15-year veteran QB now backing up Jordan Love in Green Bay after his Jets stint ended.
Tyrod Taylor signed with the Packers in March 2026 as Jordan Love's backup. A career journeyman with quietly productive starting stints, Taylor brings stability to the QB room at age 36 and provides the type of veteran insurance Green Bay didn't have when Love fractured his hand in 2025.
Path to the league
Virginia Tech product taken in the sixth round in 2011. Spent his first four years in Baltimore behind Joe Flacco. Won the Bills' starting job in 2015 and made the Pro Bowl in his first year as a starter.
Career highlights
2015 Pro Bowl. Career 89.5 passer rating. AFC Wild Card starter (2017 with the Bills). 15+ career rushing TDs as a QB. 13,000+ career passing yards.
2025-2026 outlook
Backed up Aaron Rodgers with the Jets in 2025. Signed with Green Bay in March as Love's primary backup on a one-year, $3 million deal. The Packers needed a real Plan B at QB and Taylor's mobility fits Matt LaFleur's bootleg-heavy offense.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Tyrod Taylor
- Pro Football Reference: Tyrod Taylor
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Passing
6 games played▶Passing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | jets | 6 | 80 | 134 | 779 | 5 | 5 | 72.9 | 50.9 |
| 2024 | jets | 2 | 17 | 22 | 119 | 3 | 0 | 128.6 | 95.0 |
| 2023 | giants | 11 | 116 | 180 | 1,341 | 5 | 3 | 89.1 | 48.6 |
| 2022 | giants | 3 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 94.8 | 11.6 |
| 2021 | texans | 6 | 91 | 150 | 966 | 5 | 5 | 76.7 | 46.4 |
| 2020 | chargers | 2 | 16 | 30 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 75.4 | 16.6 |
| 2019 | chargers | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 120.1 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | browns | 4 | 42 | 85 | 473 | 2 | 2 | 64.5 | 27.0 |
| 2017 | bills | 15 | 263 | 420 | 2,799 | 14 | 4 | 89.2 | 56.2 |
| 2016 | bills | 15 | 269 | 436 | 3,023 | 17 | 6 | 89.7 | 62.4 |
| 2015 | bills | 14 | 242 | 380 | 3,035 | 20 | 6 | 99.4 | 66.3 |
| 2014 | ravens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | - |
| 2013 | ravens | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 70.8 |
| 2012 | ravens | 7 | 17 | 29 | 179 | 0 | 1 | 62.3 | 63.3 |
| 2011 | ravens | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | 13.2 |
▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | jets | 6 | 27 | 143 | 5.3 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 | jets | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | giants | 11 | 38 | 197 | 5.2 | 0 | 31 |
| 2022 | giants | 3 | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2021 | texans | 6 | 19 | 151 | 7.9 | 3 | 30 |
| 2020 | chargers | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | chargers | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | browns | 4 | 16 | 125 | 7.8 | 1 | 24 |
| 2017 | bills | 15 | 84 | 427 | 5.1 | 4 | 32 |
| 2016 | bills | 15 | 95 | 580 | 6.1 | 6 | 49 |
| 2015 | bills | 14 | 104 | 568 | 5.5 | 4 | 31 |
| 2014 | ravens | 1 | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | ravens | 3 | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2012 | ravens | 7 | 14 | 73 | 5.2 | 1 | 28 |
| 2011 | ravens | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Quarterback
- Group
- offense
- College
- Virginia Tech
- Hometown
- Hampton, VA, USA
- Age
- 36
- Status
- active
Latest news about Tyrod Taylor
All news →Jordan Love and Ronika Stone welcome their first child, daughter Rayna Capri Love
The Packers QB and his volleyball-pro wife shared the news on Instagram a week after his fractured hand healed.
Jacoby Brissett's Cardinals deal 'not close' as the standoff drags into the second week of OTAs
Arizona's veteran backup is still not in the building. ESPN reports the gap between the two sides is meaningful and not narrowing.
