Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Tennessee
Alontae Taylor
DB • 6'0" • 193 lbs • Manchester, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Alontae Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Player Story
Alontae Taylor built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive back from Manchester, TN wearing No. 2, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Alontae Taylor's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 17
- Overall
- No. 49
- NFL Team
- New Orleans Saints
Alontae Taylor, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Tennessee. Alontae Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 162
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 15
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Alontae Taylor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · DB
- Career Tackles
- 162
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Tennessee
- Top game
- Texas A&M
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Coffee County Central · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Coffee County Central · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 2 · Pick 17 · New Orleans Saints
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 60 tackles · DB 79th (top 9%) · SEC 53rd (top 9%) · National 407th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 12 | 40 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 20.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Tennessee | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 12 | 31 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tennessee | 8 | 29 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 59.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tennessee | 12 | 60 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 2 | 51 |
Related Context
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Alontae Taylor played DB for Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Alontae Taylor recorded 162 tackles and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Tennessee paired 7 primary output with 23.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Tennessee
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
17.7
Usage
4
Consistency
32.1
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 1. Georgia State: 1. BYU: 1. Chattanooga: 0. Florida: 1. Georgia: 0. Mississippi State: 0.5. Alabama: 0. South Carolina: 0. Kentucky: 0. Missouri: 2. Vanderbilt: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 2 by 18.3. Georgia State: 3 by 22.5. BYU: 2 by 18.3. Chattanooga: 2 by 8.3. Georgia: 3 by 12.5. Mississippi State: 5 by 25.8. Alabama: 2 by 8.3. South Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. Missouri: 4 by 36.7. Vanderbilt: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Missouri
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Missouri
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/3 | vs Indiana | W 23-22 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Vanderbilt | W 28-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ MissouriSplash game | W 24-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Kentucky | W 17-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs South Carolina | W 41-21 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | @ Alabama | L 13-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Mississippi State | W 20-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Georgia | L 14-43 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Florida | L 3-34 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Chattanooga | W 45-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs BYU | L 26-29 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Georgia State | L 30-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Alontae Taylor story
Alontae Taylor built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive back from Manchester, TN wearing No. 2, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Alontae Taylor's career was his defensive production: 162 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 44 career games in the available record. That gives Alontae Taylor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Tennessee
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 3 | 16.4 | 3 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Tennessee | 6.5 | 17.7 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 6.5 | 17.7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tennessee | 7 | 23.8 | 9.4 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tennessee | 9 | 28.3 | 4.4 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas A&M
Week 16 · L 13-34 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Missouri
Week 13 · W 24-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida
Week 4 · L 21-47 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#4
@ South Carolina
Week 4 · W 31-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida
Week 4 · L 3-34 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Tennessee
7 primary output · 23.8 efficiency · 9.4 usage
59.4
#2
2021 Regular Season · Tennessee
51
9 primary · 28.3 efficiency · 4.4 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Tennessee
38.9
6.5 primary · 17.7 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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