There were a few reasons why I thought this might be him.
There were other missing young black boys whose disappearances hint towards possible death from harm, drugs, or suicide. A few were missing avoiding murder charges and were eventually caught. But Delonte Taylor's online activity/presence is quite empty.
On both his Facebook accounts he has very very few friends, with nothing hinting towards family except for a godparents. No siblings? No info as to any parents? No online friends his age? I found nothing. That is concerning. He's a teen in 2023, his social media activity and virtual presence should be increasing with age, but it's the opposite.
It appears that his social circle is small. Also concerning. More social activity/involvement means more people notice and question when you are gone. And a quicker time from disappearance to identification.
Plus no online mention/activity is showing that anyone is even questioning his whereabouts. Is no one concerned about the whereabouts of this kid? Someone did, there's a NamUs profile but I can't find much else. And no info on missing person cases for a young teen is something I expect to see less and less in the internet day and age.
He went missing just before the school year was to start. Was he avoiding the first year at a new school? In a new location? Was he in foster care? Was it CPS that filed a missing persons report?
It's the lack of information that makes me wonder if this is him. There's nothing to fill in the blanks.
Lastly, we have seen cases be off by a lot more than a few inches before. He was a teenage boy, I personally think the accuracy of that information heavily depends on how often that was being measured/recorded/observed by a doctor.
I hope that makes sense.
