Christian Taylor (American football)

Christian Taylor is an American football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator and running backs coach for the William & Mary Tribe football team.

Playing career
Taylor grew up in Yorktown, Virginia and attended Grafton High School. He played college football at William & Mary, where he was a backup quarterback for four seasons and the Tribes' primary holder on field goal attempts for his final two seasons.

Coaching career
Taylor began his coaching career at William & Mary as a tight ends coach in 2008 and served as the Tribe's quarterbacks coach in 2009. He was hired as an offensive assistant at San Diego State by head coach Brady Hoke in 2010. Taylor followed Hoke to Michigan after he was hired as the Wolverines' head coach in 2011.

After one year as an offensive assistant at Michigan, Taylor was hired as the running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of San Diego. Taylor spent two years with the Toreros before leaving to become the offensive coordinator at Illinois Wesleyan University. IWU averaged a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin-high 34.3 points per game in 2015.

Taylor returned to USD as the Toreros' wide receivers coach in 2016 and spent two seasons at that position before being promoted to co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2018. He was USD's sole offensive coordinator in 2019.

Taylor hired as the offensive coordinator and running backs coach before the start of the 2020 season. The Tribe led Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in 2021 with 205 rushing yards per game.

On February 7, 2024, Taylor was named as defensive quality control coach for the Buffalo Bills under head coach Sean McDermott.