He attended Berkshire High School in Burton, Ohio, and was a letterman in football and track and field.
In football, he garnered first team All-North East Ohio honors.
In his sophomore year of high school he won the Division III state discus title with a throw of 167' 4".
Taylor also holds the OHSAA Division III state discus record at 200' 11".
He majored in Construction Systems Management and minored in molecular microbiology and in City and Regional Planning.