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 24)
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 2023
Total tackles:103
Forced fumbles:2
Pass deflections:17
Interceptions:4
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at PFR

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

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Early years

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 would suffer 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 would play his first game of the season in Week 8 against the Cleveland Browns. [14] Taylor-Britt would finish the regular season with 36 tackles and 6 passes defended.

In the Bengals' Divisional Round game against the Buffalo Bills, Taylor-Britt would make 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 would lose to the Kansas City Chiefs. [15]

2023

Taylor-Britt would be named a starting cornerback for the 2023 season, alongside Chidobe Awuzie. [16] Taylor-Britt would record 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 would get 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 would miss the Bengals' Week 12 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers due to an ankle injury. [19] The following week, he would suffer a quadriceps injury during a practice session and would be 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
Career 212010380230.01746518.524120

Postseason

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFR
2022 CIN 3311830.03100.00000
Career 3311830.06000.00010

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