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Taylor Smallwood
DB · #16 · Gardner-Webb University
Multi-transfer ×3
Height6'0"
Weight201 lbs
Est. eligibility1 yrs
Production index
Low
Roster status
RosteredTaylor Smallwood (DB) officially transferred from Florida A&M University to Gardner-Webb University
Last updatedSep 11, 2026, 7:37 PM
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Background
NIL OPPORTUNITIES - Joined program in January 2023 - Transfer from Lafayette with two years of eligibility remaining Prior to Chattanooga - 43 tackles in 23 games played with six passes defensed including two interceptions at Lafayette. - That total included five tackles and an interception in narrow FCS Playoff loss at Delaware. - Dean’s List and Honor Roll student…Academic All-Patriot League. - Played two seasons at North Gwinnett for Coach Bill Stewart…2-time scholar-athlete award winner. Personal - Son of Deishay Smallwood and Felicia Thornton…sister, Quaneisha. - Born and raised in Queens, N.Y.…will study Finance.
Hometown
🏴Lawrenceville, GA
High schoolNorth Gwinnett
ScholarshipYes
Career path
- TransferredPortal · 8/30/26, 4:18 PMTaylor Smallwood (DB) officially transferred from Florida A&M University to Gardner-Webb University
- EnteredPortal · 4/27/26, 3:19 PMTaylor Smallwood (DB) officially entered the transfer portal · from Florida A&M University
Career stats
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | PBU | PDEF | INT | TACK | SOLO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gardner-Webb University | 2 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 |  University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 3 | 3 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 |
| 2023 |  Lafayette College | 12 | 2 | -- | Low | 1 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 20 |
| 2022 | Lafayette College | 11 | 1 | -- | Low | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 15 |
| Career | 29 | 8 | -- | Low | 5 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 48 |
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Profile last updated Sep 11, 2026