NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For the third straight year, Vanderbilt's Brock Taylor has been named to the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Watch List, presented annually to the nation's top placekicker.
During the 2025 campaign, Taylor tied the program season record with a team-high 99 points. He set a new school standard by converting 60-of-61 extra-point attempts while finishing 13-for-14 on field goals to help lead the Commodores to the program's first-ever 10-win season.
In a win over Georgia State, Taylor tied the program game record after going 9-of-9 on extra points. The Knoxville, Tennessee, native also went 6-for-6 on extra points and made field goals in consecutive victories over Auburn, Kentucky and No. 18/18 Tennessee.
Taylor capped the season by going 3-for-3 on PATs and connecting on two field goals in the ReliQuest Bowl against Iowa.
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