Cam Taylor-Britt
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Nebraska Cornhuskers – No. 5 | |
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Position | Cornerback |
Class | Senior |
Personal information | |
Born: | October 15, 1999 |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Park Crossing (Montgomery, Alabama) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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 | |||||||||||
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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[]
- ^ "Will Cam Taylor's recruitment end like Daniel Thomas' Auburn story?". Montgomery Advertiser. January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Crepea, James (January 15, 2018). "Park Crossing's Cam Taylor remaining patient for Auburn offer". AL.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Not waiting on Auburn offer, Taylor joins Frost's Huskers". Montgomery Advertiser. February 7, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "CB or safety? Taylor is fine with either". Fremont Tribune. March 22, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Most Intriguing Huskers: No. 15, DB Cam Taylor-Britt". Lincoln Journal Star. July 23, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Cam Taylor-Britt gives everything he has to Nebraska". Omaha World-Herald. April 12, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Foster, Matt (December 31, 2021). "Nebraska's Cam Taylor-Britt accepts invitation to 2022 NFL Scouting Combine". KETV.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
External links[]
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Montgomery, Alabama
- American football cornerbacks
- Nebraska Cornhuskers football players