Defensive back, Tennessee, 2018–21
Alontae Taylor
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 193 lb
- Class (2021)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Manchester, TN
- Born
- Dec 3, 1998
Alontae Taylor played defensive back at Tennessee (2018–21). The New Orleans Saints took Taylor in round 2, No. 49 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Georgia, 2021Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tennessee | 2 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Tennessee | 2 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Tennessee | 2 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Tennessee | 2 | DB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′0″ | 193 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Tennessee 12 games, 60 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Bowling Green | W 38–6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 34–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 56–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | at Florida | L 14–38 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Missouri | W 62–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. South Carolina | W 45–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Ole Miss | L 26–31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | at Alabama | L 24–52 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Kentucky | W 45–42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Georgia | L 17–41 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. South Alabama | W 60–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 45–21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Tennessee 8 games, 29 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | atSouth Carolina | W 31–27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Missouri | W 35–12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | atGeorgia | L 21–44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Alabama | L 17–48 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | at Auburn | L 17–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Florida | L 19–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | atVanderbilt | W 42–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 19 | vs. Texas A&M | L 13–34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2019 Tennessee 12 games, 33 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Georgia State | L 30–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. BYU | L 26–29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Chattanooga | W 45–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atFlorida | L 3–34 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs.Georgia | L 14–43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Mississippi State | W 20–10 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atAlabama | L 13–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.South Carolina | W 41–21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atKentucky | W 17–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atMissouri | W 24–20 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 28–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Indiana | W 23–22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Tennessee 12 games, 40 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. West Virginia | L 14–40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 59–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs. UTEP | W 24–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Florida | L 21–47 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atGeorgia | L 12–38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atAuburn | W 30–24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Alabama | L 21–58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atSouth Carolina | L 24–27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Charlotte | W 14–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Kentucky | W 24–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Missouri | L 17–50 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atVanderbilt | L 13–38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–20).
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅛″ | |
| Weight | 199 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 74¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.36 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.50 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′8″ | |
| Bench press | 14 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.08 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.25 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 67 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Orleans Saints | 11 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 69 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 88 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 82 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Tennessee Titans | 5 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 67 | 307 | 8 | 4 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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