Taylor was selected in the second round of the 1958 draft with the 15th overall selection by the Green Bay Packers, and played for them for nine seasons, his last game for the Packers being the first Super Bowl, in which the Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the nascent AFL, Taylor scoring the first rushing touchdown in Super Bowl history.
Taylor spent his final season with his home state New Orleans Saints, after being snatched away from Green Bay by them in the expansion draft.
During his tenure with the Packers, Taylor was paired with fellow Hall of Famer Paul Hornung in the backfield (a tandem that was referred to as “thunder and lightning” by Packers fans).