Taylor Lamb
Taylor Boyd Lamb is an American football coach and former quarterback, who is currently the quarterbacks coach for the Virginia Cavaliers. He played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers.
Early life
Lamb attended Calhoun High School in Calhoun, Georgia. As a senior, he was named the Gatorade Georgia Football Player of the Year, throwing for 3,498 yds and 26 touchdowns. Following his high school career, Lamb committed to play college football at Appalachian State University.College career
After redshirting in 2013, Lamb entered the 2014 season as the backup to Kameron Bryant. He earned his first career start against Southern Miss, throwing for 264 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. Lamb was named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year, after throwing for 2,381 yards and 17 touchdowns. As a redshirt sophomore in 2015, he totaled 2,387 yards passing with 31 touchdown passes. In 2016, Lamb threw for 2,281 yards and 15 touchdowns, while also rushing for 506 yards and nine touchdowns. In the 2016 Camellia Bowl against Toledo, he accounted for 245 total yards and two touchdowns, being named the game's MVP. During the 2017 season, Lamb broke the Sun Belt record for passing touchdowns in a career. He finished his final season throwing for 2,737 yards and 27 touchdowns. As a result, Lamb was named the 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Male Athlete of the Year.Lamb started 49 games for the Mountaineers, recording 9,786 passing yards, 2,008 rushing yards, 90 touchdown passes, and 23 rushing touchdowns.