2025 Receiving Stats
REC
44
YDS
369
TD
1
AVG
8.4
TAR
65
2026 Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Taylor showed some flashes of promise in his rookie campaign, as the 2025 second-round pick led a putrid Jets offense with 44 catches and finished second on the team with 369 receiving yards. That production came across 13 games, as Taylor missed the final four games of 2025 due to a neck injury, which has since healed. The Jets’ QB situation was so bad that Taylor’s only touchdown came on a pass thrown by RB Breece Hall. The offseason acquisition of Geno Smith provides a sizable upgrade under center, but the Jets drafted TE Kenyon Sadiq 16th overall and WR Omar Cooper 30th overall, so Taylor is unlikely to finish higher than fifth on the team in touches behind Hall, Sadiq, Cooper and WR Garrett Wilson. If Taylor unexpectedly holds off Sadiq for targets at TE, Hall of Famer Jason Taylor’s son has a 6-foot-5, 251-pound frame that could make the younger Taylor an appealing goal-line target for Smith, who threw 19 touchdown passes for the Raiders last season, eight of which went to TEs. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a four-year, $10.47 million contract with the Jets in July of 2025.
Jets bolster TE room in Round 1
Taylor will face increased competition for targets and playing time at tight end, as Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports that the Jets drafted Kenyon Sadiq 16th overall Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Sadiq has more upside as a pass catcher than Taylor, as the rookie first-round pick had 51 catches for 560 yards and eight touchdowns at Oregon in 2025 and set a position record with a 4.39-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine. That being said, Cimini believes Taylor will still get plenty of playing time, with the Jets likely to use a lot of formations featuring multiple tight ends. Taylor caught 44 of 65 targets for 369 yards and one touchdown as a rookie after being selected in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Sadiq has more upside as a pass catcher than Taylor, as the rookie first-round pick had 51 catches for 560 yards and eight touchdowns at Oregon in 2025 and set a position record with a 4.39-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine. That being said, Cimini believes Taylor will still get plenty of playing time, with the Jets likely to use a lot of formations featuring multiple tight ends. Taylor caught 44 of 65 targets for 369 yards and one touchdown as a rookie after being selected in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
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How do Mason Taylor's 2025 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
Air Yards Per Game
28.5Air Yards Per Snap
0.58% Team Air Yards
11.4%% Team Targets
13.7%Avg Depth of Target
5.7 YdsCatch Rate
67.7%Drop Rate
9.2%Avg Yds After Catch
3.0% Targeted On Route
18.9%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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How often does Mason Taylor run a route when on the field for a pass play?
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Mason Taylor
344 routes 65 targets
172 routes 29 targets
19 routes 3 targets
Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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2025 Mason Taylor Split Stats
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Taylor found an ideal landing spot in the second round of the 2025 Draft, going to the Jets with the 42nd overall pick after a college career in which he averaged 436 yards and two touchdowns per season at LSU. He’s one of the youngest incoming rookies, celebrating his 21st birthday two weeks after the draft, but he may nonetheless prove a quick study in the NFL, seeing as he was a three-year starter in the SEC and is the son of Hall of Famer Jason Taylor. (Mason) Taylor skipped drills at the combine before boosting his draft stock at LSU's pro day, where he ran a 4.65 40 and put up a lineman-like total of 28 bench-press reps at 6-foot-5, 246 pounds. While impressive raw strength doesn't always translate to good blocking, Taylor has a nice opportunity to be the Week 1 starter for a team whose veteran tight ends have failed to make a mark in the NFL as either blockers or pass catchers (combined career totals of 644 yards and one TD). The Jets figure to deploy a run-first offense with dual-threat quarterback Justin Fields, but there's nonetheless an opportunity for the rookie to see a good number of targets, as the team lacks weapons beyond WR Garrett Wilson and RB Breece Hall.
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Coach anticipates Year 2 leap
Jets head coach Aaron Glenn named Taylor (neck) when asked Monday which players he anticipates taking a step forward in 2026, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.
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Placed on injured reserve
The Jets placed Taylor (neck) on injured reserve Saturday.
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Won't play in Week 18
Coach Aaron Glenn said Friday that Taylor (neck) won't play in the Jets' season finale against the Bills.
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Still not practicing
Taylor (neck) did not practice Thursday, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.
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Won't practice Wednesday
Taylor (neck) will not practice Wednesday, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.
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Team drafts another TE in Round 1
Taylor will have additional competition for targets after the Jets drafted Kenyon Sadiq 16th overall Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Taylor had 44 catches for 369 yards and one touchdown on 65 targets in 13 regular-season games as a rookie after being drafted in the second round in 2025. He started 11 of those games, but Taylor will likely cede the majority of pass-catching opportunities at tight end moving forward to Sadiq, who had 51 catches for 560 yards and eight touchdowns at Oregon last year.
Taylor had 44 catches for 369 yards and one touchdown on 65 targets in 13 regular-season games as a rookie after being drafted in the second round in 2025. He started 11 of those games, but Taylor will likely cede the majority of pass-catching opportunities at tight end moving forward to Sadiq, who had 51 catches for 560 yards and eight touchdowns at Oregon last year.