94  Taylor Wyndham
	Class: Junior Hometown: Swansea, S.C. High School: Swansea Height / Weight: 6-4 / 246 Position: Defensive End Experience: 2L

• Freshman All-America second team by Phil Steele's College Football (2009)
• Freshman All-America third team by CollegeFootballNews.com (2009)

Has been a part-time starter at defensive end the past two seasons ... Emerged as a starter in midseason 2009 and became a big-play performer ... Has made a good adjustment to defensive end after playing linebacker in high school ... Also played some at tackle during spring practice .... He has worked to add approximately 35 pounds since his arrival at Kentucky ... Has played in 26 games with 13 starts.

2010 (Sophomore): Played in all 13 games, starting six ... Totaled 26 tackles, 4.5 TFL and 2.5 quarterback sacks ... Tied for the team lead in QB hurries with five ... Had season high of four tackles vs. Auburn and Akron, including 1.5 sacks vs. the Zips ... Started for the injured DeQuin Evans vs. USC, giving UK a great performance with a sack and a pass breakup.

2009 (Redshirt Freshman): Earned a place on a pair of Freshman All-America teams ... Played in all 13 games, starting seven ... Totaled 28 tackles on the season, with 6.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, two pass breakups, a fumble caused and a fumble recovery ... Had a season-best six tackles, including 2.5 for loss, against Mississippi State ... Combined with Danny Trevathan for a crucial fourth-down tackle for loss in the Louisville game ... Sacks came against Miami and Florida.

2008 (Freshman): Redshirted ... Named the Special Teams Scout Player of the Week by the coaches in preparation for the game against Norfolk State.

High School: Tall linebacker who has tremendous speed and range, and also plays with great leverage ... First-team all-state for Class AAA by the High School Sports Report and SCVarsity.com ... Second-team all-state selection, covering all classifications, by the Columbia State newspaper ... Played outside linebacker as a senior, making 86 tackles along with five quarterback sacks, 21 quarterback hurries, one interception, three fumbles caused, and three fumbles recoveries for Swansea HS ... Also scored three touchdowns on offense ... Was an inside linebacker as a junior, making 130 tackles with three caused fumbles, three fumble recoveries, three quarterback sacks, and one interception ... Named all-region as a junior and senior ... Totaled more than 300 tackles at Swansea ... Also played defensive end early in his high school career ... Played in the South Carolina North-South All-Star Game after his senior season ... Ranked as the nation's No. 47 strongside linebacker by Scout.com ... Coached by Van Lewis ... Also played soccer and basketball ... Made the all-region and all-area teams in basketball his junior year ... Honor-roll student ... Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Born in Charleston, S.C. ... Son of Kurt and Melanie Wyndham ... Major is elementary education.

Community Cats: Participated in Read Across Ameica and another youth literacy event (2010).

Taylor says ... My ideal vacation spot is: out in the ocean without a care in the world ... The coolest thing about being at UK is: how I get to meet new people every day and make new friendships ... The one thing I like most about football is: to be a part of something with a group of guys that I've grown close to like a family ... Something people might not know about me is: I enjoy writing poetry and listening to classical/opera music to relieve stress or study ... What I like about Coach Phillips is: he is a very fun and energetic person who enjoys having fun and getting the job done.