After getting passed over for the in-state trophy, Jason Taylor earns All-American status.
Taylor, an Oklahoma State safety, was named a second-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, it was announced Thursday.
Taylor leads the Big 12 in interceptions, is third in passes defended, earned a spot on the All-Big 12 first team and was an honorable mention for the league’s Defensive Player of the Year. He’s tied second nationally in picks and leads all FBS players in solo tackles, per CFBStats.
After a redshirt year in 2018, the Oklahoma City native has played in every game over the last four seasons, first standing out as a special teams playmaker before earning a rotational role as a sophomore in 2020.