Taylor Morin

Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Centreville, VA
High School:
Westfield
Deals:

Career Accolades

2024 Jim Tatum Award Winner
2024 All-ACC Honorable Mention
2022 ACC All-Academic Team
2022 Military Bowl 3M STEM Scholar-Athlete Program
2022 Paul Hornung Award Watch List
2022 Preseason Athlon First Team All-ACC (Punt Returner)
2022 Preseason Phil Steele First Team All-ACC (Punt Returner)
2022 Preseason Athlon Second Team All-ACC (Wide Receiver)
2022 Preseason Lindy's Third Team All-ACC (All Purpose)
2021 ACC All-Academic Team
2021 Athlon Preseason All-ACC Second Team
2021 PFF Preseason All-ACC Second Team
2021 Phil Steele Preseason All-ACC Third Team
2020 All-ACC Academic Team

Career
Holds the record for the most receiving yards in a career at Wake Forest with 2,974 yards... His 21 receiving touchdowns in his career ranks tied for fourth in program history... Ranks second all-time in career receptions with 227, only two catches shy of the program record... Ranks second all-time in career punt return yards in program history with 809... His 61 career games played is tied for the second most in Wake Forest history.

2024 (Redshirt Senior)
Played in every game with 11 starts during the 2024 season for the Demon Deacons... Named an All-ACC Honorable Mention... 2024 Jim Tatum Award recipient, which is given to the top senior student-athlete in the ACC... Set the Wake Forest career receiving yards record with 2,974 yards throughout his six seasons as a Deac... Finished the season with a team-high 64 catches and 756 yards while averaging 11.81 yards-per-reception to go along with two receiving touchdowns... Also added 238 punt return yards and a punt return touchdown on 14 returns, averaging 17.0 yards-per-return... Recorded 100 or more receiving yards in three games during the 2024 season... Recorded at least one catch in every game this season, extending his reception streak to 31 consecutive games... Totaled 217 all-purpose yards in the win against North Carolina A&T, including six receptions for 100 yards (16.67 YPC) and a 73-yard punt return for a touchdown... Added seven catches for 91 yards against Virginia... Totaled six ctaches for 104 yards in the victory over Connecticut... Caught his first touchdown pass of the season in the win against Stanford, finishing the game with four catches for 38 yards, as well as a 36-yard punt return... Recorded a season-high nine catches for 110 yards against California... Hauled in four catches and 70 yards and a touchdown against North Carolina... Broke the Wake Forest career receiving yards record in his final game as a Demon Deacon, hauling in eight catches for 47 yards against Duke.

2023 (Redshirt Junior)
Started in every game during the 2023 season for the Demon Deacons… Finished the season with 41 receptions for 617 yards averaging 3.43 receptions-per-game and 15.05 yards-per-reception with two receiving touchdowns… On special teams Morin finished the season with 15 returns for 148 punt return yards… Second on Wake Forest for receiving yards (617) and second in yards-per reception (15.05)... Ranked sixth in the ACC in yards-per-reception… Recorded a season-high 112 receiving yards on six catches averaging 18.67 yards-per-reception with two touchdown catches in the win against Old Dominion… Recorded a season-high 39 punt return yards on 4 returns in the win against Elon.

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Started all 13 games in the slot receiver position, finishing with career-best in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns and helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Tallied 47 receptions for 575 receiving yards and nine touchdowns while also having 17 punt returns for 128 yards…The nine touchdowns are tied for the sixth most in single-season Wake Forest history and ranked 19th nationally and fourth in the ACC in 2022…Tallied at least one reception in 12 of 13 games and had a touchdown reception in seven of 13 games…Posted multiple touchdowns in wins over Boston College and Missouri…Finished with a season-high 106 receiving yards on five receptions against North Carolina…Led the team in receiving with five catches for 74 yards and a touchdown in the season opener against VMI (9/1)...Member of the All-ACC Academic Team.

2021 (Redshirt Freshman)
Totaled career highs with 43 receptions for 621 yards and five touchdowns in 2021, ranking third on the team in each category…Totaled at least one reception in every game and had multiple receptions in 12 of the 14 games he played…Recorded a career high 122 yards receiving against Louisville (Oct. 2) including a season-best 42-yard reception for a touchdown...Set new career longs in both 35-yard punt return and 43-yard kickoff return in a victory over No. 20 NC State (Nov. 13) that helped the Demon Deacons clinch a perfect 6-0 home record during the 2021 season...Grabbed a touchdown reception in the ACC Championship game against Pitt (Dec. 4)...Earned preseason second team All-ACC specialist status from Athlon Sports.

2020 (Redshirt Freshman)
Finished the season with 32 receptions for 405 yards and three touchdowns ... Caught five balls for 91 yards including a season-long 46-yard catch in the Duke's Mayo Bowl vs Wisconsin (12/30) ... Scored third touchdown of the season vs Louisville with two catches for 23 yards ... Hauled in five balls for 45 yards vs Syracuse (10/31) ... Ranked fourtth in the nation in punt return average as of October 13th ... Hauled in team's only receiving touchdown vs Campbell (10/2) ... Led the team with 12 receptions through two games, highlighted by nine receptions against No. 1 Clemson in the season opener, the most by any ACC wide receiver through three weeks of the season ... Recorded his first collegiate touchdown against Clemson (9/12) ... Earned his first varsity letter.

2019 (True Freshman)
Played in one game and kept his redshirt status ... Saw action with four snaps against Clemson (11/16) while lining up as a punt returner.

High School
A team captain and a three-star athlete by 247 and ESPN ... Rated the No. 27 prospect in Virginia ... Ranked the No. 18 recruit by RecruitNoVa.com ... Named first team All-USA Virginia ... A versatile athlete who plays slot receiver, safety and also punts and kicks ... Took snaps at quarterback during the state playoffs ... Part of a senior class that went 55-4 during their careers, winning four district and regional titles and three state championships ... Was one of 25 finalists nationally for the US Army-Pro Football Hall of Fame Award for Excellence ... Named first team Concorde District at receiver ... Team won the Concorde District, its fifth straight region title ... Caught 47 passes for 879 yards and 14 TDs in the regular season ... Carried 18 times for 154 yards and two touchdowns ... Had eight receptions for 267 yards and four touchdowns in a 62-21 win over West Springfield that earned him Military Bowl DC Touchdown Club High School Football Player of the Week ... In a regional semifinal win over South Lakes, caught seven passes for 82 yards and two touchdowns while adding an interception ... Led the Bulldogs to a 13-1 record ... Took snaps in wildcat formation after an injury to the quarterback ... Threw for a touchdown, returned a fumbled screen pass 56 yards for a touchdown, rushed for a score and caught a 78-yard touchdown pass in that game ... Caught 53 passes for 840 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior ... Helped Westfield to a 15-0 record ... On defense, added 54 tackles and 11 interceptions including two pick-sixes ... Added 414 return yards and five blocked kicks ... First team all-district and all-region at both wide receiver and defensive back as a junior ... First team all-state wide receiver and second team all-state DB ... Helped the Bulldogs to a basketball state championship in 2016.

Personal
Son of Scott and Sabrina Morin ... Is the nephew of former Demon Deacon baseball player and 1988 WFU graduate Johnny Koons ... Member of the math honor society ... Pronounced more-IN. Majoring in Engineering with Minors in Entrepreneurship and Mathematics.