Bengals: 3 receivers earning themselves a role in 2021
Cincinnati Bengals receivers – No. 2: Trent Taylor
For anyone who’s been paying close attention to Bengals training camp, they’ll know that Trent Taylor has been one of the most surprising players. The Bengals signed him during OTAs and no one really thought much of it other than that Taylor could be a candidate to replace Alex Erikson in the return game.
ESPN’s Ben Baby shouted out Taylor (and Irwin) last weekend, mentioning that both guys had nice catches. Baby tweeted: “Taylor did a great job waiting on a corner route from Burrow, who dropped it in well.”
The two plucky WRs on the Bengals' roster, Trent Taylor and Trenton Irwin, with some nice catches today. Taylor did a great job waiting on a corner route from Burrow, who dropped it in well.
— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) July 31, 2021
Keith Jenkins also praised Taylor and urged Bengals fans to remember his name. Fans have indeed done that and it’s very possible that Trent Taylor has done enough to make the final roster with his efforts in camp to this point.
Trent Taylor.
— Keith Jenkins (@MrKeithJenkins) July 31, 2021
Remember the name, Bengals fans.
Taylor, a former fifth-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft out of Louisiana Tech, spent the first three years of his career with the 49ers and was let go this offseason. The Bengals might have seen a plan for him on special teams and that’s probably still in the cards for him but now he’s shown he can make an impact as a receiver as well.
Maybe Taylor isn’t wowing people during the regular season like he has been in training camp but he’s definitely made a name for himself and could have a role waiting for him when the regular season kicks off next month.