FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (June 24, 2020) – Northern Arizona University wide receivers coach
Junior Taylor was selected by the Tennessee Titans to participate in the Bill Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellowship this summer.
Taylor is entering his second season as the program's receivers coach after arriving from Wagner College last offseason. In his first year, three Lumberjacks broke the 800-yard mark as the team finished atop the FCS in passing offense.
Brandon Porter's 85 receptions broke the program's single-season mark and his 1,198 yards in 2019 ranks second on the team's single-season receiving yards list. Additionally,
Stacy Chukwumezie's 963 yards finished just outside the program's top 10 list and
Hendrix Johnson added 828 yards in his freshman season.
Prior to coaching at Wagner, Taylor spent time on the coaching staff of his alma mater, Mesa High School in the Valley. During his collegiate playing career at UCLA, from 2002-06, Taylor played 45 games over five seasons and finished his collegiate career with 1,372 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns.
Established in 1987, the NFL's Diversity Coaching Fellowship program provides coaching experience to a diverse group each year. Walsh introduced the idea to the NFL in 1987 when he brought a group of minority coaches into his San Francisco 49ers' training camp.
The program has now tutored nearly 2,000 minority coaches through the years and has grown to the point that every NFL team participates during offseason workout programs, minicamps and training camp. Current NFL head coaches Mike Tomlin and Anthony Lynn, as well as former head coaches Marvin Lewis and Hue Jackson, participated in the program.
