Malik Taylor
WR FA
Tue 8/26/25 7:44 PM

The Lions released Taylor on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor spent the 2024 season on injured reserve due to an undisclosed injury, and he was unable to carve out a role in a deep wide receiver room in Detroit. The 29-year-old has caught nine passes for 93 yards and a touchdown since entering the league in 2019.

Malik Taylor
WR FA
Mon 5/12/25 8:58 PM

Taylor signed with the Lions on Monday.
EDGE Analysis
The wide receiver was placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed issue by the Jets in August of last year and didn't appear in any 2024 regular-season games. His best season came in 2020 with the Packers, when he caught five passes for 66 yards and a score. Taylor faces an uphill climb for a roster spot behind established pros Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Tim Patrick and Kalif Raymond and 2025 draft picks Isaac TeSlaa and Dominic Lovett.

Malik Taylor
WR FA
Sun 8/18/24 5:26 PM

The Jets placed Taylor on injured reserve with an undisclosed issue Sunday, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor sustained an injury at an early point in training camp, according to Ethan Greenberg of the team's official site, though it's unclear exactly when or how this issue arose. The 28-year-old wideout appeared in three games while on the practice squad last year, securing two of four targets for 13 yards. Taylor previously looked like he had a solid chance to earn a spot on the final 53-man roster, but he'll now be forced to sit out the entire 2024 campaign unless he's let go from IR with an injury settlement.

Malik Taylor
WR FA
Mon 1/8/24 7:05 PM

The Jets signed Taylor to a reserve/future contract Monday.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor spent the season on the Jets' practice squad. He was called up three times and accumulated two catches on four targets for 13 yards. Taylor will have a chance to compete for a spot on the Jets' 53-man roster for the 2024 season.

Malik Taylor
WR FA
Mon 11/13/23 8:06 PM

Taylor reverted to the Jets' practice squad Monday.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor played 10 snaps on offense and 13 on special and caught one of his two targets for six yards during the team's loss to Las Vegas on Sunday. With the 27-year-old now out of elevations, the Jets will have to sign him to the active roster in order for him to play again this season.

Malik Taylor
WR FA
Mon 11/13/23 1:33 PM

Taylor caught one of two targets for six yards in Sunday's 16-12 loss to the Raiders.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor was elevated from the practice squad for the Week 10 loss, marking the third time he has been elevated. He has two catches across those three games. With Taylor out of elevations, the Jets will have to add the wide receiver to the active roster in order to use him again on game days this season.

Malik Taylor
WR FA
Sat 11/11/23 5:43 PM

Taylor was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster by the Jets on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
The wide receiver was also elevated for the team's Week 9 game against the Chargers. Over two appearances this season, Taylor has one catch for seven yards on two targets.

Malik Taylor
WR FA
Tue 11/7/23 6:03 PM

Taylor reverted to the Jets' practice squad Tuesday, per the NFL's transaction log.
EDGE Analysis
In his second appearance this season Monday, Taylor turned two targets into one catch for seven yards. Zach Wilson and the Jets' passing offense have been dreadful through eight games this season, so any Jets pass catcher not named Garrett Wilson has essentially been radioactive for the purposes of fantasy.

Malik Taylor
WR FA
Tue 11/7/23 3:37 PM

Taylor caught one of two targets for seven yards in Monday's 27-6 loss to the Chargers.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor was elevated from the practice squad for a second consecutive game and saw more involvement than he did in Week 8 against the Giants. The target he didn't catch was a deep ball on which Taylor failed to locate the football. New York's lack of depth at wide receiver could lead to more opportunities for Taylor moving forward, but he's unlikely to move the needle in fantasy.

Malik Taylor
WR FA
Mon 11/6/23 5:05 PM

The Jets elevated Taylor from their practice squad for Monday's game versus the Chargers, Ethan Greenberg of the Jets' official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor was called up for the second straight game Monday. In Week 8 at the Giants, he did not draw a target in 22 offensive snaps.