Mason Taylor 2026 fantasy outlook and rest-of-season projection
- Age
- 22
- Height / weight
- 6'5", 251 lb
- Experience
- 2nd season
- Drafted
- 2025 R2, #42
2026 Season
- PPR PPG
- 0.9
- Pos rank
- TE80
- Rostered
- 3%
Week 4 at Bears, Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET 26th vs. TEs, tough
Mason Taylor Rest-of-Season Outlook
Every-down depth TE on the sideline for now
Out, thumb.
Preseason Projection vs. Reality
He finished TE32 last season at 6.8 points per game.
Our Take After Week 4
Through 2 games he's TE80 at 0.9 PPR points per game, against 6.8 over 13 games last season (TE32). He's running behind last season's pace.
Last season he ranked 18th of 81 in route participation (63.5%), 19th of 82 in target share (13.8%) and 50th of 82 in efficiency (1.05 yards per route run). His points come from his route participation. Efficiency is the soft spot. Geno Smith is his quarterback.
He's out, thumb. Until he's back, his value is a bench spot at most, and Kenyon Sadiq takes his snaps.
The next favorable matchups are the Browns in Week 5 (10th against TEs) and the Dolphins in Week 7 (9th against TEs).
Read our preseason outlook (June 2026)
Published June 17, 2026. Kept for reference; the take above replaces it.
Taylors rookie season delivered the rare thing for a young tight end: a real role. The 21-year-old played 13 games on an 81.1 percent snap share, ran 350 routes (63.5 percent route rate) and commanded a 13.8 percent target share, turning 65 looks into 44 catches for 369 yards and a score. His 0.133 EPA per play and 56.9 percent success rate signal efficient usage, and a 0.186 targets-per-route mark plus 8 red-zone targets show a player the Jets trust. The 44.9 fantasy points ranked TE30, but that undersells the trajectory.
The blemish is reliability: 8 drops on 52 catchable targets (12.3 percent) capped his output, and 3.02 yards after the catch per reception is merely adequate. A 2025 second-round LSU product, he profiles as a volume-driven target earner whose floor should climb in year two as the drops regress. With route and target volume already locked in, Taylor is a back-end PPR starter and high-upside streamer worth a mid-round dart.
What Drives His Outlook
His 2025 rank among the 81 tight ends who played at least six games. Each bar is one tight end, best on the left; his is highlighted.
Route participation
Target share
Efficiency
- Average depth of target
- 5.8
- Drop rate
- 12.3%
- Red-zone targets
- 8
- Route participation
- 63.5%
- YAC per reception
- 3.0
What Could Change His Value
Upside
- A soft stretchThe Browns in Week 5 and the Dolphins in Week 7 are top-10 matchups for TEs.Wk 4 CHI, 26thWk 5 CLE, 10thWk 6 NE, 31stWk 7 MIA, 9th
- Every-down route participation63.5% route participation, 18th of 81 TEs in 2025.
- Heavy target share13.8% target share, 19th of 82 TEs in 2025.
Risk
- InjuryHe's out, thumb, and Kenyon Sadiq is next on the depth chart.
- Tough matchupsThe Bears in Week 4 (26th) and the Patriots in Week 6 (31st) are among the stingiest defenses against TEs.
- DropsA 12.3% drop rate in 2025.
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Mason Taylor Fantasy Outlook FAQ
What is Mason Taylor's fantasy outlook for the rest of the 2026 season?
Mason Taylor projects as an every-down depth TE on the sideline for now for the rest of the 2026 season: a bench stash in TE-premium leagues and waiver-wire material in 12-team and 10-team leagues. His route participation (63.5% route participation, 18th of 81 TEs in 2025) supports that. His efficiency (1.05 yards per route run, 50th of 82 TEs in 2025) holds him back. See his live rank in Redraft Command.
What is Mason Taylor's rest-of-season fantasy ranking?
Mason Taylor is the TE80 in PPR points per game through Week 4. That puts him in depth TE territory, waiver-wire material in 12-team leagues.
What is Mason Taylor's projected role going forward?
Mason Taylor is the listed starting TE, with Kenyon Sadiq next on the depth chart. He is out, thumb for now, which puts that role on hold.
What is Mason Taylor's fantasy football upside?
Mason Taylor's upside: his ceiling this season is 1.8 PPR points (Week 1, TE53), his route participation (63.5% route participation, 18th of 81 TEs in 2025) gives him a weekly floor to build on and the Browns in Week 5 and the Dolphins in Week 7 are top-10 matchups for TEs.
What could hurt Mason Taylor's fantasy value?
Mason Taylor's risks: he is out, thumb, his efficiency (1.05 yards per route run, 50th of 82 TEs in 2025) limits his scoring and the Bears in Week 4 and the Patriots in Week 6 are tough matchups. See his injury status and history.
How difficult is Mason Taylor's remaining fantasy schedule?
About average: of his next seven games, 3 come against a top-10 matchup for TEs and 3 against one of the stingiest defenses, by PPR points allowed to the position.