2016 Football Roster
Jersey Number 3
Taylor Barton
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 215
- Position:
- DB
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Lake Highland Prep
2016 Senior
- Played in 11 games with seven starts
- Started 20 of the last 25 games
- 40 tackles, 3.0 TFLs, two PBUs
- Season-high seven tackles vs. Iowa
- Seventh career interception in the season opener against Murray State
- Athlon Sports preseason All-Big Ten fourth team
2015 Junior
- All-Big Ten honorable mention by the media and the coaches for the second straight year
- Led the team & 39th in nation with four interceptions
- One of seven players in the Big Ten to record 4+ interceptions
- Career-high two interceptions vs. Western Illinois
- Fourth on the team with 56 tackles
- 3.0 TFLs, three PBUs and one fumble recovery on season
- Career-high 2.5 TFLs vs. Kent State
- Two PBUs vs. Nebraska
2014 Sophomore
- Honorable mention All-Big Ten
- Started the first 11 games and the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl at free safety, recording 100 tackles, an interception, two pass breakups and two forced fumbles
- Ranked 11th in the Big Ten in tackles per game (8.3)
- Tied for the team lead with eight tackles against Penn State and registered one PBU
- Set a career high with 14 tackles against Texas State
- Notched his first career forced fumble, and also had a 77-yard pick-six in the fourth quarter to give UI an eight-point lead against WKU
2013 Redshirt Freshman
- Played in 11 games and started the first five at free safety
- First two career PBUs against Northwestern
- Career-high eight tackles against Miami (Ohio)
- First career interception against Cincinnati and recorded seven tackles
2012 Freshman
- Redshirted the 2012 season
High School
- Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com
- Named a second-team Florida Class 4A All-State selection in 2011 after posting 67 tackles, three interceptions, three sacks and forcing four fumbles
- Posted 93 tackles, two interceptions and three fumble recoveries in 2010
- High school coach was Tim Borcky
Personal
- Full name is Taylor Colson Barton
- Son of Mary and Don Barton
- Born Oct. 16, 1993
- Chose Illinois over Syracuse and others
- Majoring in communication
Career Highs
Tackles: 14 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14
Solos: 6, four times (last vs. Northwestern 11/28/15)
TFLs: 2.5 vs. Kent State, 9/5/15
Fumbles Forced: 1, twice (last vs. Iowa, 11/15/14)
Fumbles Recovered: 1 at Penn State, 10/31/15
PBUs: 2, twice (last vs. Nebraska, 10/3/15)
Interception: 2 vs. Western Illinois, 9/12/15
Interception Return Yards: 77 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14
Touchdowns: 1 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/6/14
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