A fluid athlete at six-foot-five and 255 pounds with Hall of Fame NFL lineage, Taylor found his way onto the field and produced 38-414-3 receiving as a true freshman at LSU. Overall, his career receiving metrics are underwhelming, but Taylor's film showed him make important plays as a receiver. He simply was not prioritized as part of an offense regularly featuring star talent at WR. That might change as a Jet. Of course, the target distribution will begin as a buffet where Garrett Wilson can pick out any and everything that he thinks he can stomach. Beyond that, who is stopping Taylor from taking the second-most targets? He'll have to first prove that he can get on the field as a 21-year-old, but the opportunity for a significant role is there. However, Taylor is not worth targeting as anything more than a final-round flyer.
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Fantasy News
Jets' Mason Taylor: First connection with Fields
Rotowire
Taylor caught his only target for four yards in Saturday's 31-12 preseason loss to the Giants.
Taylor saw his first NFL game action after sitting out the team's preseason opener due to an ankle injury. He caught a four-yard pass from Justin Fields on the Jets' first offensive play, accounting for the starting quarterback's only completion in two drives of action. The rookie tight end already has ascended to the top of the depth chart at his position.
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Jets' Mason Taylor: Sidelined by ankle injury Monday
Rotowire
Taylor (ankle) didn't practice Monday, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.
Head coach Aaron Glenn will likely provide an update on Taylor's injury when Glenn speaks to reporters after Tuesday's practice if Taylor hasn't returned by then. Taylor has looked like the Jets' best tight end in training camp and is listed as the backup to Jeremy Ruckert on the unofficial depth chart the team released Sunday, though that may just be a matter of making the rookie second-round pick earn his starting spot in the preseason, which begins for the Jets with a road game in Green Bay on Saturday.
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Jets' Mason Taylor: Likely to start immediately
Rotowire
Taylor looks ready to start out of the gate and has been operating ahead of Jeremy Ruckert and Stone Smartt in training camp, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.
Taylor has demonstrated good chemistry with quarterback Justin Fields and drawn praise from wide receiver Garrett Wilson for his playmaking ability. The rookie second-round pick's main competitors for snaps at tight end, Ruckert and Smartt, have combined for only one touchdown catch in 79 regular-season NFL games.
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Jets' Mason Taylor: Lands with Jets
Rotowire
The Jets selected Taylor in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 42nd overall.
Tight end was a glaring need for the Jets in this draft, and they managed to wait until the second round and still get one of the best prospects at the position. The son of NFL Hall of Famer Jason Taylor, Mason starred at LSU as a three-year starter. He had at least 35 receptions in each of his three years at LSU and had an expanded role in 2024 with 55 grabs for 546 yards and two touchdowns. Taylor did not test at the NFL Scouting Combine but ran a 4.68 40-yard dash at the LSU Pro Day at 6-foot-5 and 246 pounds. He has a fantasy-relevant skill set, and the landing spot couldn't be better for the prospects of early-career production.
