Blaise Taylor biography: 13 things about Nashville, Tennessee footballer

Blaise A. Taylor is an American footballer from Nashville, Tennessee, United States. He was born in Waco, Texas, USA to Trooper Taylor and Dr. Evelyn Taylor‘s son.

Trooper is a football coach and Evelyn has a PhD in psychology. Their daughter Starr Taylor is a basketball player.

Blaise previously lived in Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA and in different parts of North Carolina, USA including Cary and Raleigh. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He attended Auburn High School in Auburn, Alabama, USA.
2. He and Starr created a non-profit organization called The Power of 1 or 2.
3. From 2014 to 2017, he played football at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.
4. In August 2016, he graduated magna cum laude from Arkansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
5. In April 2017, he received a Distinguished Service Award from Arkansas State University.
6. In August 2017, he graduated from Arkansas State University with a master’s degree in business administration with a 3.82 grade point average.
7. From June 2018 to May 2019, he was a defensive grad assistant coach at Duke University in Raleigh.
8. From May 2019 to May 2021, he was a scouting assistant at Tennessee Titans in Nashville.
9. From May 2021 to May 2023, he was a pro scout at Tennessee Titans in Nashville.
10. On February 25, 2023, he visited his girlfriend Jade Benning, 25, at her apartment in Nashville then later called 911 because, according to him, she having an allergic reaction. She was 5 months pregnant.
11. After Benning’s unborn child died on February 27, 2023 and Benning died on March 6, 2023, he moved to Utah, USA.
12. In June 2023, he joined Utah State University in Logan, Utah as a senior defensive analyst.
13. On March 14, 2024, U.S. Marshals arrested him in Utah. He is accused of fatally poisoning Benning and her 5-month-old fetus.