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The Jets released second-year defensive tackle Leonard Taylor III on Tuesday.

Taylor hadn’t played since Week 3 and was a healthy scratch in the past three games.

He made the team as an undrafted free agent last season, but he slipped down the depth chart under the new coaching regime.

The Jets also signed receiver Trenton Irwin to the practice squad and released running back Avery Williams.

Leonard Taylor III, pressuring Baker Mayfield during the Jets’ Week 3 road loss to the Buccaneers, was released by the team on Oct. 14, 2025. Getty Images

Taylor (6-foot-3, 305 pounds) signed with the Jets as an undrafted free agent out of M

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