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 |
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.
After high school, Taylor was ranked as the number 1 cornerback in the country by 247 sports.[1]
Despite dealing with injuries, Taylor 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 two interceptions of his career.[3]
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] |
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]
Taylor signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on April 27, 2022,[7] but was released on June 2.[8]
On January 5, 2023, Taylor signed with the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL).[9]