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2024 Defensive
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CMB
Total Tackles
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INT
Interceptions
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TD
Interceptions Returned For Touchdown
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FUM
Forced Fumbles
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SCK
Sacks
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| Regular Season | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 |
Top Alontae Taylor News
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Saints' Alontae Taylor: Will play Thursday
Taylor (shoulder) was limited in Wednesday's walkthrough but carries no injury designation into Thursday's game against the Broncos.
Taylor injured his shoulder during Sunday's 51-27 loss to the Buccaneers. Even with the Saints on a short week, the injury doesn't appear severe enough for the 2022 second-round pick to carry an injury tag into Thursday's contest. Through the first six games of the regular season, Taylor has logged 35 tackles (26 solo), including 3.5 sacks, five passes defended and two forced fumbles.
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Saints' Alontae Taylor: Sustains shoulder injury
Taylor (shoulder) was listed as a limited participant on Monday's practice estimation.
It appears Taylor picked up a shoulder injury in the Saints' Week 6 loss to the Buccaneers, despite playing 54 defensive snaps and recording six total tackles and one pass defended. If the third-year cornerback is unable to suit up for Thursday night's matchup against the Broncos, expect rookie Kool-Aid McKinstry to see increased work with the Saints' first-team defense.
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Saints' Alontae Taylor: Practices in full Thursday
Taylor (illness) was a full participant in Thursday's practice.
Taylor didn't practice Wednesday due to an illness, but his return to Thursday's session without limitations indicates he should be good to go for Week 4 against the Falcons. Through three games this season, Taylor has registered 20 tackles (14 solo), including 3.5 sacks, two passes defended and one forced fumble.
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Saints' Alontae Taylor: Pops up on injury report
Taylor (illness) was a DNP for Wednesday's practice.
Taylor is now dealing with an illness, which could limit his practice participation over the coming week. The 2022 second-round pick has accrued 19 tackles (14 solo), including 3.5 sacks, and one pass defended over the first three games of the regular season.
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Saints' Alontae Taylor: Top tackler in win
Taylor logged nine total tackles (eight solo), including two tackles for loss, during Sunday's 44-19 win over the Cowboys.
Taylor's impressive start to the 2024 season continued Sunday, as the third-year cornerback has now recorded 15 total tackles, including 3.0 sacks, and defended one pass across New Orleans' first two contests. He led the Saints in total tackles in Week 2 and helped New Orleans' defense hold Dallas under 20 points, something that has happened just three times over the Cowboys' last 18 regular-season contests. Expect Taylor to continue being a difference maker on the Saints' defense heading into Week 3's matchup with the Eagles.
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Saints' Alontae Taylor: Notches three sacks from secondary
Taylor recorded a career-high three sacks among his six total tackles and also broke up a pass in Sunday's 47-10 win over the Panthers.
Heading into Sunday, Taylor had notched just one sack over his first 30 NFL games, but Saints head coach and defensive play caller Dennis Allen dialed up blitzes from the third-year slot corner early and often. Taylor made most of his pass rushes and became the first player designated as a cornerback to record three sacks in a single game, according to Pro-Football-Reference.com. The 25-year-old shouldn't be expected to come close to replicating his Week 1 performance over the rest of the season, but if Allen continues to make a concerted effort to deploy him as a blitzer, Taylor should easily lead all defensive backs in sacks. The Chiefs' Trent McDuffie paced all cornerbacks with three sacks in 2023.
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Saints' Alontae Taylor: Performs well in new role
Across 17 games in the 2023 regular season, Taylor tallied 75 tackles, including one sack, and 14 passes defended with two interceptions.
Taylor transitioned to a new role this season as the Saints' primary nickel back, and the move appeared to pay off for team and player alike. The 2022 second-round pick logged a career-high in tackles along with his first NFL sack. He also nabbed the first two interceptions of his career over the final two games of the regular season, finishing tied for second on the team in passes defended behind fellow cornerback Paulson Adebo (18). Taylor has two seasons remaining on his four-year, $7.2 million contract.
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Saints' Alontae Taylor: Gets first career INT in win
Taylor registered four tackles (three solo) and one interception in Sunday's 23-13 win over the Buccaneers.
Taylor picked off Baker Mayfield on a pass intended for Trey Palmer early in the second quarter. It was Taylor's first interception of his two-year career and he played every defensive snap for the third time in four games. The 2022 second-round pick out of Tennessee has 74 tackles (55 solo), including 1.0 sack, 13 passes defended, one interception and one forced fumble over 16 games this season.
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Saints' Alontae Taylor: Will play Sunday
Taylor (hip) is active for Sunday's contest against the Colts, John Hendrix of SI.com reports.
Taylor was a limited participant in practice both Thursday and Friday after popping up on the injury report with a hip injury. He's operated as the nickel cornerback behind starters Marshon Lattimore and Paulson Adebo and will be crucial in limiting the Colts' passing attack in Week 8.
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Saints' Alontae Taylor: Dealing with hip injury
Taylor (hip) is questionable to play against the Colts on Sunday in Week 8.
Taylor first popped up on the injury report when he logged a limited practice session Thursday, and he followed that with another limited session Friday. The second-year pro has logged at least 60 percent of the Saints' defensive snaps in each game so far this season, so his potential absence would certainly be felt. If Taylor does sit out Sunday, Isaac Yiadom could see more work.
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Saints' Alontae Taylor: Stands out on defense Week 3
Taylor tallied five tackles (all solo), including one sack, and notched five pass defenses Sunday in a Week 3 loss to the Packers.
Taylor picked up his first NFL sack in the second quarter, taking down Jordan Love on a third-down play for a 14-yard loss. His most impressive feat, however, was his racking up five pass defenses throughout the contest, and he now leads the league in that category with seven on the campaign. Taylor has also posted 14 tackles through three games, with four of them going for a loss.
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Saints' Alontae Taylor: Role likely solidified
Taylor will likely operate as the team's slot corner this season, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.
Taylor was believed to be in competition with Bradley Roby for the role, but with Roby's announced release Tuesday, it appears the Tennessee product won the job. Taylor appeared in 13 contests for New Orleans in his rookie season after being selected in the second round of the 2022 Draft, and compiled 46 combined tackles and 11 passes defended.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-1, 199 lbs |
| Birthplace: Winchester, TN |
| Age: 25 |
| School: Tennessee |
| Experience: 3 |