Cam Taylor-Britt

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Cam Taylor-Britt
Nebraska Cornhuskers – No. 5
PositionCornerback
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: (1999-10-15) October 15, 1999 (age 22)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolPark Crossing
(Montgomery, Alabama)
Career highlights and awards

Cam Taylor-Britt (born October 15, 1999) is an American football cornerback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Early life and high school[]

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]


Cam Taylor-Britt Tackles Interceptions
Year School Conf G GS Solo Ast Tot Sacks Sacks-Yards Int PD FF FR
2018 Nebraska B10 9 0 9 3 12 0 0 0 3 0 1
2019 Nebraska B10 11 10 29 20 49 1.5 0-0 3 4 4 0
2020 Nebraska B10 8 8 23 5 28 0 0 2 6 1 0
2021 Nebraska B10 12 12 35 16 51 1 0-0 1 11 2 1

References[]

  1. ^ "Will Cam Taylor's recruitment end like Daniel Thomas' Auburn story?". Montgomery Advertiser. January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Crepea, James (January 15, 2018). "Park Crossing's Cam Taylor remaining patient for Auburn offer". AL.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Not waiting on Auburn offer, Taylor joins Frost's Huskers". Montgomery Advertiser. February 7, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "CB or safety? Taylor is fine with either". Fremont Tribune. March 22, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Most Intriguing Huskers: No. 15, DB Cam Taylor-Britt". Lincoln Journal Star. July 23, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cam Taylor-Britt gives everything he has to Nebraska". Omaha World-Herald. April 12, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  7. ^ Foster, Matt (December 31, 2021). "Nebraska's Cam Taylor-Britt accepts invitation to 2022 NFL Scouting Combine". KETV.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

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