Cordell Taylor

{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Use American English|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Cordell Taylor

| number = 23, 21, 16

| position = Cornerback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|12|22}}

| birth_place = Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 190

| high_school = Booker T. Washington (Norfolk)

| college = Hampton

| draftyear = 1998

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 57

| pastteams =

• Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|1998}})
• Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1999}})
• Chicago Bears (1999)
• Scottish Claymores ({{NFLE Year|2000}})
• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2001}})*
• San Francisco Demons (2001)
• Edmonton Eskimos ({{CFL Year|2001}})
• Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2002}})*
• Edmonton Eskimos ({{CFL Year|2003}})

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 2

| pfr = TaylCo20

}}

Cordell Jerome Taylor (born December 22, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Taylor attended Hampton University. He was selected in the second round of the 1998 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1998 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1998/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} During his short NFL career he was a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Seattle Seahawks, and Chicago Bears, though he never played for Chicago. He also played in the Canadian Football League. He is currently a defensive backs coach at his alma mater, Hampton University. He now coaches and is a director of athletics at The Lovett School in Atlanta Georgia.