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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Florida 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 27.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Florida State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Levonta Taylor built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Virginia Beach, VA wearing No. 1, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Levonta Taylor's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Levonta Taylor, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Florida State. Levonta Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 89
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 10
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Levonta Taylor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 89
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Florida State
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Ocean Lakes · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Ocean Lakes · 28 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · DB 252nd (top 28%) · ACC 124th (top 20%) · National 1,112th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Florida State | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida State | 8 | 13 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 14.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Florida State | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida State | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 2 | 25.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 7 | 18 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 2 | 35.1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida State | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 9 | 35 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 55.7 |
Related Context
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Levonta Taylor played DB for Florida State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Levonta Taylor recorded 89 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Florida State paired 9.5 primary output with 27.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.7 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.
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Season Explorer
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2019 Postseason · Florida State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
27.7
Usage
5.4
Consistency
50.1
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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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: 2.5. Virginia: 1. Louisville: 3. NC State: 1. Wake Forest: 0. Miami: 2. Boston College: 0. Florida: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 2 by 8.3. Boise State: 5 by 45.8. 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 3 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Wins
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 State | L 14-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | @ Florida | L 17-40 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Boston College | W 38-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs MiamiSplash game | L 10-27 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Wake Forest | L 20-22 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs NC State | W 31-13 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | W 35-24 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Virginia | L 24-31 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Boise StateSplash game | L 31-36 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Levonta Taylor story
Levonta Taylor built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Virginia Beach, VA wearing No. 1, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Levonta Taylor's career was his defensive production: 89 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 4 interceptions across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Levonta Taylor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Florida State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201620172017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Florida State | 2 | 10.9 | 2 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida State | 2 | 10.9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Florida State | 6 | 12.3 | 1.8 | 4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida State | 6 | 12.3 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 4 | 16.4 | 3 | -2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida State | 9.5 | 27.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 9.5 | 27.7 | 5.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisville
Week 4 · W 35-24 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Samford
Week 2 · W 36-26
1
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Boise State
Week 1 · L 31-36
2.5
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida
Week 13 · W 38-22
2
Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Syracuse
Week 10 · W 27-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
54.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Florida State
9.5 primary output · 27.7 efficiency · 5.4 usage
55.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Florida State
55.7
9.5 primary · 27.7 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Florida State
35.1
4 primary · 16.4 efficiency · 3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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