18 Facts About Alontae Taylor

Alontae Devaun Taylor was born on December 3,1998 and is an American professional football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.

Alontae Taylor played quarterback in high school and during his career, he had 8,225 yards of total offense and 75 touchdowns.

Alontae Taylor committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football.

Alontae Taylor played at Tennessee under head coaches Jeremy Pruitt and Josh Heupel from 2018 to 2021.

Alontae Taylor originally played wide receiver at Tennessee before transitioning to cornerback prior to his freshman year.

Alontae Taylor became a starter his freshman year and overall started 31 of 45 career games.

Alontae Taylor finished his career with 162 tackles, four interceptions, one pick-six, and one fumble recovery for a touchdown.

Alontae Taylor decided to sit out the 2021 Music City Bowl in preparation for the 2022 NFL draft.

Alontae Taylor entered training camp projected to be a backup cornerback and competed to be the third cornerback on the depth chart against veteran Bradley Roby.

On September 24,2022, the Saints officially placed Alontae Taylor on injured reserve after he injured his knee during practice.

Alontae Taylor was immediately named the No 2 starting cornerback alongside Bradley Roby after Marshon Lattimore was placed on injured reserve due to an abdominal injury he suffered in Week a 5 and Paulson Adebo injured his ankle in Week 6 and was inactive for Week 7.

Alontae Taylor entered training camp slated to be a backup cornerback under new defensive coordinator Joe Woods following the departure of Bradley Roby.

Alontae Taylor competed for the role as the starting nickelback against Isaac Yiadom and Lonnie Johnson Jr.

Alontae Taylor appeared in all 17 games during the 2023 NFL season, starting 13 of them and finished the season with 75 combined tackles, two interceptions, 14 passes defended, one sack, and one forced fumble.

Alontae Taylor competed to be the third cornerback on the depth chart and starting nickelback against 2024 second-round pick Kool-Aid McKinstry.

Alontae Taylor was named the third cornerback on the depth chart to begin the season, behind starting cornerbacks Paulson Adebo and Marshon Lattimore.

Alontae Taylor was named the No 2 starting cornerback alongside Marshon Lattimore entering Week 8.

Alontae Taylor finished the 2024 season with four sacks, 89 tackles, 16 passes defended, and two forced fumbles.