Austin Traylor
46  Austin Traylor
Class:
RS Sophomore

Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio

High School:
Walnut Ridge

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 243

Position:
TE

Experience:
1V

12/07/2012

Badgers hand out awards at team banquet

Abbrederis and Ball, Taylor and Borland named team's most valuable players

HONORS AND AWARDS
2012:
Academic All-Big Ten

2012: Saw action at Indiana on Nov. 10, against UTEP on Sept. 22 ... made Badger debut against Northern Iowa on Sept. 1

2011: Redshirt season

High School:
Four-star recruit by Rivals and three-star by ESPN/Scouts Inc. and Scout ... No. 15 tight end in the country according to Rivals, No. 63 athlete according to ESPN/Scouts Inc. and No. 90 defensive end by Scout ... 11th-ranked player in Ohio by Rivals and No. 24 by ESPN/Scouts Inc. ... for his senior season, honored as all-city, all-district, all-metro, all-state, a Super 25 player and a Buckeye blue chip ... totaled 639 receiving yards and four touchdowns, 99 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior ... as a junior, named all-city, all-district, all-state and a Super 25 player after recording 541 total yards (389 receiving, 152 rushing), seven touchdowns (four receiving, two rushing, one passing), 80 tackles and 14 sacks ... made 34 tackles with five sacks and had 289 receiving yards with three touchdowns as a sophomore ... two-time team captain ... lettered three times in football and track and field and four times in basketball ... standout basketball player that was a two-time team captain and winner of the Columbus County Slam Dunk Contest ... member of the school's honor roll ... head coach was Byron Mattox

Personal: Mother is Antonia Traylor ... brother, Alvin Busbee Jr., plays football at Edinboro University ... volunteered in an after-school program and at his church helping to feed the homeless ... serves as a school mentor to underclassmen ... undeclared major