Taylor Named to Walter Camp All-America Team

STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State security Jason Taylor II was honored as a second staff member of the 2022 Walter Camp All-America Team, introduced Thursday by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
 
The recognition marks the twenty eighth time since 2008 that an Oklahoma State soccer participant has earned a spot on one of many NCAA-recognized All-America groups, in addition to the sixth-consecutive season that at the least one Cowboy has earned the honour.
 
A senior out of Oklahoma City, Taylor was a semifinalist for the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award and a primary staff All-Big 12 decide this season. Among all Power Five gamers this yr, he ranks No. 1 with six whole interceptions and No. 2 with 72 solo tackles.
 
He has earned a popularity as an enormous playmaker over the course of his profession and has added to that this season with a two-interception recreation in OSU’s win over Texas, a game-sealing fourth quarter interception at Baylor and different game-changing interceptions towards Iowa State, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
 
With Taylor’s honor, he turns into the eighth Oklahoma State security to earn All-America recognition. He joins Harry Cheatwood (1967), Alvin Brown (1973), Rod Brown (1984), Mark Moore (1985 and 1986), Markelle Martin (2011), Tre Flowers (2017) and Kolby Harvell-Peel (2021).
 
Taylor can be one of many main gamers on a Cowboy protection that enters the Guaranteed Rate Bowl ranked among the many high 5 within the FBS in third down conversion share protection.