Leonard Taylor III holds the RDE · Backup spot in New England Patriots’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Leonard Taylor III played 9 games in 2025 with a 29% snap share.

Leonard Taylor III is a 6'3", 305-pound right defensive end from Miami, Florida. The Miami product was signed by the New York Jets as a rookie free agent on May 3, 2024, and appeared in 14 games during his first season, recording 24 tackles (13 solo), 4 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, and 1 pass defensed. In 2025, Taylor appeared in two games with the Jets before being released on October 14. He was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad on October 16 and saw action in multiple games for the Patriots through the postseason, recording 1 pass defensed. Taylor is entering his third season and is currently under contract with New England.

Jets2024

Patriots2025 — present

CollegeMiamiAcquiredAcquired from New York Jets · drafted thereHometownMiami, FL