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Mason Taylor New York Jets · #85

Tight End · 6' 5", 251 lbs · Plantation, FL · Age 22

Mason Taylor is a Tight End for the New York Jets, drafted 42nd overall, 2025. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for -2 yards and 0 touchdowns.

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New York Jets · #85 · Tight End

Mason Taylor

Season avg2 rec · -2 yds · 0 td

Career avg46 rec · 367 yds · 1 td

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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-2yds

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Scouting report

Mason Taylor — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Mason Taylor is a Tight End for the New York Jets, drafted 42nd overall, 2025. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for -2 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Receiving

Big-play

Scoring

Receiving yards

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Volume

Strong · offense

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Scoring

Solid · offense

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Target share

Strong · offense

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Act II

Where Mason Taylor stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #859 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

56Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Mason Taylor — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

Receiving

-2 YDS

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Volume

2 REC

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Big-play

-1.0 Y/R

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Scoring

0 TD

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The engine

How the model sees Mason Taylor

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027 modeled

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0–33

124

rec yds

-24–273

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targets

-1–49

games

0–10

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the rec line vs last season

Last season 2 → projected 16 rec

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

+0.3

Net vs last season+14.3 rec

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 22 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 13 / 1

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Mason Taylor career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt	Y/R
2025	13	44	369	1	65	8.4
2026 in progress · 1 game	1	2	-2	0	3	-1.0
Career	14	46	367	1	68

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Adam Trautman 99%Robert Tonyan 98%Erick All Jr. 98%Colby Parkinson 98%Drew Sample 97%Daniel Bellinger 96%

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Context

Are the New York Jets built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record

92off index

98def index

+56net

95%playoff odds

68roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A (92), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 87, pass rush 99, coverage 97.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Mason Taylor

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2004-05-08

The beginning

Mason Taylor is a Tight End for the New York Jets, in his 2nd NFL season.

New York Jets

Turning pro

Drafted 42nd overall, 2025 as a Tight End.

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Mason Taylor is a New York Jets tight end, drafted 42nd overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has caught 46 passes for 367 yards and 1 touchdown.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 2 passes for -2 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

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Taylor's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Mason Taylor's 2025 NFL Scouting Combine workout ▶ couldn't have done it any better 😲 #masontaylor #jasontaylor #lsufootball #tigers #nfl #nflcombine ▶ Mason Taylor College Football Highlights💥| LSU Tight End | NFL Draft Film

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 251 lbs
Draft: 42nd overall, 2025
Born: Plantation, FL
Age: 22
Jersey: #85

Background

Mason Taylor is from Plantation, FL and is 22 years old. He was drafted 42nd overall, 2025 and plays tight end at 6' 5", 251 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has caught 46 passes for 367 yards and 1 touchdowns. Taylor is currently on the New York Jets roster.

The person

Mason Taylor is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 46 passes for 367 yards and 1 touchdowns across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Receiving46 career receptions for 367 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Best season44 catches for 369 yards in 2025.

Draft pedigree42nd overall, 2025.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Mason Taylor — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Mason Taylor, answered.

What position does Mason Taylor play?

Mason Taylor is a Tight End for the New York Jets.

When was Mason Taylor drafted?

Mason Taylor was drafted 42nd overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Mason Taylor played?

2 (2025–2026).

What are Mason Taylor's career stats?

He has caught 46 passes for 367 yards and 1 touchdown.

Mason Taylor career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Mason Taylor New York Jets · #85

Mason Taylor — the report card

Where Mason Taylor stands

Mason Taylor — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Mason Taylor

Mason Taylor career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the New York Jets built to win?

The Ballad of Mason Taylor

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Mason Taylor — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

Injury history

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