Naval Academy Athletics

• High School / Personal: A 2026 graduate of Grand Saline High School in Grand Saline, Texas ... three-sport athlete who earned letters in basketball, football and track & field ... a two-way standout, earning All-State (Texas) honors at quarterback and defensive back ... named the 2025 Rose County Player of the Year and Texas Ford Tough 3A Player of the Year ... earned Texas Sports Writers Association 3A All-State honorable mention honors at quarterback as a senior ... selected as the district offensive MVP and team offensive MVP in 2025 while also earning first-team all-district honors at defensive back ... named a football team captain as a senior ... ranked among the top quarterbacks in East Texas and Texas during his senior season and received 10 NCAA Division I FBS scholarship offers ... named the 2024 Texas High School 3A Defensive Back of the Year after earning second-team All-State honors at both quarterback and defensive back ... also earned all-district honors at quarterback and defensive back, district offensive and defensive MVP honors, and first-team All-East Texas defensive honors in 2024 ... finished his career with 4,675 pass yards and 48 touchdowns, rushed for 4,767 yards and 63 touchdowns, 9,443 yards of total offense and 114 touchdowns ... also recorded 128 tackles, 11 interceptions, including 3 returned for TDs, and 30 pass breakups ... one of the fastest sprinters in Texas, he won district, area and regional championships in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 4x100-meter relay during his final three seasons ... he captured a silver medal in the 100M at the 2026 Texas 3A state meet with a wind-legal 10.48 FAT and placed fifth in the 200M state finals ... additionally, he holds multiple Grand Saline HS records, including 100M (10.42 FAT), 200M (21.20 FAT) ... won the 2026 district UIL mathematics championship and was a member of Grand Saline’s district championship UIL mathematics team in 2025 and 2026 ... cousin, Leo Lowin, is a 2024 graduate of Army and was a standout linebacker on the football team ... Lowin served as team captain for the Black Knights his senior year ... comes from a long line of family members who have served in the military, including cousins Lowin (Army), Matthew Kinerson (Air Force) and Joseph Kinerson (Air Force), as well as uncle Rob Kinerson (Air Force) ... son of Jason and Jolie Taylor.