11. Zane Taylor – Utah

Zane Taylor – 77 Utah 6-2 309

2010: Played in 12 games. Selected All-Mountain West First Team for the 2010 college football season. Sat out 1 game with a knee injury.
2009: Second-team All-MWC. Started all 13 games at center, snapping the ball 810 times in regular season play (bowl stats were not kept). Led Utah in cuts (33) and finished second in pancake blocks (16). Graded out at 90% or better three times (Oregon, Colorado State and BYU). 97% grade vs. BYU. Season-high seven cuts against Colorado State. Five cuts against New Mexico. Academic all-MWC.
2008: Honorable mention all-MWC. Started all 13 games at center. 15 pancake blocks in the regular season (bowl stats were not kept). 35 knockdowns. 22 cuts. Led Utah with season-high seven knockdowns vs. Michigan. Five knockdowns against TCU. Won the Offensive Iron Ute award. Academic all-MWC. Made the Dean's List (3.85 GPA) and the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2007: Played in eight games, mostly on special teams. Backed up at right guard and participated in 20 offensive plays. Two pancake blocks. Academic all-MWC. Made the Dean's List and the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2006: Redshirt. Won the team's Future Award for Offense. Made the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
High School: All-state and state MVP as a junior and senior. Rivals.com Top 70 defensive tackle. Led Grand County High (Utah) to the 2005 2A state championship. Won letters in football, wrestling and track and field. Three-time 2A state wrestling champion (2004-06). 2006 state shot put and discus champion. Senior class president participated in student government all four years of high school. National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Tom Taylor and Kristin Millis. Both parents graduated from Utah State. Three sisters and a brother. Grandfather (Sam Taylor) played football for Westminster College (Utah). Married (Kemrey). Enjoys hiking, river rafting, acting and movie trivia. Health education major. Full name is Zane Charles Taylor. Born April 23, 1988.
Better in the: Passing game.