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Jersey Number 2
Alontae Taylor
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Manchester, Tenn.
- High School:
- Coffee County Central
Bio
CAREER HONORS
2022 NFL Combine Invitee
2022 Reese's Senior Bowl Invitee
2021 All-SEC Fourth Team (Phil Steele)
2020-21 SEC Football Leadership Council Vice Chair
2021 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER
A defensive leader on and off the field for the Vols during his career … Lockdown cornerback who played in 45 games with 31 starts … Began his career as a wide receiver before moving to corner during the fall of 2018 … Selected to the SEC Football Leadership Council in 2020 where he recently completed his second term as vice chair … Voted to the post by his peers at the SEC meeting in February 2020 and was instrumental as a student voice in helping the SEC return to play during the COVID-19 pandemic … Notched four interceptions, 19 passes defended and three forced fumbles … Collected 162 total tackles, including 115 of the solo variety … Scored a pair of defensive touchdowns, the first a fumble recovery in the end zone at No. 21 Auburn (10/13/18) his freshman season, then again senior year with a pick-six at No. 18 Kentucky (11/6/21) ... Three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Graduated from Tennessee in December 2021 ... Invited and played in the 2022 Reese's Senior Bowl in February, recording an interception in the all-star contest ... Participated at the NFL Combine in March ... Selected by the New Orleans Saints with the No. 49 overall pick in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
2021 – SENIOR
Proved to be one of the best cornerbacks in the SEC … Started all 12 games of the regular season and had a career-best 60 tackles, six pass breakups and two interceptions ... Battled through an injury late in the year, did not play in the Music City Bowl and declared for the 2022 NFL Draft on Dec. 1 ... Made six tackles and a pass breakup on his Senior Day vs. Vanderbilt (11/27) ... Posted a career-high 10 tackles vs. No. 1 Georgia (11/13) ... Recorded his first-career pick-six at No. 18 Kentucky (11/6), returning his second interception of the season 56 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, while adding four tackles against the Wildcats ... Logged six tackles and made his first tackle for loss of the season at No. 4 Alabama (10/23) ... Posted eight tackles and logged one PBU vs. No. 13 Ole Miss (10/16) ... Had a career-high three PBUs, intercepted a pass in the end zone on a two-point conversion and logged two tackles in win vs. South Carolina (10/9) ... Recorded three unassisted tackles at Missouri (10/2) ... Tallied six tackles at No. 11 Florida (9/25) and forced a fumble late in the first half to end a promising Gators drive ... Nabbed his first interception of the season vs. Tennessee Tech (9/18) and returned it 29 yards down the sideline, and also added two solo tackles and a PBU ... Logged three tackles in his second consecutive start at corner vs. Pitt (9/11) ... Started the season opener vs. Bowling Green (9/2) at corner, finishing second on the team with six total tackles.
2020 – JUNIOR
Played in eight games and made five starts at corner despite battling a hamstring injury through much of the season ... Did not play against Kentucky (10/17) or Arkansas (11/7) … Tallied 29 tackles and had two tackles for loss, five passes defended while making one interception on the year ... Saw action on 439 snaps, including 234 in coverage and did not allow a touchdown according to PFF … Had five tackles, one tackle for loss and returned an interception for 45 yards in season finale vs. No. 5 Texas A&M (12/19) ... Made a pair of tackles and a pass breakup in win at Vanderbilt (12/12) ... Totaled four tackles and a pass breakup against #6 Florida (12/5) ... Made five tackles and had a pass breakup vs. No. 2 Alabama (10/24) ... Started at corner in season-opening win at South Carolina (9/26), notching six tackles, one TFL and one PBU … Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll accolades for the second straight year.
2019 – SOPHOMORE
Appeared in all 13 games with six starts at cornerback ... Finished with 33 tackles, one interception and three pass breakups … Started the first two games of the season and the final four games, proving to be an instrumental part in Tennessee's season-ending six-game winning streak ... Had two tackles versus Indiana in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (1/2) ...Totaled one stop versus Vanderbilt (11/30) ... Had four tackles at Missouri, including a tackle for loss and his first career sack (11/23) ... Made four stops versus South Carolina (10/26) ... Notched five tackles against Mississippi State, including a half tackle-for-loss (10/12) ... Posted three tackles vs. No. 3 Georgia (10/5) ... Recorded his first career interception against Florida (9/21) ... Made two tackles and had a PBU against BYU (9/7) ... Posted three stops in UT's season opener against Georgia State (8/31) … Presented the John Stucky Award at team’s postseason banquet and was a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2018 – FRESHMAN
Played in all 12 games with eight starts … Became Tennessee’s first true freshman defensive back to start a season opener since Cameron Sutton in 2013 against West Virginia and never looked back … Recorded 40 tackles, one tackle for loss, two forced fumbles, two breakups and a blocked kick … Finished with four tackles at Vanderbilt (11/24) … Tied for first on the team and tied a career high with seven tackles vs. Missouri (11/17) … Tallied three tackles at South Carolina in his fifth start of the season (10/27) … Made a career-high seven tackles and recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown to help the Vols defeat No. 21 Auburn (10/13) … Started and had four tackles at No. 2 Georgia (9/29) … Earned his second start vs. Florida (9/22) and forced his first fumble to go along with four tackles … Started his first career game in his collegiate debut vs. West Virginia (9/1) and recorded four tackles and partially blocked a punt in the outing … Early enrollee who began his career at wide receiver in the spring of 2018.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated a four-star prospect and a consensus top 10 recruit in Tennessee … Member of the ESPN 300 … Invited to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-American Game … Played in the 2017 Toyota East West TN Football All-Star Classic – named MVP of the East Team after throwing the game-winning touchdown on a double-pass … Made the 2017 TSWA Class 6A All-State team and earned Region 3-6A Athlete of the Year honors that season as well … Tallied 8,225 yards of total offense and 75 touchdowns during his four-year career at Coffee County High School.
PERSONAL
Full name is Alontae Devaun Taylor … Born on Dec. 3, 1998 … Son of Laurie and Nate Love … Earned his undergraduate degree in communication studies in December 2021 ... Recipient of Maddox Foundation Scholarship and the Ayres Athletic Endowment … Has two sisters, Al’keiah Martin and Lauryn Newbern … Says his late grandmother, Ginger Irene Burnett Reese, is his biggest motivator … Grew up playing baseball, basketball and football but focused solely on football after his freshman year of high school … Has a dream to visit Africa … Originally from Winchester, Tennessee, but moved to Manchester in fourth grade (about 30 minutes apart) … Roommates with safety Trevon Flowers … Twitter handle is @taeetaylor and Instagram handle is @alontaeetaylor.
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