Alontae Taylor

Former defensive back at Tennessee. 2021: 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 60 tackles.

DB · Tennessee · Jr. · #2

6′0″ · 193 lb · Manchester, TN

CFB Index 76 · #61 of 509 safetiesLow confidenceNew Orleans — drafted 2022, Rd 2, Pick 17, #49 overall

Recruiting

4★

WR recruit

No. 122 nationally · Signed with Tennessee

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Tennessee. 2021: 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 60 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Tennessee in 2018.
Drafted round 2 by the New Orleans in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Tennessee, 162 tackles — drafted at #49 overall by New Orleans.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

201812 games

Signed with Tennessee4-star out of Coffee County Central

202112 games

All-SEC

2022

Drafted by New Orleansround 2, pick 49

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#122 national

CFB

College

Tennessee

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #49

New Orleans · 2022

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

2 coaches

2018–2020

Jeremy Pruitt

Tennessee

2021

Josh Heupel

Tennessee

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jeremy Pruitt → Josh Heupel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New OrleansEntering 5th NFL season

#49Rd 2 · Pick 17

New OrleansEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Tennessee5-7HC: Jeremy Pruitt · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2019Tennessee8-5HC: Jeremy Pruitt · Run-leaning

2020Tennessee3-7HC: Jeremy Pruitt · Run-leaning

2021Tennessee7-6HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

76All-Conference level #61 of 509?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (90th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#136 / 2743 · 94th pct

Solo tackles#254 / 2743 · 90th pct

Tackles#407 / 2743 · 85th pct

Interceptions#126 / 824 · 73rd pct

Tackles for loss#1821 / 2743 · 28th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.8
Road4g	4.8	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.7
Weeks 8+5g	6.0	0.2	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Josh Heupel

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

76 · #61 of 509 safeties

Former four-star. Now #61 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Tennessee	60	41	1.0	0.0	6	2	--
2020	Tennessee	29	22	2.0	0.0	4	1	--
2019	Tennessee	33	24	1.0	0.5	3	1	--
2018	Tennessee	40	28	1.0	0.0	2	--	--
Career		162	115	5.0	0.5	15	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2021

W 45–42

at Kentucky

1 TD · 2 SOLO · 4 TOT

Edged out Kentucky on the road in a shootout.

With H. Hooker — 316 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 76.6 · 41 rush yds (11 car) · V. Jones Jr. — 5 rec · 100 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 38-6vs Bowling Green	6	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 34-41vs Pittsburgh	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 56-0vs Tennessee Tech	2	2	0.0	1	1
Wk 4	L 14-38@ Florida	6	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 62-24@ Missouri	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 45-20vs South Carolina	2	0	0.0	—	3
Wk 7	L 26-31vs Ole Miss	8	4	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 24-52@ Alabama	6	5	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 45-42@ Kentucky	4	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 11	L 17-41vs Georgia	10	6	0.0	—	0	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 12	W 60-14vs South Alabama	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 45-21vs Vanderbilt	6	5	0.0	—	1
Total		60	41	1.0	2	6

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Alontae Taylor

201812 games

202112 games

2022

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

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