Drafted by the Cardinals in the fourth round (104th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Texas Tech.
2024: Played in all 17 games, with two starts, in his rookie season and totaled 35 tackles, three for loss, five passes defensed and a forced fumble ... made his NFL debut @ Buf (9/8) where he played on special teams ... had one tackle vs. Det (9/22) ... registered three tackles (two solo) and two passes defensed in the win @ SF (10/6) ... had two solo tackles and one special teams tackle vs. Chi (11/3) ... made his first NFL start vs. NYJ (11/10) where he registered six tackles and two passes defensed ... recorded a team-high nine tackles and added a pass defensed @ Sea (11/24) ... had three tackles vs. Sea (12/8) ... had three tackles and a special teams stop @ Car (12/22) ... forced a fumble of 49ers QB Joshua Dobbs, the first of his career, and had four tackles in the win vs. SF (1/5/25).
Started 37-of-60 games played in five seasons (2019-23) at Texas Tech and had 242 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, 10 INTs, 22 passes defensed, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries … also had seven kickoff returns for 124 yards … became the second Red Raider in the Big 12 era to lead the team in INTs in three straight seasons and finished his collegiate career tied for 10th in school history with 10 career INTs ... named a team captain in 2023 and earned All-Big 12 honors after he started 13-of-14 games and totaled 75 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, seven passes defensed and a career-high four INTs … as a senior in 2022, started 12-of-13 games at safety and had 74 tackles (54 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a team-high three INTs, five passes defensed, a career-high two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... appeared in 12 games with seven starts in 2021 and totaled 62 tackles (41 solo), a team-high three INTs and a team and career high 10 passes defensed ... played all 10 games with three starts as a sophomore in 2020 where he appeared on both defense and special teams and had 15 tackles and a tackle for loss ... appeared in 11 games (two starts) at safety as a true freshman in 2019 and registered 16 tackles (including one for loss) and a fumble recovery.
Attended Carl Albert (Oklahoma City, OK) High School … named Oklahoma 5A Player of the Year as a senior running back as well as the Big All-City Offensive Player of the Year by the Oklahoman … amassed 1,365 rushing yards and 24 TDs in 2018 and helped lead his team to its third straight class 5A state championship … compiled 1,977 rushing yards and 22 TDs on 215 carries as a junior and earned All-City and All-Conference accolades … father to Layla Grace Taylor, born March 2022 … earned his bachelor's degree in University Studies from Texas Tech in December of 2023.
