2019 Football Roster
Taylor, Ja'Sir
Jersey Number 6
Ja'Sir Taylor
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Asbury Park, NJ
- High School:
- Brick Township
Bio
Career Accolades
Played in all 62 games in his Wake Forest career, setting the program record...Started the last 23 games in his career...Totaled 185 career tackles with 153 solo tackles including a career-best 60 in 2021...Tallied six career interceptions all coming in the last three seasons...First player in Wake Forest history to have a kick return touchdown and an interception in the same game
2021 (Senior)
All-ACC Honorable Mention honoree…Played in the East-West Shrine Game…Ended the season fifth on the team with a career-best 60 total tackles while his career-best 47 solo tackles ranked second for the Demon Deacons…Tied for the team lead with three fumble recoveries while his two interceptions ranked second…Named ACC Specialist of the Week after his week one performance against Old Dominion where he returned his first ever kickoff return for a 99 yard touchdown, becoming the first Wake Forest player to have a touchdown in his first career kickoff return…First player in Wake Forest history to have a kick return touchdown and an interception in the same game…Tied a career high seven tackles against Louisville and tied it again later in the season in a victory over NC State…His interception at Boston College proved crucial in the ACC Atlantic clinching game…Placed on the preseason second team All-ACC by Lindy's Sports ... Earned preseason third team All-ACC status from Athlon Sports ... Named a team captain ahead of the 2021 season as he was one of four returning captains from the 2020 season.
2020 (Senior)
Finished fifth on the team in tackles with 42, adding two interceptions and six pass break-ups ... Named Third Team All-ACC by Phil Steele ... Snagged second interception of the year along with five tackles and a pass break-up vs UNC (11/14) ... Made a career-high seven tackles (six solo) vs Virginia Tech (10/24) ... Totaled five tackles vs. Campbell (10/2) ... Returned his first interception of the season at NC State (9/19) 45 yards for a touchdown, the first Demon Deacon to record a pick six since the Nov. 11, 2018 ... Earned fourth varsity letter ... Named a team captain ahead of the 2020 season.
2019 (Junior)
Played in all 13 games as a junior ... Finished second on the team with two interceptions ... Grabbed picks in consecutive games against Duke (11/23) and Syracuse (11/30) ... Matched his career-high with five tackles against Florida State (10/19) and Michigan State (12/27) ... Added tackles for loss against Utah State (8/30) and Duke ... Played 635 snaps with a season-high 70 vs. Florida State (10/19) ... Received his third varsity letter.
2018 (Sophomore)
Earned his second varsity letter by playing a prominent role in the secondary ... Played in all 13 games, starting four ... Saw a team-high 90 snaps against Towson (9/8) ... Had season-high three pass break-ups to go with four tackles in season-opener at Tulane (8/30) ... Season-best five tackles against Rice (9/29) ... Finished 16th on the team with 26 total tackles.
2017 (Freshman)
Started vs. Syracuse (11/11) and NC State (11/18) ... Had five passes defended during his first season ... Made his college debut vs. Presbyterian ... Collected two tackles ... Saw extensive action at Notre Dame (11/4) and had four tackles to go with a PBU ... First career start at Syracuse (11/11) . . .Had five tackles and one PBU ... Started at CB vs. NC State (11/18) and had five tackles and a PBU ... Saw extensive action in the Belk Bowl after Amari Henderson suffered a first half injury ... On the field for 57 snaps in start vs. Syracuse ... Added 51 plays against Duke in the season finale ... Had one stop in the Belk Bowl win over Texas A&M in career-best 65 snaps.
High School
Rated the No. 146 athlete nationally by 247 ... Ranked No. 2 on the Super 60 Shore Conference recruits by the Burlington (NJ) Free Press ... Earned all-conference honors in 2016 ... Was the Green Dragons’ top rusher as a senior with 544 yards and 11 touchdowns ... Led Brick Township to the 2013 Central Jersey Group 4 State Championship and a runner-up finish in 2016 ... Also a track standout who has run a 10.74 100 meters ... Four-year letterwinner for Rob Dahl and Len Zdanowicz.
Personal
Son of Aja Braxton and Johnnie Taylor ... Born Jan. 8, 1999 ...Earned an undergraduate degree in Communications in Spring 2021.
- Program record holder for most career games played with 62 in his five seasons
- 2021 All-ACC Honorable Mention by league, coaches and media
- 2021 ACC Specialist of the Week (Sept. 7)
- 2021 Preseason Second Team All-ACC by Lindy's Sports
- 2021 Third Team All-ACC from Athlon Sports.
- 2021 PFF Preseason All-ACC Honorable Mention
- 2020 Third Team All-ACC by Phil Steele
- 2020 All-ACC honorable mention by the league and coaches
Played in all 62 games in his Wake Forest career, setting the program record...Started the last 23 games in his career...Totaled 185 career tackles with 153 solo tackles including a career-best 60 in 2021...Tallied six career interceptions all coming in the last three seasons...First player in Wake Forest history to have a kick return touchdown and an interception in the same game
2021 (Senior)
All-ACC Honorable Mention honoree…Played in the East-West Shrine Game…Ended the season fifth on the team with a career-best 60 total tackles while his career-best 47 solo tackles ranked second for the Demon Deacons…Tied for the team lead with three fumble recoveries while his two interceptions ranked second…Named ACC Specialist of the Week after his week one performance against Old Dominion where he returned his first ever kickoff return for a 99 yard touchdown, becoming the first Wake Forest player to have a touchdown in his first career kickoff return…First player in Wake Forest history to have a kick return touchdown and an interception in the same game…Tied a career high seven tackles against Louisville and tied it again later in the season in a victory over NC State…His interception at Boston College proved crucial in the ACC Atlantic clinching game…Placed on the preseason second team All-ACC by Lindy's Sports ... Earned preseason third team All-ACC status from Athlon Sports ... Named a team captain ahead of the 2021 season as he was one of four returning captains from the 2020 season.
2020 (Senior)
Finished fifth on the team in tackles with 42, adding two interceptions and six pass break-ups ... Named Third Team All-ACC by Phil Steele ... Snagged second interception of the year along with five tackles and a pass break-up vs UNC (11/14) ... Made a career-high seven tackles (six solo) vs Virginia Tech (10/24) ... Totaled five tackles vs. Campbell (10/2) ... Returned his first interception of the season at NC State (9/19) 45 yards for a touchdown, the first Demon Deacon to record a pick six since the Nov. 11, 2018 ... Earned fourth varsity letter ... Named a team captain ahead of the 2020 season.
2019 (Junior)
Played in all 13 games as a junior ... Finished second on the team with two interceptions ... Grabbed picks in consecutive games against Duke (11/23) and Syracuse (11/30) ... Matched his career-high with five tackles against Florida State (10/19) and Michigan State (12/27) ... Added tackles for loss against Utah State (8/30) and Duke ... Played 635 snaps with a season-high 70 vs. Florida State (10/19) ... Received his third varsity letter.
2018 (Sophomore)
Earned his second varsity letter by playing a prominent role in the secondary ... Played in all 13 games, starting four ... Saw a team-high 90 snaps against Towson (9/8) ... Had season-high three pass break-ups to go with four tackles in season-opener at Tulane (8/30) ... Season-best five tackles against Rice (9/29) ... Finished 16th on the team with 26 total tackles.
2017 (Freshman)
Started vs. Syracuse (11/11) and NC State (11/18) ... Had five passes defended during his first season ... Made his college debut vs. Presbyterian ... Collected two tackles ... Saw extensive action at Notre Dame (11/4) and had four tackles to go with a PBU ... First career start at Syracuse (11/11) . . .Had five tackles and one PBU ... Started at CB vs. NC State (11/18) and had five tackles and a PBU ... Saw extensive action in the Belk Bowl after Amari Henderson suffered a first half injury ... On the field for 57 snaps in start vs. Syracuse ... Added 51 plays against Duke in the season finale ... Had one stop in the Belk Bowl win over Texas A&M in career-best 65 snaps.
High School
Rated the No. 146 athlete nationally by 247 ... Ranked No. 2 on the Super 60 Shore Conference recruits by the Burlington (NJ) Free Press ... Earned all-conference honors in 2016 ... Was the Green Dragons’ top rusher as a senior with 544 yards and 11 touchdowns ... Led Brick Township to the 2013 Central Jersey Group 4 State Championship and a runner-up finish in 2016 ... Also a track standout who has run a 10.74 100 meters ... Four-year letterwinner for Rob Dahl and Len Zdanowicz.
Personal
Son of Aja Braxton and Johnnie Taylor ... Born Jan. 8, 1999 ...Earned an undergraduate degree in Communications in Spring 2021.
Wake Forest Football Highlights vs WCU (Sept 6, 2025)
Sunday, September 07
Sterling Berkhalter snags a 51-yard touchdown
Saturday, September 06
Demond Claiborne takes it 85 yards for his 3rd TD of the day
Saturday, September 06
Claiborne get his 2nd score of the day
Saturday, September 06
