CHAPEL HILL – Outside linebacker Noah Taylor is transferring from Virginia to North Carolina. A December graduate, Taylor will join the Carolina program for the spring semester and have one year of playing eligibility.

A Silver Springs, Md. native, Taylor has played in 44 career games, starting 31. In 35 games over his last three seasons, Taylor has posted 170 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 30 TFL, two forced fumbles, three INTs and 13 PBU.

This season, Taylor started all 12 games and finished third on the team in tackles with 69. He added 3.5 sacks, eight TFL, eight pressures, four PBU and a fumble recovery. Last season, Taylor started all nine games he appeared in, missing only the BC game, and notched 44 tackles, three sacks, 8.5 TFL, a forced fumble, three PBU and an INT he returned 85 yards for a TD. He was also named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

As a sophomore in 2019, Taylor appeared in all 14 games, starting 10, tallying 57 tackles, seven sacks, 13.5 TFL, two INTs, six PBU and a forced fumble. He also appeared in nine games as a true freshman in 2018.

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