Jason Taylor II

Jason Taylor II (born December 30, 1999) is an American football safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State.

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
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.