The Green Bay Packers are one of the teams doing some digging on a potential late-round cornerback prospect.
According to Jordan Reid of The Draft Network, the Packers have expressed interest in Florida State cornerback Levonta Taylor, a former five-star recruit who played both cornerback and safety and intercepted four passes over 26 starts with the Seminoles.
Brian Parsons of WAVY-TV in Virginia also reports the Packers have been in contact with Taylor during the pre-draft process.
Taylor is small (5-8, 176) and wasn’t invited to the combine. Although the Packers usually stick to rigid thresholds in terms of size in the draft, they’ve shown flexibility when it comes to college free agency. Taylor is considered a potential priority free agent by Dane Brugler of The Athletic.
From Brugler’s draft guide: “Overall, Taylor is a twitchy athlete with versatile experience, but his lack of size, discipline and consistency will make it tough for him to lock down a roster spot.”
What do teams like about Taylor?
“They say they love my toughness, mental toughness. Me being a smaller guy, I go out there and compete, just being a dog on the field,” Taylor told Parsons.
Taylor played in 44 career games at Florida State, amassing 90 tackles, 14 pass breakups, 5.5 tackles for losses and four interceptions.
Unable to meet with teams face-to-face or hold an official pro day affiliated with Florida State, Taylor posted this video of him running the 40-yard dash at an individual pro day:
Blessed to be able to show off my speed… I’m going to let this video talk for itself !! pic.twitter.com/wa6jUHSLgA
— Levonta Taylor (@LevontaTaylor) March 30, 2020
The numbers provided by Taylor claim he ran the 40-yard dash in under 4.4 seconds.