Jason Taylor II
{{Short description|American football player (born 1999)}}
{{For|other persons with similar names|Jason Taylor (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jason Taylor II
| image = Jason Taylor II OSU Pro Day 2023 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Taylor in 2023
| currentteam = Kansas City Chiefs
| number =
| position = Safety
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|12|30}}
| birth_place = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 205
| high_school = Carl Albert {{avoid wrap|(Midwest City, Oklahoma)}}
| college = Oklahoma State (2018–2022)
| draftyear = 2023
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 234
| pastteams =
- Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|2023|2024}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2024}})*
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- First-team All-Big 12 (2022)
| pfr = TaylJa05
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statleague = NFL
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 5
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 0
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 0
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 0
| statlabel6 = Pass deflections | statvalue6= 0
}}
Jason Taylor II (born December 30, 1999) is an American professional football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
Early life
Taylor was born and grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and attended Carl Albert High School.{{Cite web |last=Unruh |first=Jacob |date=November 9, 2017 |title=Friday Night Lights: Carl Albert's Jason Taylor II carries father's memory on the field |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/columns/2017/11/09/friday-night-lights-carl-alberts-jason-taylor-ii-carries-fathers-memory-on-the-field/60563120007/ |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=The Oklahoman}} He was named the state Defensive Player of the Year by The Oklahoman as a senior after intercepting nine passes.{{Cite web |last=Unruh |first=Jacob |date=January 6, 2018 |title=All-State football: How Carl Albert's Jason Taylor II's ball-hawk skills led to big things |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/columns/2018/01/06/all-state-football-how-carl-alberts-jason-taylor-iis-ball-hawk-skills-led-to-big-things/60551306007/ |access-date=April 19, 2023 |website=The Oklahoman}} Taylor committed to play college football at Oklahoma State over offers from Tulsa and SMU.{{cite web|url=https://kfor.com/sports/carl-alberts-jason-taylor-ll-commits-to-cowboys/|title=Carl Albert’s Jason Taylor ll Commits To Cowboys|website=KFOR.com|date=August 4, 2017|access-date=April 19, 2023}}
College career
Taylor played in three games during his true freshman season at Oklahoma State before redshirting the year. He played primarily on special teams as a redshirt freshman. Taylor became a starter one game into his redshirt junior season following an injury to first-string safety Tre Sterling.{{cite web|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/2021/09/22/oklahoma-state-football-jason-taylor-ii-delivers-big-moments-cowboys/5815008001/|title='Boy for real, ain't he?': How Oklahoma State safety Jason Taylor II delivers in big moments|first=Jacob|last=Unruh|work=The Oklahoman|date=September 22, 2021|access-date=April 18, 2023}} He was named honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference at the end of the season after recording 48 tackles with 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble, four passes defended and two interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown.{{cite web|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/cowboys/2022/10/25/oklahoma-state-football-jason-taylor-jelani-mcdonald-recruiting-osu-cowboys-redshirt-tracker/69590915007/|title=Oklahoma State football: Jason Taylor's impact, Jelani McDonald's move|work=The Oklahoman|date=October 25, 2022|access-date=April 18, 2023}} Taylor made 99 tackles with six interceptions as a redshirt senior and was named first team All-Big 12 and a second team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/oklahoma-state/Article/jason-taylor-oklahoma-state-football-named-to-walter-camp-all-american-team-200014766/|title=Oklahoma State safety Jason Taylor II named to Walter Camp All-American Team|first=Cody|last=Nagel|website=247Sports.com|date=December 8, 2022|access-date=April 19, 2023}} After the season he announced that he would enter the 2023 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Article/Oklahoma-State-DB-Jason-Taylor-II-enters-2023-NFL-Draft--202360952/|title=Oklahoma State DB Jason Taylor II enters 2023 NFL Draft|first=Raymond|last=Lucas Jr.|website=247Sports.com|date=January 7, 2023|access-date=April 18, 2023}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 11 5/8
| weight = 204
| dash = 4.50
| ten split = 1.52
| twenty split = 2.55
| shuttle = 4.20
| cone drill = 7.16
| vertical = 43.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 9
| bench = 14
| arm span = 32
| hand span = 10
| note = Sources:{{Cite web |title=Jason Taylor II Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jason-taylor-ii/32005441-5981-2805-475a-65a087a5aa71 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1023927&DraftYear=2023 |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Jason Taylor II College Football Profile |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
=Los Angeles Rams=
Taylor was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the seventh round, 234th overall, of the 2023 NFL Draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/2023/04/29/oklahoma-state-selections-on-day-3-of-nfl-draft-db-jason-taylor-ii-drafted-by-rams/|title=Oklahoma State DB Jason Taylor drafted by Rams in 7th round|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=April 29, 2023|access-date=May 8, 2023}} He was placed on injured reserve on September 15, 2023, and later activated on November 25.{{Cite tweet |user=RamsNFL |number=1702766988429570181 |title=LA Rams Transactions: • Reserve/Injured DB Jason Taylor II}}
Taylor was waived by the Rams on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad.{{cite web|title=Rams sign 17 players to initial practice squad for 2024 season|url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-sign-17-players-to-initial-practice-squad-for-2024-season|author=Jackson, Stu|website=TheRams.com|date=August 28, 2024}} He was released on September 10.{{cite tweet|title=LA Rams Roster Moves: Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad OL Blake Larson, S Jason Taylor II; Signed Practice Squad Veteran OL Ty Nsekhe|user=RamsNFL|number=1833609409504940397}}
=Arizona Cardinals=
On September 17. 2024, Taylor signed with the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.{{cite web |title=Cardinals sign safety Jason Taylor II to practice squad, cut OL Marquis Hayes Jr. |url=https://arizonasports.com/story/3558507/cardinals-sign-jason-taylor-ii/ |website=Arizona Sports |access-date=18 September 2024}} He was released on October 29.
=Kansas City Chiefs=
On January 9, 2025, Taylor signed a reserve/future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.{{cite web|title=Chiefs sign 2 players to 2025 deals, make adjustment to practice squad|url=https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2025/1/10/24340527/chiefs-roster-shaun-bradley-jason-taylor-sign-reserve-future-contracts|work=Arrowhead Pride|date=January 10, 2025}}
NFL career statistics
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Tackles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions ! colspan="2"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | |
| 2023 | LAR
| 8 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TaylJa05.htm Career] | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.chiefs.com/team/players-roster/jason-taylor-ii/ Kansas City Chiefs bio]
- [https://okstate.com/sports/football/roster/jason-taylor-ii/10340 Oklahoma State Cowboys bio]
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