Alabama football 2025 season preview, predictions: Ivan Taylor
The player taking over that jersey number for the Crimson Tide will be Ivan Taylor, a fellow defensive back who is a highly-touted prospect in his own right.
Coming to Alabama out of the state of Florida, Taylor is the son of former NFL cornerback Ike Taylor, and is a name that could easily make an impact in the Crimson Tide's defensive backfield in year one.
Here is everything you need to know about Alabama true freshman defensive back Ivan Taylor entering the 2025 season.
Ivan Taylor player information
Ivan Taylor career stats
As mentioned previously, Taylor is a new face to Alabama this season, as well as college football overall. This will be the first season for Taylor collegiately.
Ivan Taylor 2024 stats
Taylor is new to Alabama this season, but is however coming off a strong high school senior season at West Orange High School in Florida. Playing both ways, Taylor amassed 75 tackles, nine TFL, and five interceptions across nine games defensively.
Ivan Taylor recruiting ranking
Taylor was among the headline defensive names in Alabama's 2025 recruiting class, coming to Tuscaloosa as the nation's No. 62 overall player according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. A four-star prospect who flipped to Alabama from Michigan in November of 2024, Taylor was also considered as the nation's No. 6 safety, as well as the No. 10 player in the state of Florida out of West Orange High School.
Ivan Taylor 2025 season outlook
When looking at Alabama's secondary, there are only two significant names who have moved on in Malachi Moore and DeVonta Smith.
Because of this, the Crimson Tide could have some playing time up for grabs at the safety and husky positions, but those spots however also return some experienced names such as Keon Sabb, Bray Hubbard, and DaShawn Jones as projected starters, meaning that Taylor projects as a backup to start the season. However, that does not mean that the talented freshman will not see playing time either, as Taylor should be one of Alabama's top backups who could potentially see time at both spots.
Expect the freshman to see time on special teams as well, and for Taylor to enjoy a solid first season at Alabama.
Ivan Taylor 2025 season prediction
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