| No. 39 – Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | November 20, 1998 Long Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Servite (Anaheim, California) | ||||||||||
| College: | Washington (2017–2020) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021: 5th round, 166th pick | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||||
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Keith Taylor (born November 20, 1998) is an American professional football cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies.
Taylor grew up in Long Beach, California, and initially attended St. John Bosco High School before transferring to Servite High School after his sophomore year. [1] He was named first-team All-Trinity League and second-team All-Orange County by the Orange County Register . [2]
Taylor appeared in 12 games as a true freshman, playing on special teams and as a reserve defensive back. [3] He started two games as a sophomore. [4] He started all 13 of Washington's games as a junior and finished the year with 59 tackles with two tackles for loss and five passes broken up. [5] Taylor started all four of the Huskies games in the 2020 season, which was abbreviated due to Covid-19. [6]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1.89 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.53 s | 1.58 s | 2.64 s | 4.27 s | 6.85 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | 12 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day [7] [8] [9] | ||||||||||||
Taylor was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round, 166th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft. [10] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021. [11]
On August 29, 2023, Taylor was waived by the Panthers. [12]
On August 31, 2023, Taylor was signed to the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad. [13] Taylor became a Super Bowl champion when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. [14] Taylor signed a reserve/futures contract with Kansas City on February 14, 2024. [15]
Taylor was waived by the Chiefs on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad. [16] [17] He was promoted to the active roster on October 22.
On March 14, 2025, Taylor signed with the Atlanta Falcons. [18]