Report: Jets waive DT Leonard Taylor III

Jets release defensive tackle Leonard Taylor III after slipping down depth chart

The Jets released second-year defensive tackle Leonard Taylor III on Tuesday. Taylor hadn’t played since Week 3 and was a healthy scratch in the past three games.

Jets Cut Promising 23-Year-Old After Multi-Week Benching

The New York Jets are moving on from 23-year-old defensive tackle Leonard Taylor III after a multi-week benching.

Report: Jets waive DT Leonard Taylor III

The New York Jets are waiving second-year defensive tackle Leonard Taylor III, according to an ESPN report. Taylor, 26, signed with the Jets as an undrafted free agent out of Miami ahead of the 2024 season. As a rookie, he appeared in 14 games, recording 24 tackles, four tackles for loss, 1 1/2 sacks, four quarterback hits and a pass breakup. This season, he recorded three tackles and a pass breakup in the Jets’ first two games, but hasn’t been …

Jets cut DT Leonard Taylor, add Receiver to Practice Squad

The Jets made some bottom of the roster and practice squad moves today as the team parted ways with second-year defensive tackle Leonard Taylor before adding wide receiver Trenton Irwin. #Jets transactions: In addition to waiving DT Leonard Taylor III, they signed WR Trenton Irwin to the practice squad and released RB Avery Williams from the practice squad. — Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) October 14, 2025 The undrafted Taylor showed promise as a ro…

Jets Made Three Roster Moves

Per the wire, the Jets made three roster moves on Tuesday, including cutting DT Leonard Taylor. The team also released RB Avery Williams from the practice squad and signed WR Trenton Irwin to the unit. At one point, Taylor was seen as a potential Day 1 draft pick, but fizzled out to end his college career and landed with the Jets as an undrafted free agent last year.  He made the team as a rookie but ran out of steam again and hadn’t been playin…