Jason Taylor II

Jason Taylor II (born December 30, 1999) is an American professional football safety. He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Taylor was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

Early life Taylor was born and grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and attended Carl Albert High School. He was named the state Defensive Player of the Year by The Oklahoman as a senior after intercepting nine passes. Taylor committed to play college football at Oklahoma State over offers from Tulsa and SMU.

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. 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. 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. After the season he announced that he would enter the 2023 NFL draft.

Professional career

Los Angeles Rams Taylor was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the seventh round, 234th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. He was placed on injured reserve on September 15, 2023, and later activated on November 25.

Taylor was waived by the Rams on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was released on September 10.

Arizona Cardinals On September 17. 2024, Taylor signed with the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. He was released on October 29.

Kansas City Chiefs On January 9, 2025, Taylor signed a reserve/future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. On May 1, Taylor was waived by the Chiefs.

Orlando Storm On January 14, 2026, Taylor was selected by the Orlando Storm in the 2026 UFL Draft. He was released on March 19. He was re-signed on April 28.

Detroit Lions On August 24, 2026, Taylor signed with the Detroit Lions. On August 30, he was waived as part of final roster cuts.

NFL career statistics Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions 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 Career 8 0 5 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0