Alontae Taylor is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Taylor in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Taylor's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
35 career value over replacement — #2519 all-time of 4,695. 8.8/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #49 (Rd 2) · NO · 2022 · +7.4 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2022 | 23–24 | NO | 13 | — | 43 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 663 | 73.7% | 84 | 25.6% | 66 | 32 | 0.5 | 62.6 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 24–25 | NO | 17 | — | 69 | 50 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 950 | 85.4% | 68 | 13.8% | 102 | 62 | 0.6 | 85.6 | 8.6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 25–26 | NO | 17 | — | 88 | 60 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,076 | 91.6% | 109 | 23.6% | 103 | 64 | 0.6 | 111.0 | 9.8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 26–27 | NO | 17 | — | 82 | 58 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,058 | 96.2% | — | 0.0% | 94 | 64 | 0.7 | 98.2 | 6.3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 27–28 | TEN | 5 | — | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 336 | 99.6% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 69 | — | 306 | 222 | 84 | 25 | 11 | 8.0 | 44.0 | 4 | 52 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 365 | 222 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 49 | — | |
A quality defensive back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 35 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 55% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 seasons × ~11.7 surplus ≈
Isaiah Pola-Mao
SAF
90% match
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