Cam Taylor-Britt, Nebraska Football News: Draft Scout Player News

12/11/20 - CB Cam Taylor-Britt, Sr/2022, Nebraska

Last week, Nebraska defensive coordinator Erik Chinander said he thought teams had been mostly staying away from throwing the ball toward junior cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt. On Saturday against Purdue, Taylor-Britt added another play to his highlight reel, rising high in one-on-one coverage against star sophomore receiver David Bell down the sideline to knock a pass away. It looked a lot like a similar play he made against the similarly talented Jahan Dotson of Penn State earlier this fall. Taylor-Britt, a Montgomery, Alabama, native, also was involved in Purdue's biggest play of the game when he and senior Marquel Dismuke collided while trying to play a deep attempt for Bell that turned into an 89-yard touchdown. And sure, he dropped an interception in the fourth quarter, too. But coaches and teammates alike say Taylor-Britt is playing at a high level on the edge for the Huskers.

"Cam is playing at an elite level," senior cornerback Dicaprio Bootle said Monday. "He's a heavy competitor. Somebody who, no matter what it is, we could be flipping a coin and he's going to want to get in on that coin flip and be able to call whether it's heads or tails. That's just a testament to the guy that he is. "He's took this year and took the time off to really help himself grow as a player. I always thought the highest of Cam and thought he was a great player, regardless of if he might have had some miscues in prior years. Who doesn't? But that guy right there, as somebody that's younger than me, I really admire his work and I really admire the things that he does on the field and just the player that he's evolved into over his time here. "Down the line, if he continues to do what he's doing, it'll pay off for him big time." - Lincoln Journal Star

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