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2026 season · TE · #85 · 2nd season

85Mason Taylor

Age 22 · 6'5" · 251 lb · LSU · Pick 42 overall (2025). Listed TE1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 58% across 6 games.

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Targets
23
3.8 per game
36th of 45
Receptions
17
74% catch rate
T-27th of 45
Yards
136
23 per game
T-37th of 45
Touchdowns
2
6 first downs
T-17th of 45
Target share
13%
14% of air yards
19th of 45
aDOT
8.5
air yards per target
6th of 45
EPA / target
+0.22
+5.0 total
24th of 45
YAC / catch
2.6
45 after the catch
44th of 45
The short version
  • How goodTaylor's +5.0 EPA is 25th of 45 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+8.0, 37th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy4.6 standard points a game, TE23 of 109.6.0 half-PPR points a game, TE24 of 109.7.4 PPR points a game, TE24 of 109.
  • How he's usedHe wins before the catch rather than after it: 33% of his yards come after the catch (league 49%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 5.7 a game over his last three against 3.8 for the season.
  • This weekA middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Chiefs rank 14th vs TE, allowing +0.22 EPA per target to tight ends.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 45 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets16%19th of 45
59th
Depth of targetair yards per target8.56th of 45
88th
After the catchyards per reception2.644th of 45
3rd
Catch ratereceptions per target74%14th of 45
68th
EPA per target+0.2224th of 45
48th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target26%40th of 45
12th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better0%1st of 45
80th
Yards per game22.733rd of 45
28th
Success rate52%26th of 45
43rd
Total EPA+5.025th of 45
46th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Taylor scores 4.6 standard points a game, TE23 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 3.3; 1 boom week (9+) and 4 busts (under 3). This week the Chiefs allow the 5th-most standard points to TEs, 10.9 a game.

Points a game4.6TE23 of 109
Season27.6TE27 · 6 games
Most weeks0.0–3.3his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 49+ · under 3

Taylor scores 6.0 half-PPR points a game, TE24 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.8 and 5.3; 1 boom week (12+) and 4 busts (under 4). This week the Chiefs allow the 5th-most half-PPR points to TEs, 14.4 a game.

Points a game6.0TE24 of 109
Season36.1TE29 · 6 games
Most weeks0.8–5.3his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 412+ · under 4

Taylor scores 7.4 PPR points a game, TE24 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.8 and 7.3; 1 boom week (15+) and 3 busts (under 5). This week the Chiefs allow the 5th-most PPR points to TEs, 17.8 a game.

Points a game7.4TE24 of 109
Season44.6TE29 · 6 games
Most weeks1.8–7.3his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 315+ · under 5
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 45 tight ends

He wins before the catch rather than after it: 33% of his yards come after the catch (league 49%). He rarely moves before the snap: 50% of his targets come with motion (league 59%). His share of the team's targets is 10%: on third down it holds at 11%; inside the 20 it climbs to 18%.

Wins before the catchAfter the catch 33% · 17th pctlStaticMotion 50% · 18th pctlRed-zone guy18% inside the 20 · 10% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
9%
74th
Screensshare of his targets
4%
39th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
26%
53rd
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
33%
17th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
11%
46th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
18%
61st
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
50%
18th
Play actiontargets off play action
29%
56th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

This weekWeek 9 · at ChiefsSun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
The game
KCat Chiefs
Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
KC −9.5 · O/U 46.5
The defense vs TE
14th vs TE
allow +0.22 EPA per target to tight ends, league +0.21
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
vs middle defenses: 3 games, 2.7 targets a game, 14 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 60%

A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Chiefs rank 14th vs TE, allowing +0.22 EPA per target to tight ends. He has averaged 14 yards a game against middle defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season2 seasons
18Games
88Targets
61Receptions
505Yards
3TD
2025 to 2026 · 2 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2025, 369 receiving yards in 13 games. This season's 27.2 a game puts him on pace for 462 over 17, a career high.

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SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2025NYJ13654436918.428.4+0.15
2026NYJ5231713628.027.2+0.22
Career1 tm18886150538.328.1+0.17
Career highsYards 369 · 2025TD 2 · 2026Receptions 44 · 2025
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
TE1 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
0 on 23 targets
Broken tackles
0
Passer rating when targeted
90.1
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    0Braelon AllenRB134646 · 3 TD-3.6
    5Garrett WilsonWR63527 · 3 TD+24.7
    20Breece HallRB61265 · 1 TD-0.3
    16Kenyon SadiqTE28189 · 2 TD-4.6
    15Adonai MitchellWR27265 · 1 TD+19.3
    7Geno SmithQB2346-12.1
    32Isaiah DavisRB21112+1.3
    18Isaiah WilliamsWR18190 · 2 TD+10.2