senior

Personal
• Joe Taylor was born March 18, 2003
• Son of Adam and Anju Taylor
• Father played baseball at the University of New Mexico
• Plays both football and baseball at Michigan
• High school teammate of tight end Hunter Neff