TaylorWyndham

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

A starter at defensive end when the Wildcats use a four-man line … Has been a part-time starter the past three seasons … Emerged as a big-play performer during his freshman season … He has worked to add approximately 35 pounds since his arrival at Kentucky … Has played in 38 games with 16 starts.

2011 (Junior): Played in all 12 games, starting three … Made 14 tackles … Tied his career high with six tackles at Vanderbilt and also had a tackle for loss.

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 community communication and leadership development.

Community Cats: Participated in Read Across Ameica, another youth literacy event, Veterans Hospital (2010) and the Big Blue U Move-In (2012).