Posted: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:00 AM - 14,115 Readers

By: Burnt Orange Nation

Name: Taylor Doyle

Position: Offensive line

Height: 6-5

Weight: 270

Speed: N/A

High School: Lake Travis

Rating (Rivals): Three out of five (5.7)

Overview/Recruitment

Put Taylor Doyle into the category of guys that were locked into Texas for some time. A lifelong Longhorn fan growing up just outside of Austin in Lake Travis, the fact that three former teammates -- quarterback Garrett Gilbert, walk-on wide receiver Cade McCrary, and tackle Paden Kelley -- currently play for Texas no doubt made his decision easier.

When kids make comments like, "I want to look around just to be safe," while basically saying that they love Texas, it's a subtle way of hedging their bet in case the Texas offer doesn't come. For Doyle, he never had to worry about that, despite breaking an ankle during the Lake Travis playoff run of 2009 that eventually led to a state championship.

Another one of the early commits in the class, Doyle was one of three recruits to commit on the evening of the first Junior Day, along with Jaxon Shipley and Chet Moss. As such, Doyle shares some credit for starting the type of recruiting momentum that helped eventually land Texas 13 commits over the weekend of JD1.