Mason Taylor at LSU
Photo: Tammy Anthony Baker from Louisiana, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
546
Receiving yards, 2024 (LSU, 9–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 42
Round 2, 2025 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. UCLA, 202488receiving yards, career hightwice; last vs. Wisconsin, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022LSU3841410.9338
2023LSU363489.7125
2024LSU555469.9233
Career1291,30810.1638

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022LSU86TEFr.
2023LSU86TESo.
2024LSU86TEJr.6′6″253

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022LSU450.6947th (n=683)0.7131.05%
2023LSU460.409th (n=681)0.8018.56%
2024LSU700.5912th (n=581)0.9241.68%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.USCL 20–⁠27762015
Sep 7vs.NichollsW 44–⁠21440017
Sep 14atSouth CarolinaW 36–⁠33658120
Sep 21vs.UCLAW 34–⁠17877033
Sep 28vs.South AlabamaW 42–⁠10343030
Oct 12vs.Ole MissW 29–⁠26543019
Oct 19atArkansasW 34–⁠10325013
Oct 26atTexas A&ML 23–⁠38321115
Nov 9vs.AlabamaL 13–⁠42450026
Nov 16atFloridaL 16–⁠27659020
Nov 23vs.VanderbiltW 24–⁠17340024
Nov 30vs.OklahomaW 37–⁠17328015
2023 LSU 12 games, 36 catches, 348 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Florida StateL 24–⁠45439015
Sep 9vs.GramblingW 72–⁠101000
Sep 23vs.ArkansasW 34–⁠31333020
Sep 30atOle MissL 49–⁠55561022
Oct 7atMissouriW 49–⁠3942719
Oct 14vs.AuburnW 48–⁠1821809
Oct 21vs.ArmyW 62–⁠0111011
Nov 4atAlabamaL 28–⁠42319011
Nov 11vs.FloridaW 52–⁠35118018
Nov 18vs.Georgia StateW 56–⁠14325011
Nov 25vs.Texas A&MW 42–⁠302906
Jan 1 ✦vs.WisconsinW 35–⁠31788025
2022 LSU 14 games, 38 catches, 414 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.Florida StateL 23–⁠24434017
Sep 10vs.SouthernW 65–⁠17113013
Sep 17vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠16111011
Sep 24vs.New MexicoW 38–⁠0434017
Oct 1atAuburnW 21–⁠1731406
Oct 8vs.TennesseeL 13–⁠40222017
Oct 15atFloridaW 45–⁠351606
Oct 22vs.Ole MissW 45–⁠20344138
Nov 5vs.AlabamaW 32–⁠31336115
Nov 12atArkansasW 13–⁠10––––
Nov 19vs.UABW 41–⁠10339015
Nov 26atTexas A&ML 23–⁠3821006
Dec 3vs.GeorgiaL 30–⁠50663027
Jan 2 ✦vs.PurdueW 63–⁠7588132

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).

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height6′5⅛″
Weight251 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size10″
Wingspan78¾″
40-yard dash4.65 sW
10-yard split1.64 sW
Bench press28 repsW
3-cone drill7.06 sW
20-yard shuttle4.52 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2025New York Jets13443691
2026 (so far)New York Jets25220
NFL career15493911

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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