EJ Taylor is joining the Jets coaching staff for the 2024-25 season. Coach Taylor was a standout player at Midwest City High School before joining NOC Enid as a player in 2018. Taylor set the NOC Enid record for RBI in a season on his way to being named NJCAA All-American his freshman year. In 2019, he helped guide the Jets to a NJCAA National Championship, a first for the storied program. That same year, EJ set the Jets record for walks in a season. Taylor went on to play at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, then transferred to Southern Nazarene University. While at SNU, Taylor earned All-American honors again and led the conference in batting average and on-base percentage. Taylor then went on to play two seasons of independent ball for the Williamsport Crosscutters. Coach Taylor has most recently served as a graduate assistant at Southern Nazarene University, working with hitters and infielders.