29 Facts About Taylor Cornelius

Taylor Cornelius was born on September 16,1995 and is an American professional gridiron football quarterback who is a free agent.

Taylor Cornelius's final home game in Boone Pickens Stadium was a dramatic come from behind victory over 9th ranked West Virginia on Senior Day.

Taylor Cornelius was born in Amarillo, Texas and grew up in Bushland, Texas.

Taylor Cornelius went to Bushland High School where he completed 283 of 437 passes for 3,815 yards and 46 touchdowns his senior year, 270 of 503 passes for 3,219 yards and 23 touchdowns his junior year, and 167 of 325 passes for 2,140 yards and 19 touchdowns as a sophomore.

Taylor Cornelius played basketball, baseball, and track in high school.

For most of his collegiate career, Taylor Cornelius was a backup, behind one of Oklahoma State's most decorated quarterbacks, Mason Rudolph.

In 2014, Taylor Cornelius enrolled at Oklahoma State University and walked on to the football team.

In 2017, Taylor Cornelius was awarded a football scholarship by the Oklahoma State University coaching staff.

Taylor Cornelius's receivers included: Bilitnikoff Award finalist Tylan Wallace, and former 5-star recruit and LSU transfer Tyron Johnson; who helped the Cornelius to a top 10 national ranking in: passing touchdowns, passing yards, passing yards per game, points responsible for, points responsible for per game, and total offense.

At the beginning of the 2018 season, head coach Mike Gundy made it clear that Taylor Cornelius would be the starting quarterback over transfer Dru Brown and true freshman Spencer Sanders.

Taylor Cornelius threw for 243 yards and 1 touchdown while adding the game-sealing touchdown on the ground.

Taylor Cornelius went toe-to-toe with future number 1 overall pick Kyler Murray.

Taylor Cornelius threw for a Bedlam school record and third-most in Oklahoma State single game history; 501 yards and 3 touchdowns.

On Senior Day, Taylor Cornelius led Oklahoma State to a come from behind upset victory over the Mountaineers, out-dueling Will Grier.

Taylor Cornelius threw for 338 yards and 5 touchdowns and had 106 yards rushing and 1 rushing touchdown.

Taylor Cornelius ended his 2018 redshirt senior season with 3,978 yards and 32 passing touchdowns, both ranked in the top 10 nationally.

Taylor Cornelius is tied for second in single season touchdowns accounted for with 1988 Heisman Trophy winner Barry Sanders, both behind 2018's Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner and current Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback, Mason Rudolph.

Taylor Cornelius holds spots inside the top 10 of the Oklahoma State Football record books in the following: single game passing yards and touchdowns, single season passing yards and touchdowns, and career passing yards and passing touchdowns.

Late in the game, Taylor Cornelius led the Vipers to LA 7-yard line but threw another game-sealing interception.

Taylor Cornelius had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10,2020.

Taylor Cornelius signed with the Edmonton Football Team of the CFL on February 9,2021.

Taylor Cornelius started in the team's next two games as Harris recovered from injury.

On October 17,2021, Harris was traded to the Montreal Alouettes, which resulted in Taylor Cornelius becoming the starting quarterback for the remainder of the season.

Taylor Cornelius played in 14 games for the Elks, completing 143 passes for 1,795 yards with nine touchdown passes and 13 interceptions.

Taylor Cornelius began the 2022 season as the Elks' third string quarterback, however Nick Arbuckle proved to be ineffective and rookie quarterback Tre Ford suffered a shoulder injury; as a result, Taylor Cornelius was named the starting quarterback for Week 6.

Taylor Cornelius remained the starting quarterback through Week 14, at which time he signed a two-year contract extension to remain with the Elks.

Taylor Cornelius received a $50,000 roster bonus on January 15,2023, and his base salary for the 2023 season will be $165,000, with another $23,500 in allowances.

Taylor Cornelius started the first three games of the 2023 season for the Elks, but the offense struggled and he was benched in Week 3 in favour of Kai Locksley and then later Jarret Doege.

On January 9,2024, Taylor Cornelius was released by the Elks.