Malik Taylor (American football)
Malik Taylor (born December 21, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Ferris State.
| No. 86 – Green Bay Packers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | December 21, 1995 Flint, Michigan | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Hill-McCloy (Montrose, Michigan) | ||||||||
| College: | Ferris State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2021 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
College career
Taylor finished his college career with 121 receptions and 2,091 yards.[1] Taylor received All-GLIAC honors his junior season but suffered a season ending injury his senior year.[2]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
211 lb (96 kg) |
31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.46 s | 1.66 s | 2.64 s | 4.04 s | 6.81 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | 11 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[3] | ||||||||||||
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
After going undrafted, Taylor signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on May 10.[4] Taylor was waived on May 14, 2019.[5]
2019
On July 19, 2019, Taylor signed with the Green Bay Packers.[6] Taylor was waived on August 31[7] and signed to the practice squad on September 1.[8]
2020
On September 5, 2020, it was announced Taylor had made the 53-man roster.[9] Taylor made his NFL debut Week 1 against the Minnesota Vikings.[10] Taylor pulled in his first career reception for 20 yards on a 4th down against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4.[11] Taylor caught his first touchdown in Week 7 against the Houston Texans.[12]
2021
On May 21, 2021, Taylor signed a one-year exclusive-rights free agent tender with the Packers.[13]
NFL career statistics
References
- Deutsch, Jonathan (April 27, 2019). "Former Montrose star Malik Taylor signs with Tampa Bay". WEYI. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- Wallner, Peter J. (April 28, 2019). "Undrafted players from Michigan's small colleges who will get NFL look". mlive. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- "Malik Taylor, Ferris State, WR, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- "Ferris State Senior Receiver Malik Taylor Earns NFL Opportunity With Tampa Bay". Ferris State Athletics. April 27, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- "Malik Taylor: Out of Tampa Bay". CBS Sports. May 14, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- "Packers sign WR Malik Taylor". packers.com. July 19, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- "Packers set their roster". WBAY. August 30, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- "Green Bay Packers sign 10 players to practice squad". WBAY. September 1, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- Hodkiewicz, Wes (September 5, 2020). "5 things to know about the Packers' roster decisions". packers.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- "Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings – September 13th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- "Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers – October 5th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- Savage, Brendan. "Malik Taylor of Montrose and Ferris State scores first NFL touchdown". M Live. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- "Malik Turner signs ERFA tender". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved May 21, 2021.