2026 Spring Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 14
Taylen Eady
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Toano, Va.
- High School:
- Warhill HS
* 2025 Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-America Fourth Team
* 2024 MVFC Honor Roll
2025 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games at safety, starting three games late in the season against Youngstown State, North Dakota and Northern Iowa...Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-America Fourth Team selection...Recorded 24 total tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss...Career-high five tackles against South Dakota...Intercepted his first career pass against Northern Iowa, and then intercepted another in each of the next two games against St. Thomas and Illinois State...Forced his first career fumble against South Dakota and recovered his first career fumble at Tennessee State...Also had a pass breakup at Indiana State.
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Used a redshirt year with the Bison...Played in four regular-season games and three NCAA playoff games, primarily on special teams...One tackle on the season against Murray State...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2024 graduate of Warhill High School...Four-year starter and two-time captain...Played for coach Jerome Rhodes...First team all-conference wide receiver and defensive back his senior year and was named Defensive Player of the Year...Also played linebacker and punter...Made 51 receptions for 1,005 yards and 15 TDs...Added four interceptions including two returned for touchdowns...Finished his career with 33 touchdowns and 18 interceptions...Set school records in the 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles...National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science...Son of Ray and Tia Eady...Brother of former NDSU men’s basketball player Tyree Eady.
* 2024 MVFC Honor Roll
2025 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games at safety, starting three games late in the season against Youngstown State, North Dakota and Northern Iowa...Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-America Fourth Team selection...Recorded 24 total tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss...Career-high five tackles against South Dakota...Intercepted his first career pass against Northern Iowa, and then intercepted another in each of the next two games against St. Thomas and Illinois State...Forced his first career fumble against South Dakota and recovered his first career fumble at Tennessee State...Also had a pass breakup at Indiana State.
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Used a redshirt year with the Bison...Played in four regular-season games and three NCAA playoff games, primarily on special teams...One tackle on the season against Murray State...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2024 graduate of Warhill High School...Four-year starter and two-time captain...Played for coach Jerome Rhodes...First team all-conference wide receiver and defensive back his senior year and was named Defensive Player of the Year...Also played linebacker and punter...Made 51 receptions for 1,005 yards and 15 TDs...Added four interceptions including two returned for touchdowns...Finished his career with 33 touchdowns and 18 interceptions...Set school records in the 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles...National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science...Son of Ray and Tia Eady...Brother of former NDSU men’s basketball player Tyree Eady.
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