Player Dossier

2016-2019

Florida State

Levonta Taylor

DB • 5'10" • 190 lbs • Virginia Beach, VA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Levonta Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.2

Efficiency

25.5

Consistency

34.8

Season Value

21.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Florida State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Florida State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Levonta Taylor, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Florida State. Levonta Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Florida State paired 4 primary output with 16.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 25.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisville

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Postseason · Florida State

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

25.5

Usage

5.2

Consistency

34.8

Best Game by takeover score

Arizona State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 0. Boise State: 0.5. Virginia: 1. Louisville: 3. NC State: 1. Wake Forest: 0. Miami: 2. Boston College: 0. Florida: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 2 by 8.3. Boise State: 5 by 25.8. Virginia: 3 by 22.5. Louisville: 7 by 59.2. NC State: 6 by 35. Wake Forest: 3 by 12.5. Miami: 5 by 40.8. Boston College: 2 by 8.3. Florida: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Wins1.3 · n=3 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=6 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · n=5 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=4 · -0.6 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Louisville

Best efficiency game

59.2 vs Louisville

Result
Tue 12/31@ Arizona StateL 14-2022000
Sun 12/1@ FloridaL 17-4043000
Sat 11/9@ Boston CollegeW 38-3121000
Sat 11/2vs MiamiL 10-2755002
Sat 10/19@ Wake ForestL 20-2232000
Sat 9/28vs NC StateW 31-1364100
Sat 9/21vs LouisvilleW 35-2474111
Sat 9/14@ VirginiaL 24-31300010
Sat 8/31vs Boise StateL 31-36540.5000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Florida State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201620172017201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonFlorida State210.92
2016 Regular SeasonFlorida State210.920
2017 PostseasonFlorida State612.32.34
2017 Regular SeasonFlorida State612.32.30
2018 Regular SeasonFlorida State416.44.3-2
2019 PostseasonFlorida State7.525.55.23.5
2019 Regular SeasonFlorida State7.525.55.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Louisville

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.5 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49 takeover score.

#3

Syracuse

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.1 takeover score.

#4

Florida

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.

#5

Virginia Tech

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Florida State

4 primary output · 16.4 efficiency · 4.3 usage

22.2

#2

2019 Postseason · Florida State

21.6

7.5 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 5.2 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Florida State

21.6

7.5 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 5.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

5★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.9967

Ocean Lakes · Virginia Beach, VA

Committed To
Florida State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

89

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Levonta Taylor quick answers

Recruiting profile

5-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
89