Alex Taylor (American football)

Armani Alexander Taylor is an American football offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina State Bulldogs and the Appalachian State Mountaineers.

Alex Taylor
No. 60 – Cleveland Browns
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1997-04-29) April 29, 1997
Height:6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight:308 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school:Berkeley
(Moncks Corner, South Carolina)
College:South Carolina State
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Reserve/Futures
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MEAC (2019)
  • Third-team All-MEAC (2018)
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Games played:1
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and high school

Taylor grew up in Moncks Corner, South Carolina and attended Berkeley Senior High School. He originally played only basketball and did not play football until his junior year.[1]

College career

Taylor spent his true freshman season at Appalachian State, redshirting the season. He opted to leave the school and transfer to South Carolina State University in order to play basketball.[2][3] After spending two seasons as a reserve on the Bulldogs' basketball team, Taylor returned to football.[4] He became a starter at tackle and was named third team All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) as a redshirt junior.[1] He was named first team All-MEAC as a redshirt senior.[5]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, Taylor signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2020.[6] Taylor was waived with an injury designation on September 5, 2020,[7] and subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day.[8] Taylor was waived from the Browns' injured reserve list with an injury settlement on September 16, 2020.[9] He was re-signed to their practice squad on October 26, 2020.[10] On January 2, 2021, Taylor was promoted to the active roster for the Browns' Week 17 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.[11] He reverted to the Browns' practice squad on January 4, 2021. Taylor was elevated to the active roster a second time on January 9, 2021 in advance of the Browns' Wild Card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.[12] He reverted to the practice squad on January 11, 2021. Taylor was elevated to the active roster once more on January 16, 2021 ahead of the Browns' Divisional playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs.[13]

Taylor was signed to the Browns' reserve/futures list on January 18, 2021.[14]

Personal

Taylor's father played college football at Presbyterian. He is the nephew of former NFL defensive back Pierson Prioleau and another uncle. Joe Hamilton, played football professionally and was a consensus All-American and Davey O'Brien Award recipient as a quarterback at Georgia Tech.[15]

References
  1. Kendall, Josh (April 21, 2020). "How SC State's Alex Taylor went from the basketball bench to the NFL Draft". The Athletic. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  2. Valencia, Jonathan (October 11, 2019). "2020 NFL Draft: Alex Taylor is the top offensive tackle sleeper". ProFootballNetwork.com. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. Eisberg, Scott (April 21, 2020). "Moncks Corner basketball player turned football standout awaits NFL Draft". ABCNews4.com. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  4. "Alex Taylor is a raw tackle prospect with upside". HogsHaven. SB Nation. April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  5. Stephenson, Creg (January 23, 2020). "Senior Bowl 2020: Could South Carolina State's Alex Taylor be the next small school NFL phenom". AL.com. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  6. "Browns sign 15 undrafted free agents". ClevelandBrowns.com. May 5, 2020.
  7. Gribble, Andrew (September 5, 2020). "Browns announce initial 53-man roster heading into 2020 season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  8. "Browns' Alex Taylor: Moves back to IR". CBSSports.com. September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  9. "Browns elevate LB Montrel Meander". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 16, 2020.
  10. "Browns sign T Alex Taylor to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 26, 2020.
  11. "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 2, 2021.
  12. "Browns activate 3 players, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 9, 2021.
  13. "Browns elevate 2 players from practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 16, 2021.
  14. "Browns sign 14 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 18, 2021.
  15. Haley, Craig (April 13, 2020). "South Carolina State offensive lineman Taylor measures up for NFL Draft". Yahoo Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
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