2024 Football Roster

July 25, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Football team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 38

Noah Taylor

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    232
  • Position:
    LB
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Cincinnati, Ohio
  • High School:
    St. Xavier
  • Prev School:
    Cornell

2024 Graduate Student:
Appeared in 10 games as a graduate student, tallying two tackles

2023 Senior (at Cornell):
Started in all 10 games as a senior at Cornell and led the team with 74 tackles, while also posting 4.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, two passes broken up and two quarterback hurries … Ranked seventh in the Ivy League in tackles … Named to the Phil Steele All-Ivy League Third Team … Registered a career-high 15 tackles in the home opener against Colgate (9/30) … Tallied the most tackles in a single-game by a Big Red player since 2018 … Tied for the second-most tackles by an Ivy League player this season … Registered three tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss against Harvard (10/6) … Made nine stops, including his second tackle for loss in as many weeks against Bucknell (10/14) … Recorded 10 tackles against Penn (11/4) … Credited with 10 tackles and his first sack of the season against Dartmouth (11/11) … Posted his third game of 10 or more tackles on the year … Logged nine tackles, all solo, with 1.0 tackle for loss in season finale against Columbia (11/18)

2022 Junior (at Cornell):
Played in all 10 games, ranking third on the team with 51 tackles, while also adding 4.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, two passes broken up and two quarterback hurries … Registered three tackles and 1.0 sack in the season-opening win at VMI (9/17) … Had six stops, including 1.0 tackle for loss in a win over Lehigh (10/15) … Credited with a season-high 10 tackles, his first career double-digit tackle game, including 1.0 tackle for loss, in a win at Brown (10/22) … Posted four stops with 1.0 tackle for loss at Princeton (10/29)

2021 Sophomore (at Cornell):
Played in all 10 games, posting 27 tackles, career-highs of 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks, along with a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry … Made five stops in his collegiate debut against VMI (9/19) … Notched three stops, including his first career tackle for loss at Yale (9/25) … Registered four stops with 1.0 sack, a pass breakup, and a quarterback hurry vs. Brown (10/23) … Had two tackles against Princeton (10/29) and one in a win at Penn (11/6) … Matched a season-high with five tackles at Dartmouth (11/13)

2020 First-Year (at Cornell):
Season canceled due to COVID-19

High School:
Named Defensive Player of the Year while playing linebacker at St. Xavier HS … Earned All-League Honors in his final season after posting 80 tackles, 5.5 sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and an interception … Posted 103 tackles and 11.5 sacks in his career … Helped the team to a league title as a sophomore … Three-year letter winner in basketball and also played rugby

Personal:
Graduated from Cornell with a Bachelor of Science in applied economics and management, accounting and finance … Pursuing a master’s degree in computer science at Northwestern

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