Sean Taylor’s daughter Jackie wears his number 21 in UNC volleyball

The memory of Sean Taylor has returned to the ACC through his daughter.

Jackie Taylor, who was 18 months old when her father was tragically killed in an attempted robbery at home, will wear his No. 21 as a member of the UNC volleyball team, the program confirmed Thursday. Sean wore the number in three of his four NFL seasons with Washington.

No Washington player has worn his number 21 since Sean’s death in 2007. The number was unofficially defunct for years before the Commanders suddenly decided to make it official in 2021, botching the ceremony in the process.

Now that she’s off to college, Jackie is keeping her own tribute alive. She wore both No. 1 and 21 while playing for her father’s alma mater, Gulliver Prep in Miami, where he wore No. 1 on the football team.

According to UNC, Jackie is a 6’1″ middle blocker who was ranked as the No. 3 recruit in the state of Florida by MaxPreps. Here’s what UNC head coach Mike Schall had to say after she signed her letter of intent:

In her senior year, Jackie led Gulliver to Florida’s first state championship, totaling 54 kills and 12 blocks in victories over Tampa Academy of the Holy Names and Orlando Bishop Moore.