Alex Taylor (American football)
Armani Alexander Taylor is an American football offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He college football played for the South Carolina State Bulldogs.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.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. After spending two seasons as a reserve on the Bulldogs' basketball team, Taylor returned to football. He became a starter at tackle and was named third team All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference as a redshirt junior. He was named first team All-MEAC as a redshirt senior.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.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.
