Taylor Tatum

Position:
RB
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-10
Weight:
212
Hometown:
Longview, Texas
High School:
Longview HS

Season	GP-GS	RUSH	AVG	TD	LG	REC	AVG	TD	LG
2024	11-3	56-278	5.0	3	35	5-41	8.2	1	18
Career	11-3	56-278	5.0	3	35	5-41	8.2	1	18

2024 (OKLAHOMA)
Appeared in 11 games and made three starts ... starts came vs. Tennessee (9/21), at Missouri (11/9) and vs. Alabama (11/23) ... missed games at Auburn (9/28) and LSU (11/30) ... totaled 278 yards on 56 rushes (5.0 yards per carry) and scored three rushing touchdowns ... caught five passes for 41 yards and one touchdown ... rushed eight times for 25 yards, caught two passes for 10 yards and threw an 18-yard TD pass to quarterback Jackson Arnold at Missouri (11/9) ... notched 48 rushing yards and a touchdown on 10 carries vs. Maine (11/2) ... ran nine times for 42 yards at Ole Miss (10/26) ... carried nine times for 27 yards and a score and caught a nine-yard touchdown pass vs. Tulane (9/14) ... recorded a season-high 69 rushing yards (including a season-long 35-yard carry) and a touchdown in collegiate debut vs. Temple (8/30).

HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus four-star and top-60 national recruit … ranked as the No. 38 player in the country by ESPN, No. 48 by 247Sports, No. 51 by Rivals and No. 59 by On3 … regarded as the nation’s No. 1 running back prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals and No. 2 by On3 … rated as the No. 6 prospect in Texas by 247Sports, No. 9 by ESPN and Rivals and No. 12 by On3 … selected to play in the 2024 All-American Bowl ... finished high school career as Longview’s all-time leader in rushing touchdowns (53) … named to 2023 MaxPreps Preseason All-American Offensive First Team … rushed for 1,463 yards, caught six passes for 138 yards and threw one touchdown pass (totaled 23 touchdowns) as a senior in 2023 … helped Longview to an 11-2 record and its second consecutive district title … named 5A-I District 7 MVP as a senior … had a breakout junior campaign by registering 1,840 rushing yards, 12 receptions for 160 receiving yards and a total of 36 touchdowns in helping Longview to a 14-1 record and a semifinals appearance in the 5A playoffs … earned MaxPreps first-team offensive All-America honors and named District 7-5A D-1 overall MVP in 2022 … also competed in baseball and track and field … named District 15-5A Co-Sophomore of the Year and earned all-league baseball honors in 2022 … served as anchor on Longview’s state-qualifying 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams (earned a top-five finish in both his junior year) … ran a personal-best 21.70 in the 200-meter dash for a district championship in 2023 … chose OU over Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon, USC and others.

PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in June 2024 ... also a member of OU's baseball team ... major is organizational leadership.