Countdown To Kickoff - 2024 New Orleans Saints
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September 7th, 2024 - Alonte Taylor - Number 1
Countdown to Kickoff: Alonte Taylor is the Saints Player of Day 1
Only one day remains until the New Orleans Saints Week 1 kickoff against the Carolina Panthers, making today’s player of the day Alontae Taylor, the current wearer of the No. 1 jersey.
Let’s take a look at the background of Alontae Taylor before looking into what we can expect from him in the 2024 season.
Alontae Devaun Taylor attended Coffee County Central High School in Manchester, Tennessee. He played Quarterback in high school and during his career, he had 8,225 yards of total offense and 75 touchdowns. Taylor played in the 2018 Under Armour All-American Game. He committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football.
He originally played Wide Receiver at Tennessee before transitioning to cornerback prior to his freshman year. He became a starter his freshman year and overall started 31 of 45 career games. Taylor finished his career with 162 tackles, four Interceptions, one pick-six, and one fumble recovery for a touchdown.
Taylor was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 2nd Round of the 2022 NFL draft. He is entering his 3rd NFL season and will be the starting nickel cornerback beginning the 2024 season.
Sources of information: neworleanssaints.com / pro-football-reference.com / ras.org / wikipedia.org / overthecap.com
September 7th, 2024 - Alonte Taylor - Number 1
Countdown to Kickoff: Alonte Taylor is the Saints Player of Day 1
Only one day remains until the New Orleans Saints Week 1 kickoff against the Carolina Panthers, making today’s player of the day Alontae Taylor, the current wearer of the No. 1 jersey.
Let’s take a look at the background of Alontae Taylor before looking into what we can expect from him in the 2024 season.
- Name (Age): Alontae Taylor (25)
- Position: Cornerback
- Height, weight: 6-foot-1, 199 pounds
- Relative Athletic Score: 9.06
- 2024 salary cap hit: $1,964,918
- College: Tennessee
- Drafted: 2nd Round, 49th pick overall, 2022 (Saints)
- NFL experience: 2 seasons
Alontae Devaun Taylor attended Coffee County Central High School in Manchester, Tennessee. He played Quarterback in high school and during his career, he had 8,225 yards of total offense and 75 touchdowns. Taylor played in the 2018 Under Armour All-American Game. He committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football.
He originally played Wide Receiver at Tennessee before transitioning to cornerback prior to his freshman year. He became a starter his freshman year and overall started 31 of 45 career games. Taylor finished his career with 162 tackles, four Interceptions, one pick-six, and one fumble recovery for a touchdown.
Taylor was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 2nd Round of the 2022 NFL draft. He is entering his 3rd NFL season and will be the starting nickel cornerback beginning the 2024 season.