Johnathan Taylor

{{Short description|American football player (born 1979)}}

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

{{Similar names|Jonathan Taylor (disambiguation)}}

{{BLP sources|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Johnathan Taylor

| image = Johnathan Taylor.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Taylor in 2009

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|8|29|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Denver, Colorado, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| number =

| position = Defensive end

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 260

| high_school =

| college = Montana State University

| draftyear = 2002

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 134

| teams =

• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2002}}–{{NFL Year|2003}})
• Los Angeles Avengers ({{AFL Year|2004}})
• Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2004}})*
• Chicago Rush ({{AFL Year|2005}})
• Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2005}})*

}}

Johnathan Ryan Taylor (born August 29, 1979) is an American former professional football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Detroit Lions out of Montana State University in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He also spent time with the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and the Atlanta Falcons, as well as the Los Angeles Avengers, and the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League (AFL).

Taylor attended Montana State University and was a member of their football team, the Bobcats, graduating in 2002 with a degree in Health and Human Development. Shortly after retiring from professional football in 2005, he began a master's degree program (Higher Education Administration) at MSU, completing the program in 2009. Taylor later joined and became a staff member of the Montana State athletic department. He currently resides in Bozeman and works as a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson Companies.{{cite news|last=Benoit|first=Zach|title=Lockwood students earn $18K for a new playground, get healthy tips from former NFLer|date=December 12, 2014|newspaper=Billings Gazette|url=https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/education/lockwood-students-earn-k-for-new-playground-get-healthy-tips/article_4cddb326-22e4-54c9-9409-2166507dd75f.html|accessdate=November 17, 2019}}