The Jets picked tight end Mason Taylor out of LSU in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Taylor’s success in early Jets practices has been one of the talks of training camp. How much will translate to the field when the games begin for real? Nobody can say at this point.

A better question might be this. What statistics would suggest Taylor is a successful career trajectory.

I decided to take a look at tight ends drafted in the second round since 2010. Of the 28 players, 10 of them have put up an average 30 receiving yards per game or more in their respective careers. All in all, using a pick on a second round ticket gives you around a 1 in 3 chance at finding a 500 yard pass catcher at tight end.

But that’s a longer term discussion. How much should we want Taylor to produce as a roo

See Full Page