Taylor, a former Saints slot corner, reveals his preferred outside role for the Titans, even with nickel experience.
The Tennessee Titans added two starting-caliber cornerbacks in Alontae Taylor and Cor'Dale Flott.
Flott may have experience with offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, but fans of the Tennessee Volunteers know Taylor well. Taylor played college football at Tennessee from 2018-2021.
Taylor is very familiar with the Volunteer State, considering he played high school football here for Coffee County Central.
Now, he's back in Tennessee to play for the Titans after spending the last four seasons with the New Orleans Saints. I gave the moves for Taylor and Flott a B and B- when I went through and graded some of the Titans' free agency moves.
It's clear that Taylor will start in the secondary for Tennessee, but where he will play has been questioned. Taylor answered that question on Wednesday, according to ESPN's Turron Davenport.
Taylor said that he foresees himself playing at one of the outside corner spots, even though he's had experience playing slot corner before. Taylor played 460 snaps at slot corner for the Saints in 2023, so he stated that he would be willing to play nickel for the Titans if needed.
The former Saints corner continued playing nickel corner for the team from 2023-25. He recently tied his career high in interceptions (2)last season, finishing with 89 total tackles, two sacks and seven TFLs as well.
What Taylor said confirms what was on the team's projected depth chart. For the time being, it looks like Taylor and Flott will be on the outside, with Marcus Harris at slot corner.
Harris played in 14 games with five starts as a rookie. He initially backed up L'Jarius Sneed on the outside before moving to slot corner later in the year.
Given Harris' lack of starting experience, I still think Tennessee needs to draft another corner in the 2026 NFL Draft. There are still other needs for another starting-caliber edge rusher, as well as depth for the interior offensive line, linebacker, and receiver.
This could all change, obviously, as we are still a very long way away from the Titans' season opener in September. This team is nowhere near complete, even after addressing many of its needs in free agency.
The roster looks much better than it did in 2025, but time will tell if the moves General Manager Mike Borgonzi made were the right ones.
Fans are just hoping we don't have another Sneed, Calvin Ridley, or Lloyd Cushenberry situation on our hands.