| No. 39 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | November 20, 1998 Long Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Servite (Anaheim, California) | ||||||||
| College: | Washington (2017–2020) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 5 / Pick: 166 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
Keith Taylor (born November 20, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington.
Taylor grew up in Long Beach, California and initially attended St. John Bosco High School before transferring to Servite High School after his sophomore year.[1] He was named first-team All-Trinity League and second-team All-Orange County by the Orange County Register.[2]
Taylor appeared in 12 games as a true freshman, playing on special teams and as a reserve defensive back.[3] He started two games as a sophomore.[4] He started all 13 of Washington's games as a junior and finished the year with 59 tackles with two tackles for loss and five passes broken up.[5] Taylor started all four of the Huskies games in the 2020 season, which was abbreviated due to Covid-19.[6]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1.89 m) |
187 lb (85 kg) |
31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.53 s | 1.58 s | 2.64 s | 4.27 s | 6.85 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) |
12 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[7][8][9] | ||||||||||||
Taylor was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round, 166th overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft.[10] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021.[11]
On August 29, 2023, Taylor was waived by the Panthers.[12]
On August 31, 2023, Taylor was signed to the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad.[13] Taylor became a Super Bowl champion when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.[14]