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Mason Taylor

Tight End, New York Jets · #85.

Player facts

Team: New York Jets
Position: Tight End
Number: 85
Born: May 8, 2004 (age 22)
Birthplace: Plantation, FL, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 251 lbs
College: LSU
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	5	6	22	4.4	0	9	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	49	71	391	8.0	1	27	24	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	12 targets	+0.00	50%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs CLE	W 17-12	3	3	24	8.0	0	9	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs GB	L 20-17 OT	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ TEN	W 23-10	2	3	-2	-1.0	0	6	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 3 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Mason Taylor (born May 8, 2004) is an American professional football tight end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Jets in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft. Taylor is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Jason Taylor.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mason Taylor, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Taylor attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.

College career

Taylor earned playing time his true freshman year at LSU in 2022. In his first career game, he had four receptions for 34 yards. In week 10 against Alabama, he caught the game winning 2-point conversion (after a late fourth quarter touchdown) that helped LSU gain their first home win over Alabama since 2010.

Personal life

Taylor is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Jason Taylor and nephew of television host Joy Taylor and Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Zach Thomas.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mason Taylor, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹