2025 Football Roster
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Taylor, Scott

Jersey Number 20
Scott Taylor
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Loyola HS
Bio
High School
Four-star recruit according to Rivals … three-star recruit according to 247Sports and ESPN … No. 35 in state of California and No. 24 weakside defensive end by Rivals … named to All-Mission League first-team defense for 2024-25 … registered 91 total tackles (26-65-91), 13 tackles for loss and seven sacks in 2024-25 … Loyola reached CIF Southern Section Division 3 semifinals in 2024 …named to Los Angeles Times All-Star team for 2023-24 … selected Defensive Player of the Year in Angelus League for 2023-24 … named to MaxPreps All-State third-team defense for 2023-24 … two-way player also lined up at tight end for Loyola.
Personal
Son of Brian and Teri … has one older brother, Drew, two younger brothers, Brett and Sam, and one younger sister, Shay … decided to attend UCLA because of “the rich program history, the new culture around UCLA football and the amazing campus environment” … describes his greatest athletic thrill to date as denying rival St. Francis of two-point conversion to win Angelus League championship by 28-27 score in 2022 … admires former basketball player Michael Jordan “because he’s the best competitor of all time” … hobbies and interests include watching sports (specifically the NFL’s Chicago Bears), golfing and playing video games … can play piano … was fan of former UCLA linebacker and fellow Loyola graduate Anthony Barr growing up … father played defensive back at Stanford from 1998-2001.
Four-star recruit according to Rivals … three-star recruit according to 247Sports and ESPN … No. 35 in state of California and No. 24 weakside defensive end by Rivals … named to All-Mission League first-team defense for 2024-25 … registered 91 total tackles (26-65-91), 13 tackles for loss and seven sacks in 2024-25 … Loyola reached CIF Southern Section Division 3 semifinals in 2024 …named to Los Angeles Times All-Star team for 2023-24 … selected Defensive Player of the Year in Angelus League for 2023-24 … named to MaxPreps All-State third-team defense for 2023-24 … two-way player also lined up at tight end for Loyola.
Personal
Son of Brian and Teri … has one older brother, Drew, two younger brothers, Brett and Sam, and one younger sister, Shay … decided to attend UCLA because of “the rich program history, the new culture around UCLA football and the amazing campus environment” … describes his greatest athletic thrill to date as denying rival St. Francis of two-point conversion to win Angelus League championship by 28-27 score in 2022 … admires former basketball player Michael Jordan “because he’s the best competitor of all time” … hobbies and interests include watching sports (specifically the NFL’s Chicago Bears), golfing and playing video games … can play piano … was fan of former UCLA linebacker and fellow Loyola graduate Anthony Barr growing up … father played defensive back at Stanford from 1998-2001.
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