2021 SEASON: Appeared in 10 games and registered two receptions for 14 yards (7.0 avg.), five kickoff returns for 97 yards (19.4 avg.) and two tackles on special teams…Was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Oct. 15 and was sidelined for two contests (Weeks 6-7) before being activated on Oct. 28...Was also inactive (abdomen) in Weeks 11-12…Was placed on injured reserve (shoulder) on Dec. 24…At New Orleans (Sept. 12): Appeared on 15 snaps on offense and matched his career high with two catches for 14 yards (7.0 avg.)…At Kansas City (Nov. 7): Returned two kickoffs for 45 yards (22.5 avg.)…Vs. Seattle (Nov. 14): Handled kickoff-return duties for the second straight week, posting a career-long 32-yard return.* 2020:* Appeared in 15 games with one start, seeing time on offense and special teams, and posted five receptions for 66 yards (13.2 avg.) and a TD with one carry for 9 yards…Registered three tackles on special teams and returned nine kickoffs for 167 yards (18.6 avg.)…Was inactive for one contest (hamstring)…Also appeared in both postseason contests…At Minnesota (Sept. 13): Made his NFL debut, appearing on one play on offense and 14 on special teams…Vs. Atlanta (Oct. 5): With injuries to Adams and Lazard, made his first career start, appearing on 45 snaps on offense. Posted his first career reception with just under a minute remaining in the first half, hauling in a short pass from QB Aaron Rodgers on fourth-and-2 and then taking it down the left sideline for a 20-yard gain to the Atlanta 8, setting up a TE Robert Tonyan TD catch on the next play…At Houston (Oct. 25): Caught a career-high two passes for 6 yards (3.0 avg.), highlighted by his first career TD catch, a 1-yarder from Rodgers with 14 seconds remaining in the first half…Vs. Minnesota (Nov. 1): Posted a career-long 26-yard reception over the middle in the fourth quarter to the Minnesota 24…At San Francisco (Nov. 5): Played on 26 snaps and posted his first career carry, picking up 9 yards on a run early in the fourth quarter…Vs. Philadelphia (Dec. 6): Posted a 14-yard reception and returned two kickoffs for 45 yards (22.5 avg.), filling in for an injured Tyler Ervin in the second half…At Chicago (Jan. 3): Posted four kickoff returns for 79 yards (19.8 avg.) and a tackle on special teams…Vs. L.A. Rams (NFC Divisional, Jan. 16): Returned two kickoffs for 43 yards (21.5 avg.) in his NFL playoff debut.
2019: Spent the entire season on Green Bay's practice squad…Originally signed by Green Bay on July 7…Was released on Aug. 31 and was signed to the practice squad on Sept. 1…Was released by the Buccaneers on May 13…2019 Draft: Signed with Tampa Bay as an undrafted free agent on May 10.
COLLEGE: Played in 45 games with 30 starts at Ferris State and posted 121 receptions for 2,091 yards (17.3 avg.) and 12 TDs, finishing his career ranked No. 7 in school history in receiving yards…Also posted 17 kickoff returns for 439 yards (25.8 avg.)…Earned his degree in criminal justice…Senior season (2018): Was limited to nine games played with three starts, posting seven receptions for 88 yards (12.6 avg.) and a TD…Missed seven contests due to a hamstring injury…Posted a 27-yard TD catch late in the first quarter in the Bulldogs' NCAA D2 semifinal win at Minnesota State (Dec. 8)…Junior season (2017): Started all 12 games he played in, registering 61 receptions for 906 yards (14.9 avg.) and six TDs…Earned first-team All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors as he led the team in receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs as the Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Super Region 3 Championship…Posted five receptions for 103 yards (20.6 avg.) at Findlay (Sept. 9), including a 56-yard TD reception in the second quarter…Matched his career best with nine receptions for a career-high 165 yards (18.3 avg.) at Saginaw Valley State (Oct. 14), including two TD catches in the second quarter (22, 28 yards)…Recorded six receptions for 106 yards (17.7 avg.), highlighted by a 30-yard TD grab on the Bulldogs' opening drive of the game, vs. Northwood (Oct. 28)…Posted a 19-yard TD reception in the Bulldogs' win at Fort Hays State (Nov. 25) in the NCAA Super Region 3 Regional semifinal…Sophomore season (2016): Started all 15 games, registering 47 receptions for a career-high and team-leading 1,017 yards (21.6 avg.) and five TDs for a Bulldog team that advanced to the national semifinals…Also posted six kickoff returns for 170 yards (28.3 avg.) with a long return of 46 yards…Recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game as he posted a career-high nine receptions for 138 yards (15.3 avg.) at Michigan Tech (Sept. 10), including the first TD of his career on a 27-yard grab late in the first quarter…Caught six passes for 147 yards (24.5 avg.) and a TD at Grand Valley State (Oct. 8)…Led the team with five catches for 142 yards (26.4 avg) at Grand Valley State (Dec. 3) in the Super Region 4 title game as the Bulldogs recorded their first-ever NCAA playoff road victory…Redshirt freshman season (2015): Played in nine games and posted six receptions for 80 yards (13.3 avg.)…Made his first career reception on a 4-yard catch in the fourth quarter at Tiffin (Oct. 10)…Registered a season-high three receptions for a season-best 62 yards (20.7 avg.) at Lake Erie (Oct. 31).
PERSONAL: Given name Malik Taylor…Born in Flint, Mich. …Older brother, Gerald Williams-Taylor, played basketball at Wayne State from 2010-14…High school: Earned first-team all-state honors from The Associated Press as a senior in 2013 at Hill-McCloy High School in Montrose, Mich., after posting 43 receptions for 1,053 yards (24.5 avg.) and 14 TDs with 806 rushing yards and 11 TDs on 43 carries (18.7 avg.)…Helped the team advance to the state semifinals…Was a two-time all-conference and all-area selection…Posted 24 receptions for 488 yards (20.3 avg.) and six TDs as a junior…Played basketball all four years of high school…Began his career at Flint (Mich.) Southwestern High School before transferring to Hill-McCloy during his sophomore year.
