Student-Athlete Features
Vanderbilt Hustler – Brock Taylor: Kick by Kick
As a Sophomore (2024)
• All-SEC third team
• SEC All-Freshman team
• Lou Groza Award semifinalist
• The Athletic All-Freshman team
• CSC Academic All-District
• SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Finished the season 18-for-21 on field goals and 39-for-40 on extra points
• Totaled 93 points on the year, second-most in school history
• Made a 31-yard field goal at Auburn, his 16th of the season, tying him for second-most field goals made by a Vanderbilt player in a season
• Drilled a 54-yard field goal in the game against Texas, becoming the first Commodore to make five field goals of 50-plus yards in a career (all this season)
• Finished a perfect 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts in win over Ball State
• Named Week 7 SEC Special Teams Player of the Week for performance in win at Kentucky
• Made a pair of field goals (49 and 50 yards), also made a touchdown-saving tackle on a kickoff return in the third quarter in win over the Wildcats
• Named Week 6 SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after helping Vandy beat No. 1 Alabama
• Converted a 51-yard field goal in win over the Tide
• Made a 57-yard field goal at Missouri, longest field goal in program history, fifth-longest field goal in the NCAA to that point in the season and the longest field goal in the SEC since 2020
• Opened Vanderbilt scoring at Georgia State with a 28-yard field goal
• Drilled a 53-yard field foal in the third quarter of Vandy’s win over Virginia Tech. Tied for the fifth-longest field goal in program history and the longest field goal since Joe Bulovas’ 53-yarder in the season-opener vs. ETSU in 2021.
As a Freshman (2023)
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
• Did not see game action
The Taylor File
• Unanimous three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN and On3, with an 81.13 rating in the On3 Industry Composite
• Ranked the No. 5 kicker in the class by 247Sports
• Slotted the No. 32 prospect in Tennessee by ESPN
• Five-star kicker and 4.5-star punter per Kohl’s Kicking, who describes him as “arguably the best field goal kicker in the class”
• Named 2022 Special Teams MVP for Division II-AAA East by Main Street Preps
• Kicked a game-winning extra point with no time on the clock to beat Nashville Father Ryan, 43-42, during senior year
• Chose Vanderbilt over Air Force
• Played for coach Korey Mobbs at Knoxville Catholic