Justin Taylor has been on our radar for some time now. The 6-foot-3 shooting guard out of Carmel Christian in Charlotte has been steadily piling up mid-major offers and garnering some attention from the high-majors. One of the best scorers in the 2021 class, Taylor announced that he will do a post-grad year at Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia and move up to the 2022 class.
Justin Byerly has spent the past 15 years covering North Carolina prep and grassroots basketball. He has previously worked with The Recruit Scoop and Rivals.com. In addition to that he has contributed to The USA Today, Charlotte Observer, The Asheville Citizen-Times and The Sun News. He has held The Justin Byerly Upstate/WNC Showcase the past two years and has helped student-athletes from North Carolina and South Carolina receive college scholarships. He owns The Byerly Report scouting service that has over 100 college subscriptions. Justin resides in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Danielle and four children.