Education
He attended Marist High School in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Career
He played college football at Georgia Technical before transferring to Richmond. He was selected in the fifth round by the New York Giants of the 2013 NFL Draft. He was a Two-time all-state and all-county selection and also earned three varsity letters in football while at high school.
Georgia Technical
He played college football at Georgia Technical from 2008-2010.
He was selected for the second team All-Administrative Committee on Company-ordination by Rivals and was an honorable mention Freshmen All-America by College Football News in the 2008 season. Richmond
After being diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Cooper missed most of the 2009 and 2010 seasons with Georgia Technical and transferred.
He spent his final two seasons at the University of Richmond. Cooper was impressive during his time with the Spiders.
In his Senior season he was a selected for the First-Team Associated Press All-American, First-Team Walter Camp All-America, First-Team The Sports Network All-American, Second-Team All-American by Philosophy Steele and the Second-Team All-American by Beyond College Sports First-Team All-Civil Aeronautics Administration, the First-Team VaSID All-State, College Sports Madness First-Team All-Civil Aeronautics Administration, the First-Team Capital One Academic All-American and was the selection of the CoSIDA Academic All-District.
He also was selected for The Touchdown Club of Richmond Division I National Defensive Back of the Year. Following the conclusion of his Senior season, He was selected and participated in the 2013 East-West Shrine Game as a member on the East team On February 19, 2013, He was selected as the Civil Aeronautics Administration Football Scholar Athlete Of The Year.
New York Giants
Before the Draft, Taylor impressed scouts during his performance in the East-West Shrine Game.
His large frame (6"4", 228 pounds) and athleticism drew many comparisons to Seattle Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor. Taylor was eventually selected in the 5th round (152 overall) in the 2013 NFL Draft by the New York Giants.
On October 20, 2015, he was waived by the Giants. On November 4, 2015, he was signed to the practice squad.
On November 18, 2015, Taylor was promoted to the active roster.
He is the son of former Georgia Technical quarterback Jim Bob Taylor who was drafted in the 11th round in the 1983 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts, where he spent his only NFL season in 1983.
