
Tight end, LSU, 2022–24
Mason Taylor
- Number
- No. 86
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 253 lb
- Class (2024)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Plantation, FL
- Born
- May 8, 2004, in Florida
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Mason Taylor played tight end at LSU (2022–24). The New York Jets took Taylor in round 2, No. 42 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8catches, career highvs. UCLA, 202488receiving yards, career hightwice; last vs. Wisconsin, 2023Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | LSU | 45 | 0.69 | 47th (n=683) | 0.71 | 31.0 | 5% |
| 2023 | LSU | 46 | 0.40 | 9th (n=681) | 0.80 | 18.5 | 6% |
| 2024 | LSU | 70 | 0.59 | 12th (n=581) | 0.92 | 41.6 | 8% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2024 LSU 12 games, 55 catches, 546 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 20–27 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 44–21 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 36–33 | 6 | 58 | 1 | 20 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 34–17 | 8 | 77 | 0 | 33 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 42–10 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 30 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 29–26 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 34–10 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 23–38 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 15 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 13–42 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 26 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 16–27 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 24–17 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 37–17 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 15 |
2023 LSU 12 games, 36 catches, 348 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 24–45 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 72–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 34–31 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 20 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 49–55 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 49–39 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 48–18 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 62–0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 28–42 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 52–35 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 56–14 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 42–30 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 35–31 | 7 | 88 | 0 | 25 |
2022 LSU 14 games, 38 catches, 414 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | L 23–24 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 65–17 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 31–16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 38–0 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 21–17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 13–40 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 15 | at | W 45–35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 45–20 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 38 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 32–31 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 15 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 13–10 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 41–10 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 23–38 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Dec 3 | vs. | L 30–50 | 6 | 63 | 0 | 27 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 63–7 | 5 | 88 | 1 | 32 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–19).
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅛″ | |
| Weight | 251 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¼″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 78¾″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 sW | |
| Bench press | 28 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.06 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.52 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 15 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New York Jets | 13 | 44 | 369 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | New York Jets | 2 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| NFL career | 15 | 49 | 391 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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