Antrell Taylor

Antrell "Trelly" Taylor is an American folkstyle and freestyle wrestler that competes at 157 pounds for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Amateur wrestling career

High school

Taylor attended Millard South High School in Omaha, Nebraska. He finished his high school career with a 177–8 record, becoming a three-time NSAA Class A state champion in the process.

College

On National Signing Day in November 2020, Taylor committed to Mark Manning and the Nebraska Cornhuskers as the No. 6 ranked 160-pounder and the No. 18 overall ranked recruit in the 2022 class.

2022–2023

Taylor began his career redshirting behind Peyton Robb and Nic Stoltenberg at 157 pounds. On November 13, 2022, he made his collegiate debut at the 2022 Journeymen Collegiate Classic, finishing the tournament in fifth place. At the 2022 Navy Classic, Taylor claimed a fourth-place finish. Taylor would then win the 2022 Doane Open in December and the 2023 Worthington Open in January before making his dual meet debut against Purdue on February 4, 2023. He would lose to Kendall Coleman by a 3–6 decision. Taylor finished his redshirt season with a 4–5 record. Taylor and Jacob Van Dee shared the honor of the Nebraska Wrestling Redshirt of the Year after the season.

2023–2024

Taylor beat Bubba Wilson, a two-time NCAA qualifier, in Nebraska's wrestle-offs to become the 165-pound starter after gaining weight in the offseason. Taylor started the season with a seven-match win streak and an individual championship at the 2023 Navy Classic before losing to Giano Petrucelli during the 2023 Cliff Keen Invitational. On January 19, 2024, he won his first Big Ten dual match against Blaine Brenner of Minnesota. On February 9, Taylor upset Cameron Amine of Michigan in the first tiebreaker period.

2024–2025

Before the 2024–25 season, Taylor moved back down to 157 pounds. Taylor began the season with individual championships at the 2024 Navy Classic and 2024 Cliff Keen Invitational. On January 26, 2025, Taylor was rested in Nebraska's dual meet against Michigan State due to a lower-body injury.

NCAA record

! colspan="8"| NCAA Division I Record
! Res.
! Record
! Opponent
! Score
! Date
! Event
! style=background:lighgrey colspan="6"| End of 2025–2026 season
! style=background:lighgrey colspan="6"| End of 2024–2025 season
! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2025 NCAA Championships at 157 lbs
! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2025 Big Ten Championships 4th at 157 lbs
! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2024 Cliff Keen Invitational at 157 lbs
! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2024 Navy Classic at 157 lbs
! style=background:lighgrey colspan="6"| Start of 2024–2025 season
! style=background:lighgrey colspan="6"| End of 2023–2024 season
! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2024 NCAA Championships 8th at 165 lbs
! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2024 Big Ten Championships 5th at 165 lbs
! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2023 Cliff Keen Invitational DNP at 165 lbs
! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2023 Navy Classic at 165 lbs
! style=background:lighgrey colspan="6"| Start of 2023–2024 season
! style=background:lighgrey colspan="6"| End of 2022–2023 season
! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2023 Worthington Open at 157 lbs
! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2022 Doane Open at 157 lbs
! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2022 Navy Classic 4th at 157 lbs
! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2022 Journeymen Classic 5th at 157 lbs
! style=background:lighgrey colspan="6"| Start of 2022–2023 season

Stats

! Season
! Year
! School
! Rank
! Weigh Class
! Record
! Win
! Bonus

Freestyle record

! colspan="7"| Senior freestyle matches
! Res.
! Record
! Opponent
! Score
! Date
! Event
! Location
! style=background:white colspan=7 |
Louisville, Kentucky