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04 / CAREER CHAPTERS

Fashion first. An earlier chapter in competition.

2025 / FW25

New York Fashion Week

Appeared for Visual Tales × Maurice Jamin and VI E DIT by Otake Yuki at New York Fashion Week. Taylor closed the VI E DIT presentation, presented by Global Fashion Collective, as its final model.

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2024 / MODELING

An early fashion chapter

Signed with Soul Artist Management in New York in 2024, an earlier chapter in his modeling career.

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2021 / RECOGNITION

Ohio Senate & House

The Ohio Senate and House of Representatives adopted resolutions recognizing the Muskingum esports team’s achievements.

Senate resolution
2020–2021 / ESPORTS

Back-to-back national championships

As captain of Muskingum University’s entire varsity esports program, Taylor won two consecutive national Fortnite championships alongside one teammate. His first title ended an approximately 20-year national championship drought; he became the first person in Muskingum’s history to win back-to-back national championships. The university reported that he led collegiate Fortnite nationally in eliminations and Victory Royales.

University coverage
2019–2021 / EDUCATION

Scholarship & graduation

Became the first student in Muskingum University’s history to receive a scholarship for a varsity sport. His full ride combined esports and academics, rather than a traditional NCAA Division III athletic scholarship. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 2021 at age 20.

2019 / BEGINNINGS

Professional esports

Signed with DooM Clan as a professional Fortnite player in 2019, beginning an earlier career in competition and content creation.

Original announcement
Additional recognition & source material

Taylor earned two consecutive MVP honors, ECAC Player of the Year, and Muskingum University Player of the Year across all sports. Further recognition included Golden Hook Breakthrough Male Athlete of the Year and National Player of the Week on two occasions. Source material includes university athletics, ECAC and WMCO Radio coverage, alongside the legislative resolutions.