Levonta Taylor: DB · Florida State · #1.
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Levonta Taylor
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The four seasons at Florida State span three head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Odell Haggins and Willie Taggart. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1 sack against Louisville — Week 4, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Saturday Down South Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Florida State | 37 | 25 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Florida State | 18 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Florida State | 18 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | Florida State | 16 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 89 | 64 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-36vs Boise State | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-31@ No. 25 Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-24vs Louisville | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 31-13vs NC State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-22@ Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-27vs Miami | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-31@ Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-40@ No. 8 Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-20vs Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 25 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFL37 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Taggart
Pass share
48.0%
432 pass / 468 run
Plays / game
69.2
13 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
481 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida State, 89 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Willie Taggart, and Odell Haggins. Multi-era developmental context.
