Levonta Taylor (born November 4, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Florida State.
No. 1 – Michigan Panthers | |
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Position: | Cornerback |
Personal information | |
Born: | November 4, 1997 |
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight: | 186 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Virginia Beach (VA) Ocean Lakes |
College: | Florida State |
Undrafted: | 2020 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Active |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
High School career edit
After high school, Taylor was ranked as the number 1 cornerback in the country by 247 sports.[1]
College career edit
Despite the fact that Taylor was dealing with injuries, he was still able to appear in 12 games for Florida state as a true freshman.[2] During his sophomore season, in a game against Louisiana-Monroe, Taylor had his first 2 interceptions of his career.[3]
Professional career edit
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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5 ft 9+1⁄4 in (1.76 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
29+1⁄2 in (0.75 m) |
8 in (0.20 m) | |||||||||
All values from Pro Day[4] |
Los Angeles Rams edit
Taylor signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2020.[5] He was waived on August 11, 2020.[6]
Saskatchewan Roughriders edit
Taylor signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on April 27, 2022,[7] but was released on June 2.[8]
Michigan Panthers edit
On January 5, 2023, Taylor signed with the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL).[9]
References edit
- ^ Deen, Safid (April 3, 2015). "Virginia CB Levonta Taylor commits to Florida State". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ Hunt, Kelvin (April 8, 2017). "FSU Football: Levonta Taylor Talks Spring Practice And Freshman Lessons". chopchat.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ Culver, Jordan (November 25, 2017). "Levonta Taylor shines as FSU's defense feasts in Gainesville". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Levonta Taylor College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Han, Jamie (April 25, 2020). "Rams agree to terms with 20 undrafted free agents". TheRams.com.
- ^ Williams, Charean (2020-08-11). "Rams waive Levonta Taylor". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ "Roughriders sign Americans Taylor and Hickson". Riderville.com. April 27, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ McCormick, Murray (June 2, 2022). "Riders' Cody Fajardo excited about 2022 pre-season debut". LeaderPost.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ @USFLPanthers (January 6, 2023). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Twitter.
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