Taylor Barnhill

16

Class: Sophomore Hometown: Rhome, TX High School: Justin NW HS

Height / Weight: 6-4 / 240 Position: LB Experience: 1L

UNLV: A nice-sized Texan who will compete for time as a redshirt freshman signal caller this fall ... Completed 2-of-4 pass attempts for 12 yards in April's Spring Showcase. 2010: Redshirted season after being the only quarterback in the recruiting class ... Listed as a three-star recruit by Rivals, he was one of four signees from the Lone Star State.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Justin NW HS ... Lettered three times for the Texans under coach Bill Patterson ... Threw for 1,047 yards and seven TDs as a senior ... Earned honorable mention All-District 5 as a senior ... Passed for a season-high 216 yards and two scores in the Texans' first game of the season in 2009 ... Also lettered three times in basketball as a shooting guard and two years as a pitcher on the baseball team.

PERSONAL: Taylor Corbett Barnhill was born on Nov. 25, 1991, in Bedford, TX ... The son of Lori and Roy Barnhill ... Has two sisters, Brittany and Brianna ... Brittany was a senior pitcher for the Ole Miss softball team in 2011 ... Is a pre-business major.