He played college football for the Boise State Broncos and was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft.
At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Taylor was projected to be a first or second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts.
[7][8] Taylor competed with Will Davis, Richard Marshall, and Nolan Carroll for the second cornerback job on the Dolphins' depth chart throughout training camp.
[9] Head coach Joe Philbin named him the Dolphins' sixth cornerback on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Brent Grimes, Nolan Carroll, Will Davis, R. J. Stanford, and Dimitri Patterson.
[11] Taylor returned in 2014 and competed with Will Davis, Walt Aikens, Jalil Brown, Kevin Fogg, and Steven Clarke for the third cornerback position.
[13] On November 13, 2014, Taylor earned his first career start after Cortland Finnegan was unable to play after sustaining an ankle injury the game prior.
[18] He started the regular season behind Brent Grimes, Brice McCain, and Zack Bowman on the Dolphins' depth chart.
In the Miami Dolphins' season-opening 17-10 victory over the Washington Redskins and recorded a season-high nine combined tackles and made his first career pass deflection.
On October 25, he earned his first start of the season after Brice McCain was sidelined with a knee injury he suffered the previous week.
Interim head coach Dan Campbell replaced Taylor on the active roster with Tony Lippett.
[22] Head coach Hue Jackson named Taylor one of the Browns' starting cornerbacks to begin the regular season, alongside Joe Haden.
[25] In Week 16, he made five combined tackles, deflected three passes, and intercepted Philip Rivers as the Browns earned their first win of the season during a 20-17 victory over the San Diego Chargers.
[27] The Cleveland Browns named Taylor their starting cornerback to begin the regular season, alongside Jason McCourty.
[46] In a week 11 game against the Los Angeles Rams, Taylor suffered a torn ACL that would cause him to miss the remainder of the season.