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October 11, 2025

Taylor coming on for Jets

New York has found its guy at tight end

Mason Taylor looks like an up-and-comer at tight end – 9 catches for 67 yards against Dallas puts him on everyone’s radar. Taylor caught 4 and 5 passes in his previous two games.

The Jets don’t pass a bunch, but Taylor looks firmly entrenched as their No. 2 pass-catching option. They’ve got Garrett Wilson, and not much else. Breece Hall is the only other player on the roster who’s caught more than 8 passes.

So for the here and now, Taylor is looking like a guy who can be put on the field with a decent expectation that he’ll at least be catch 4-5 passes each week. He’s paired with a less-than-ideal quarterback, but Justin Fields has been a little better than expected so far, passing for at least 218 yards and a touchdown in three of his four starts. And note the Cole Kmet was able to catch 73 passes and 6 TDs with Fields as his quarterback in 2023.

In a dynasty league, it becomes interesting to weigh Taylor against one of the tight ends picked before him: Colston Loveland. Loveland is more athletic and dynamic, but he hasn’t done anything yet suggesting he’ll be putting up notable numbers anytime soon. If you select Loveland (who has flashed just a bit of his talents) it’s with the hope he might turn into something special in 2026 or 2027.

With Taylor, the eventual ceiling is lower, but you have a lot more confidence you have a player you can put on the field in 2025 and 2026.

If I’m walking into a draft today, I would be torn between those two. If I had the starting spot on my roster secured, I would be tempted to go after the possibility of Loveland turning into something special.

There are two other rookie tight ends who’ve caught more passes than either of them: Tyler Warren and Harold Fannin. Fannin is a little different – more of a smaller, hybrid player. With Warren, I don’t think there’s any question that he’s the best of the rookie tight ends (I was considering whether to slot him ahead of even Trey McBride).

In the original draft of the rookies story in the magazine, Andy Richardson had Warren as the top tight end. I told him to re-work it, with Loveland in the top spot. That was a mistake. While Loveland might have a higher eventual ceiling – younger, with longer arms and bigger hands – he’s nowhere near as good as Warren right now.

I’ve got four other rookie tight ends in my top 40. Besides Taylor, there were two others selected in the second rounds, and I’ve seen both make a couple of downfield catches, looking like guys who could develop into something cool – Terrance Ferguson of the Rams and Elijah Arroyo of Seattle. And Oronde Gadsden and Gunnar Helm look pretty good.

In the list below, I’m operating under the assumption we’re in a dynasty league with PPR scoring, with each team controlling the rights to players indefinitely. You have them for not only 2025 and 2026, but for as long as you want to keep them around.

I’m thinking 12 teams, with each carrying about three tight ends. (So with that third tight end, it could make sense to take a swing on somebody who might be good in 2026 or 2027, rather than a nominal-type tight end you can put on the field today – you might Arroyo rather than Dalton Schultz.)

I turn my attention to dynasty leagues every Saturday during the regular season, rotating between the four notable positions. To see past editions, use the navigation box on this page.

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(In chart below, rookies tagged with black dots.)

DYNASTY TIGHT ENDS
RkTmPlayerAge
1.LVBrock Bowers22.8
2.ARITrey McBride25.9
3.IND• Tyler Warren23.4
4.DETSam LaPorta24.7
5.GBTucker Kraft24.9
6.DALJake Ferguson26.7
7.BUFDalton Kincaid26.0
8.CLE• Harold Fannin21.2
9.PHIDallas Goedert30.8
10.SFGeorge Kittle32.0
11.BALMark Andrews30.1
12.NYJ• Mason Taylor21.4
13.ATLKyle Pitts25.0
14.CHI• Colston Loveland21.5
15.KCTravis Kelce36.0
16.MINT.J. Hockenson28.3
17.WASZach Ertz34.9
18.MIADarren Waller33.1
19.BALIsaiah Likely25.5
20.NEHunter Henry30.8
21.CLEDavid Njoku29.3
22.SEAAJ Barner23.4
23.DENEvan Engram31.1
24.PITPat Freiermuth27.0
25.LAR• Terrance Ferguson22.7
26.NOJuwan Johnson29.1
27.NYGTheo Johnson24.6
28.PITJonnu Smith30.1
29.LAC• Oronde Gadsden22.3
30.TEN• Gunnar Helm23.1
31.TBCade Otton26.5
32.CHICole Kmet26.6
33.CARJa'Tavion Sanders22.5
34.SEA• Elijah Arroyo22.5
35.HOUDalton Schultz29.2
36.TENChig Okonkwo26.1
37.JACBrenton Strange24.8
38.SFJake Tonges26.3
39.LVMichael Mayer24.3
40.WASBen Sinnott23.3

—Ian Allan

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