It’s easy to be enamored with Carmel quarterback and Nebraska recruit Trae Taylor’s statistics. A two-year starter who’s over halfway through his junior season, Taylor has thrown for 5,539 yards, rushed for 694 yards and totaled 63 touchdowns with just nine interceptions during his brief varsity career.

What makes Carmel head coach and former Chicago Bears fullback Jason McKie so high on Taylor, however, is that he will be the first to credit his teammates for those accolades. A four-star prospect and arguably the top quarterback in the state’s 2027 class, Taylor leads Carmel in rushing scores and has thrown touchdown passes to six different players this season.

“He knows he’s only going to be as good as his teammates and the people around him,” McKie said. “As a quarterback, you have

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