Hokie Club2017-18: Played in all 13 games.
2016-17: Appeared in 13 games.
2015-16: Played in five games ... Appeared in games Furman, Purdue, North Carolina, Virginia and the Independence Bowl against Tulsa … Was in on 15 plays on special teams during the regular season at long snapper
2014-15: Was the back-up long and short snapper, but did not appear in any games … Posted a 275-pound bench press and a 445-pound squat in spring max testing.
2013-14: Dressed for several games late in the season, but didn’t see any action on the field … Set a new specialist record for the program with a 36.5-inch vertical jump in spring testing.
2012-13: An invited walk-on graduated high school early and enrolled at Virginia Tech in January, 2013 … Went through off-season workouts with the team.
High School: Lettered three times for Coach Stephen Magenbauer at Salem High School.
Personal: Colton Austin Taylor … Born April 3, 1994 in Salem, Va. … Son of Greg and Jackie Taylor … Has an older sister … Majoring in human development.