TE · New York Jets · #85

Mason Taylor

TE2
College
LSU
Height
6'5"
Weight
251 lb
Experience
2nd season
EPA / target
+0.29▲ 0.15 vs '25
9th of 22 TEs
Catch rate
77.8%▲ 10.1 vs '25
7th of 22 TEs
Yards / target
6.5▲ 0.8 vs '25
15th of 22 TEs
Target share
16.2%▼ 1.0 vs '25
16th of 22 TEs
Receiving
117 yds+0.29 EPA/TGT
14 rec · 18 tgt · 2 td

Ranks compare against the 21 qualifying tight ends on the 2026 leaderboard plus Taylor.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

2025: +0.13−0.79Week 1Week 2+0.50Week 5+0.15Week 6+0.85Week 7

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving+6.2
Rushing0.0
Net+6.2
Best game · Wk 7 vs MIA
5/6
Rec/Tgt
62
Rec yds
2
TD
+6.2
Rec EPA
+0.85
EPA/target
12.4
Yds/rec

2026 game log

ReceivingRushing
Game
Wk 1 @ TENW32−2−1.0066.70.3−2.4−0.79000
Wk 2 vs GBL––––––––––––
Wk 5 vs CLEW33248.00100.04.0+1.5+0.50000
Wk 6 @ NEL64338.3066.710.2+0.9+0.15000
Wk 7 vs MIAL656212.4283.310.2+6.2+0.85000
Season18141178.4277.87.5+6.2+0.29000

How he compares

2026 tight ends who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

3.55.37.18.910.7−0.15+0.12+0.39+0.65+0.92KelceHenryHigbeeKittleGoedertSchultzAndrewsHockensonJohnsonFreiermuthMcBrideLikelyOttonStrangeKraftLaPortaMayerBowersLovelandWarrenFannin Jr.Mason Taylor↑ EPA per targetaDOT →

Contract

Rookie deal · signed 2025 with Jets

$10.5Mover 4 years
Avg. per year
$2.6M
Guaranteed
$9.6M 91%
2026 cap hit
$2.4M 0.7% of the cap
Signed
2025
Runs through
2028
2025
2026 · now
2027
2028
Year 2 of 4

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons
OverallReceivingRushing
Season
20265+6.21814117277.88.46.516.2+0.29000
202513+9.76544369167.78.45.717.2+0.13000
Career18+15.98358486369.98.45.917.0+0.17000