2016 Senior

• Played in 10 games at wide receiver
• Seven receptions for 65 yards on the season
• Five of seven receptions came in the last five games
• Season-best 24 yards against Western Michigan
• Tied career long with 19-yard reception against Western Michigan

2015 Junior

• Played in 11 games, including three starts
• 22 receptions for 216 yards (19.6 yards per game) on season
• Career-highs in receptions (5) and receiving yards (46) against Western Illinois
• Career high with 46 yards on three receptions against Wisconsin, including a season-long 19-yard reception
• First career start vs. Middle Tennessee

2014 Sophomore

• Played in six games but didn't record any stats
• Saw action against Northwestern, Iowa, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Washington, Western Kentucky and Youngstown State

2013 Freshman

• Played in eight games, catching one pass for five yards
• Caught his first career pass, a five-yarder, against Miami (Ohio)
• Made Illini debut in the season-opener against SIU

High School

• Three-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports
• Ranked as the No. 103 wide receiver in the nation by 247Sports
• Helped University High win the Florida 3A state title as a senior with an undefeated 13-0 season
• Team was also named the 2012 MaxPreps Small School National Champion
• Team finished 2012 as top-ranked team in South Florida and No. 2 overall team in Florida
• Earned Associated Press 3A second-team all-state honors
• Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel All-County selection
• Miami Herald All-County pick
• As a senior, had 40 catches for 577 yards (14.43 yards per catch / 72.1 yards per game) and seven touchdowns
• As a junior, had 34 receptions for 530 yards and five touchdowns
• Four-year varsity letterwinner in football
• Also lettered in track in 2012

Personal

• First name pronounced dee-ON-tay
• Born Sept. 29, 1993
• Parents are Schreaka and John Taylor
• Nickname is "D.J."
• Chose Illinois over Nebraska, Syracuse, Central Florida, Louisville and Cincinnati among many others
• Active in his high school's art institute
• Favorite athlete is NFL quarterback Michael Vick because "he set a trend that led to a new breed of athletic quarterbacks."
• Majoring in communication

Career Highs

Receptions: 5 vs. Western Illinois 9/12/15
Receiving Yards: 46 vs. Western Illinois 9/12/15
Long Reception: 19, twice (last vs. Western Michigan 9/17/16)
Punt Returns: 1 vs. Purdue, 10/8/16
Punt Return Yards: -1 vs. Purdue, 10/8/16