The Bengals signed Ja'Sir Taylor to a one-year contract on Thursday, April 2, 2026. Taylor was originally a sixth-round pick by the Los Angeles Chargers in 2022 and spent 2022-2024 with Los Angeles before being traded to the New York Jets in November 2025.
2025:Â Played in all 17 games, 9 for Los Angeles and 8 for New York, and started one game for New York after being traded in November... Totaled 21 tackles (12 solo) and one pass defensed...
2024: Saw action in 15 games (two starts)… Totaled 21 tackles (12 solo), a tackle for loss, a QB hit, a recovery, five passes defensed and a special teams tackle…
2023: Appeared in 16 games, making six starts and totaling 28 tackles (24 solo), an INT and eight passes defensed…Secured the first INT of his career in the Week 8 win over the Bears on Sunday Night Football…Contributed on a special teams unit that averaged 16.0 yards per return, the best in a single season in Chargers history...
2022: Appeared in all 17 games regular-season games, making three starts…Totaled 16 tackles (10 solo) and a pass defensed on defense, all of which came over the final five games…Added six special teams tackles…Appeared in the team's AFC Wild Card matchup, totaling three solo tackles on defense… Started at DB in the Week 14 win over Miami on Sunday Night Football, his first career start… Forced a muffed Broncos punt in overtime of the Week 6 game against Denver on Monday Night Football, setting up a Chargers victory…
Over five seasons (2017-21) of action at Wake Forest, set a program record with 62 career games played…Started each of his final 23 collegiate games played…Earned honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference recognition in each of his final two seasons for the Demon Deacons…Was named a team captain for his final two seasons…Registered 185 career tackles (153 solo), six INTs, a five-yard sack, 24 passes defensed, a forced fumble and three recoveries…Became the first player in Wake Forest history to have an INT and a kickoff return for a TD in the same game, doing so in Week 1 to earn ACC Specialist of the Week…Recorded his first pick-six in 2020, returning the INT 45 yards for a TD against North Carolina State.
