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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | December 27, 1996 Lakeland, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 181 lb (82 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Chaparral (Scottsdale, Arizona) | ||||||
| College: | Kansas | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Shakial Taylor (born December 27, 1996) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at the University of Kansas.
Taylor began his collegiate career at South Dakota State, playing for one year before transferring to Mesa Community College. In his only year at Mesa, Taylor broke up 18 passes with an interception and 42 total tackles. He transferred to the University of Kansas for his final two seasons of eligibility over offers from Arizona State, Memphis, UNLV, New Mexico, and Middle Tennessee State. [1] In his first season with the Jayhawks, Taylor started the first nine games of the season before suffering season-ending injury and made 22 tackles with six pass-breakups. [2] As a senior, Taylor recorded 47 tackles, three interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), seven passes defensed and two forced fumbles. [3]
Taylor signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2019. [4] Despite having a great preseason & training camp, he was waived due to a concussion-related injury during the final cuts of training camp. Taylor took an injury settlement and couldn't sign back with the Colts until Week 5. He was re-signed in Week 5 to the team's practice squad, replacing Jalen Collins. [5] Taylor was promoted to the active roster on October 5. [6] He made his NFL debut on October 6 against the Kansas City Chiefs, making one tackle and breaking up a pass. [7] He was waived on November 25, while Picasso Nelson Jr. was signed to the practice squad. [8]
On November 26, 2019, Taylor was claimed off waivers by the Denver Broncos. [9]
Taylor signed a one-year exclusive-rights free agent tender with the Broncos on April 18, 2020. [10] He was waived on July 27, 2020. [11]
On July 28, 2020, Taylor was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants and the team waived him five days later. [12] [13] He chose to opt-out of the 2020 NFL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was reinstated to the Giants' roster on their opt-out reserve list on August 25, 2020. [14] He was waived after the season on February 12, 2021. [15]
On February 16, 2021, Taylor was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles. [16] He was waived on August 5, 2021.
Taylor is the nephew of NFL cornerback Robert Nelson. [17]
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