Cam Taylor-Britt

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Cam Taylor-Britt
No. 29 – Cincinnati Bengals
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1999-10-15) October 15, 1999 (age 25)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Park Crossing
(Montgomery, Alabama)
College: Nebraska (2018–2021)
NFL draft: 2022  / round: 2 / pick: 60
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2024
Total tackles:154
Forced fumbles:2
Pass deflections:28
Interceptions:5
Defensive touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Cameron Taylor-Britt (born October 15, 1999) is an American professional football cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska.

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Early life

Taylor-Britt grew up in Montgomery, Alabama and attended Park Crossing High School, where he played quarterback. As a senior, he completed 77 of 130 passing attempts for 1,466 yards and 14 touchdowns and rushed for 1,030 yards and 16 touchdowns on 117 carries. [1] Taylor-Britt initially hoped to play college football at Auburn and was recruited by the school, but was not ultimately offered a scholarship. [2] He ultimately committed to play at Nebraska. [3]

College career

Taylor-Britt played in 11 games as a freshman on both defense and special teams and finished the season with 12 total tackles, three passes broken up, and a recovered fumble while on punt coverage. [4] He started seven games at safety and three games at cornerback in his sophomore season. [5] Taylor-Britt was named to the second-team All-Big Ten Conference after starting all seven of Nebraska's games in the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season and recorded 28 tackles with four passes broken up and two interceptions. [6] He repeated as a second-team All-Big Ten selection after finishing his senior season with 51 tackles, three tackles for loss, 11 passes broken up, one interception, and one blocked kick. [7]

College statistics

Nebraska Cornhuskers
YearSchoolConfGGSTacklesInterceptions
SoloAstTotSacksSacks-YardsIntPDFFFR
2018 Nebraska B10 909312000301
2019 Nebraska B10 11102920491.50-03440
2020 Nebraska B10 8823528002610
2021 Nebraska B10 121235165110-011121

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 10+58 in
(1.79 m)
196 lb
(89 kg)
31+12 in
(0.80 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
4.38 s1.54 s2.56 s4.13 s6.93 s33.5 in
(0.85 m)
9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)
Sources: [8] [9]

2022

Taylor-Britt was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round (60th overall) in the 2022 NFL draft. [10] [11] He suffered an abdomen injury during training camp, and was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2022. [12] He was activated on October 8. [13] Taylor-Britt played his first game of the season in Week 8 against the Cleveland Browns. [14] Taylor-Britt finished the regular season with 36 tackles and 6 passes defended.

In the Bengals' Divisional Round game against the Buffalo Bills, Taylor-Britt made his first career interception, a game-winning pick late in the fourth quarter to advance the Bengals on to the AFC Championship Game, where they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs. [15]

2023

Taylor-Britt was named a starting cornerback for the 2023 season, alongside Chidobe Awuzie. [16] Taylor-Britt recorded his first regular-season interception and first career pick-six in Week 5 against the Arizona Cardinals, returning a picked off pass from Joshua Dobbs for a touchdown. [17] He got his second interception of the season the following week against the Seattle Seahawks, and his third in the Bengals' Week 9 game against the Bills. [18]

Taylor-Britt missed the Bengals' Week 12 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers due to an ankle injury. [19] The following week, he suffered a quadriceps injury during a practice session and was placed on injured reserve on December 4, 2023. [20] He was activated on December 29.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFR
2022 CIN 1095541140.06000.00010
2023 CIN 1111483990.01146518.530110
2024 CIN 10104936130.011100.00000
Career 3130152116360.02856518.524120

Postseason

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFR
2022 CIN 3311830.03100.00000
Career 3311830.06000.00010

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