Early Years
Traylor was a two-time all-state and all-conference linebacker at Malvern High School in Malvern, Arkansas. He was also a standout on the basketball court and the baseball diamond, earning all-state and all-conference honors in both sports. Traylor was named Player of the Decade for the 1980s by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and is second in state history for tackles in a season, amassing 231 tackles in 1985. Traylor was one of several highly rated high school football players in Arkansas during the mid 1980s, including standouts such as Little Rock Parkview's (now named Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School) Keith Jackson and Pine Bluff High School's Eric Mitchell.
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