Taylen Green (born October 18, 2002) is an

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for the

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. He previously played for the

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Early life

Green attended Lewisville High School in

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. As a junior, he passed for 2,217 yards and 25 touchdowns. He committed to

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to play college football.

College career

Boise State

Green played in two games as a backup to

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his first year at Boise State in 2021. He started 2022 as the backup to Bachmeier, before becoming the starter after Bachmeier got injured, In his first career start in a 35-13 home win against the

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, he passed for just 48 yards but rushed for 105 with two touchdowns. He also led his team to the Mountain West Championship Game, against the

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. However, they lost the game, 28-16. He also started in the Frisco Bowl against the

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, winning that game, 35-32. Green led Boise State to the 2023 MWC championship beating the

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, 44-20, and was named the MWC championship game MVP. He entered the transfer portal on December 4, 2023.

Arkansas

On December 11, 2023, Green announced he was transferring to

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. In his debut against the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions, Green threw for 229 yards and 2 touchdowns through the air, as well as 88 yards and another 2 scores on the ground, winning the game, 70-0. In his next game against the 16th ranked

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, He threw for 416 yards and a touchdown, while adding 64 more yards rushing on 18 attempts, but lost 39-31, in overtime. He ran for 96 yards and 2 touchdowns in his next game against the

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. On October 26, against the

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, he passed for 314 yards and 5 touchdowns, while also adding 79 yards rushing, leading the Razorbacks to a victory over the Bulldogs, 58-25. In the

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against the

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, he passed for 341 yards on only 11 completions with 2 passing touchdowns, and added 81 yards rushing and a touchdown on 15 attempts. The Razorbacks beat the Red Raiders 39-26, and Green was named the Liberty Bowl MVP. In 2024, he started every game and threw for 3,154 yards with 15 touchdowns, 9 interceptions, while also adding 602 yards on the ground with 8 rushing touchdowns. Green has elected to return to Arkansas for his senior season in 2025.

College statistics

References

External links

Boise State Broncos bioArkansas Razorbacks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Taylen 2002 births Living people Players of American football from Texas Sportspeople from Lewisville, Texas American football quarterbacks Boise State Broncos football players Arkansas Razorbacks football players