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2009
Alamo Bowl Offensive MVP ... threw for 372 yards and two touchdowns on 29-of-43 passing against Michigan State ... was 31-of-49 with two touchdown passes in the win over Baylor ... passed for 269 yards ... played his first full game since the Houston game ... was solid against a formidable Oklahoma defense, completing 35-of-53 passes for 388 yards and two touchdowns ... completed 19-of-35 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown at Oklahoma State ... played the second half against Kansas and finished with 11-of-19 passing for 94 yards ... helped lead the Red Raiders back from a 21-14 early fourth quarter deficit with 28 points in the final frame ... checked into several running plays that led to touchdowns ... led Tech to an opening drive touchdown against Texas A&M ... threw for 310 yards ... was 13-of-23 for 215 yards and two interceptions before leaving the game in the second quarter against New Mexico ... led Tech on a two-play scoring drive on the first possession of the game, hitting Tramain Swindall for a 79-yard gain to the UNM 1 ... completed 30-of-45 passes for 321 yards and a touchdown at Houston ... recorded career highs in completions (46) and attempts (62) ... threw for 420 yards and three touchdowns versus Texas ... became only the second quarterback in the Mike Leach era to throw for at least seven touchdowns in a game ... finished with career highs in completions (36, attempts (57), yards (456) and touchdowns against Rice ... took the reins of the Tech offense in his first start as a Red Raider ... recorded career highs of attempts (48), completions (34), yards (405) and passing touchdowns (2) ... scored two rushing touchdowns against North Dakota.
2008
Spent his sophomore season as the backup to Heisman candidate Graham Harrell ... finished the season 23-of-36 with one interception and two touchdowns ... went a perfect 5-for-5 against Oklahoma State and led a late fourth quarter touchdown drive that spanned 60 yards ... was 4-of-6 at Kansas and engineered a touchdown drive in what turned out to be a route of the Jayhawks ... 4-for-9 with an interception at Kansas State ... went 4-for-9 against UMASS with a long pass of 21 yards ... in the home opener against SMU he went 6-of-7 for a season-high 95 yards, including a season-long pass of 27 yards.
2007
Entered the game for the first time in four weeks at Baylor, completing 7-of-13 pass attempts for 57 yards ... came on in the fourth quarter against Iowa State and completed 4-of-6 attempts for 35 yards ... appeared for the third time this season, completing 9-of -12 attempts for 196 yards and the first touchdown passes of his career in the third and fourth quarters against Northwestern State ... the first back-up quarterback at Tech to throw for three touchdown passes in a game since B.J. Symons did it against Baylor in 2003 ... completed six of his 11 pass attempts for 67 yards at Rice in his second appearance of the season ... saw first collegiate action in the season opener after redshirting during the 2006 season ... the primary back-up at quarterback, he orchestrated the offense for the final two drives of the fourth quarter at SMU, completing 6-of-7 passes for 54 yards ... led a six-play scoring drive that culminated with Shannon Woods' five-yard touchdown run to make the score 48-9 ... found himself amongst familiar faces, completing two of his passes to former high school teammate Lyle Leong and handing off four times to another former Abilene High School product, Kobey Lewis.
2006
Spent his first season as a member of the scout team, preparing the defense for each week's opponent ... a highly sought after high school talent who chose Tech for its pass offense.
HIGH SCHOOL
Abilene High School in Abilene, Texas ... Four-Star Recruit (Scout.com) ... Three-Star Recruit (Rivals.com) ... No. 13 pro-style quarterback nationally (Rivals.com; Scout.com) ... No. 47 overall prospect in Texas (Rivals.com) ... Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Fab 44 ... Texas Class 5A Honorable Mention senior season ... Class 5A Region I First Team (TexasHSFootball.com) ... All-Big Country Class 4A-5A Offensive Player of the Year (Abilene Reporter-News) ... completed 230-of-332 passes for 3,155 yards and 23 touchdowns ... passing yards ranked sixth in Class 5A ... also rushed for four scores ... All-District 3-5A first team after completing 172-of-272 for 2,897 yards and 30 touchdowns during junior season ... also recruited by Michigan, Baylor, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas and Texas A&M ... High School Coach: Steve Warren.
PERSONAL
Taylor Potts ... born October 13, 1987, in Abilene, Texas ... son of Cathy and Avery Potts ... has an older brother, Bryan ... participated in baseball, basketball and football in high school ... hobbies include hunting, fishing and most sports ... majoring in exercise and sport science.
