Alontae Taylor
Tennessee TitansModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 17 games
Draft & College
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Comps
STM Take
Rookie tier 2 (#10) STTM peak plus the 2025 tier 4 (#32) bounce-back puts Taylor in the rare bust-with-revival CB class. The Tennessee SEC 2nd-round origin plus four years of Saints system experience give him real veteran market value. The 2026 question is whether Taylor returns to tier 2-3 territory or whether the structural mid-career instability returns.
Taylor came out of Tennessee as the New Orleans Saints' 2nd-round pick (49th overall) in 2022. He delivered a tier 2 (#10) STTM rookie breakout in 2022. His STTM career runs tier 2 (#10) rookie peak, tier 6 (#46) in 2023, tier 8 (#95) in 2024, and tier 4 (#32) bounce-back in 2025.
Strengths
- Rookie tier 2 (#10) STTM peak as a 49th overall 2nd-round pick puts him in the rare outlier-positive rookie CB class.
- Tennessee SEC pedigree plus four years of Saints system experience gives him real veteran market value.
Concerns
- Career STTM volatility (tier 2 rookie, tier 6 sophomore, tier 8 in 2024, tier 4 in 2025) confirms the ceiling is highly team-fit and scheme dependent.
- New Orleans's broader defensive identity transition plus the multi-year QB rebuild compresses the structural support around Taylor.
What to watch: Whether Taylor returns to tier 3 (top 25) in 2026, the threshold for confirming the rookie ceiling can be recaptured.