Ivan Taylor

2025 Worked primarily on special teams while expanding his role in the secondary late in the season ... totaled 14 tackles and a pass breakup in 15 games of action. Florida State: Made his collegiate debut against the Seminoles. ULM: Recorded three tackles in the home opener. Wisconsin: Saw time against the Badgers. Georgia: Worked on special teams in Athens. Vanderbilt: Contributed on special teams. Missouri: Totaled one stop apiece on kickoff and punt coverage. Tennessee: Saw time on special teams against the Volunteers. South Carolina: Worked on special teams in Columbia. LSU: Continued his work on special teams. Oklahoma: Saw time on special teams against the Sooners. Eastern Illinois: Tied for the team lead with four tackles while adding one pass breakup. Auburn: Recorded one tackle on punt coverage. Georgia: Worked on special teams in Atlanta. Oklahoma: Earned snaps on defense while also working on special teams ... finished with two tackles on the night. Indiana: Notched two stops in the Rose Bowl. High School and Personal Data A rangy defensive back with NFL bloodlines ... a consensus four-star recruit and top-100 player by nearly every major outlet ... No. 41 on 247Sports' Top247 list ... also tabbed as the second-ranked safety and fifth-rated player in Florida by 247 ... No. 50 on the ESPN300 ... the No. 5 safety, No. 6 recruit from Florida and No. 25 player in the Southeast Region by ESPN.com ... Florida's ninth-ranked player, the No. 62 recruit nationally and the nation's seventh-ranked safety on the 247Composite ... the On3 Consensus' 63rd-rated prospect, No. 7 safety and ninth-rated player from the state ... Florida's No. 21 recruit, the 14th-rated safety in the country and No. 137 recruit in the class by On3 ... No. 130 on the Rivals250 list in addition to being named the site's 15th-rated safety and No. 27 player from Florida ... coached by Darnell Grant at West Orange High School ... son of former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back and two-time Super Bowl champion Ike Taylor ... also ran track in high school ... signed with Alabama over Notre Dame and Michigan.