![]() Taylor with the Cleveland Browns in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
No. 2 – New York Jets | |||||||||||||||||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||
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Born: | Hampton, Virginia, U.S. | August 3, 1989||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Hampton | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Virginia Tech (2007–2010) | ||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2011 / Round: 6 / Pick: 180 | ||||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Tyrod Diallo Taylor[1] (born August 3, 1989) is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL draft.
At Baltimore, he served as the backup to starting quarterback Joe Flacco, including during the Ravens' Super Bowl XLVII victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Taylor was signed by the Buffalo Bills as a free agent in 2015, taking over the starting quarterback duties that season and earning a Pro Bowl appearance. In 2017, he helped the Bills make their first playoff berth in 17 years. Taylor was traded to the Cleveland Browns in March 2018, with the Bills drafting Josh Allen to replace him. Taylor subsequently earned the starting position for the Browns, Los Angeles Chargers, Houston Texans, and New York Giants, but was sidelined due to injuries all four times and replaced by rookies Baker Mayfield, Justin Herbert, Davis Mills, and Tommy DeVito, respectively.