From a receiver prospect to a likely NFL draft pick as a cornerback, the last four years years have been quite the ride for Alontae Taylor. When Jeremy Pruitt arrived at Tennessee back in 2018, he quite literally didn’t have any options at cornerback. This forced his hand, moving a couple of athletes over to the defensive side of the ball.
Those two athletes will now both be in the NFL, as Taylor joins Bryce Thompson this season. The duo was thrown into the fire as true freshmen out of pure necessity. Though the two took their lumps early, the move was a pretty big success.