Zac Taylor Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Norman, OK High School: Norman Height / Weight: 6-3 / 187 Position: Quarterback Birthdate: 05/10/1983 Experience: RS

A hard worker and tough player who is the projected backup to Cory Randolph at quarterback entering the fall ¡K a great person who has already earned the respect of the coaching staff ¡K still developing, both physically and in maturity ¡K has become more confident in his game since arriving at WFU ¡K will certainly compete for snaps and has plenty of time to grow in the system ¡K enjoyed a solid spring as the No. 2 signal caller ¡K completed 5-of-11 passes for 55 yards, including a long toss of 16 yards, in the final spring scrimmage.

2002
Redshirted the season as a true freshman.

Background
The starting quarterback as well as a basketball letterwinner at Norman HS ¡K threw for 1,950 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior ¡K compiled similar statistics as a junior¡K SuperPrep magazine ranked him as the No. 41 prospect in the Midlands Area¡K rated the 21st-best pro-style quarterback in the country by Rivals100 ¡K named to the Midwest Region¡¦s ¡§Fab 40¡¨ ¡K named first team all-district and all-conference two straight years ¡K rated a Blue Chip Top 10 in the state of Oklahoma... set 13 school records, including career passing yards and career touchdowns ¡K coached by Butch Peters ¡K also served as student council senator and was a member of the Homecoming Court ¡K member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Born May 10, 1983 in Norman, Okla. ¡K son of Sherwood and Julie Taylor ¡K has three younger siblings -- Kathryn (18), Press (15) and Quincy (11) ¡K father, Sherwood, played football at Oklahoma from 1976-79 ¡K uncle, David Taylor, was a basketball player at Oklahoma State ¡K decided on Wake Forest because of ¡§the coaches, players and the academics.¡¨