Jets finally say what fans have been begging to hear about Mason Taylor

The New York Jets have an offense that is starved for playmakers. Beyond Garrett Wilson — and Breece Hall on his best days — there’s very little in the way of explosiveness or true difference-making ability.

That's partially why the team decided to use a second-round pick in this year's draft to select LSU tight end Mason Taylor. The Jets had high expectations for Taylor entering the 2025 season, even given the typical rookie growing pains associated with the tight end position.

Taylor has played a significant role in the Jets' offense over the first three weeks of the season, but the rookie tight end has just six catches and 43 yards to show for it.

On Thursday, Jets head coach Aaron Glenn spoke to reporters and made it clear that the team intends to place a greater emphasis on getting him more involved with the offense moving forward.

"We want to do everything we can to get Mason Taylor more involved. He's a dynamic player for us. He's a guy that we all recognize needs to get the ball more."

Aaron Glenn

Jets admit Mason Taylor 'needs to get the ball more'

The Jets have been waiting for a viable second option in the passing game to emerge behind Wilson this season, and through three weeks, that hasn't happened. In fact, Taylor is actually third on the team in catches behind Wilson (21) and Hall (8).

Taylor's lack of contributions in the passing game hasn't been due to a lack of playing time. The 21-year-old has played nearly 80% of the Jets' offense snaps this season, although he's caught more than one pass in just one game so far.

The more disappointing reality is that Taylor has been used almost exclusively as a check-down target. His only reception of more than 10 yards came on his very first NFL catch — a 20-yard grab back in Week 1.

The Jets did get Taylor a bit more involved in the offense in Week 3, as he hauled in a career-high four passes on six targets, but he finished with just 18 total yards. Of course, a large part of the issue has been the Jets' quarterbacks.

Outside of Justin Fields' excellent Week 1 performance, the Jets have not exactly gotten very good quarterback play this season. Both Fields and Tyrod Taylor have spent the last two weeks missing open receivers, and in some cases, not even pulling the trigger on throws that were there.

On Taylor's backbreaking pick-six this past Sunday, his rookie tight end was wide open over the middle of the field. The opportunities have been there for Mason Taylor to make an impact — the Jets' quarterbacks haven't been able to get him the ball.

It seems clear, though, that Glenn and the Jets want to make a concerted effort to get him more involved moving forward. That should be good news for both Mason Taylor fantasy owners and the Jets' offense as a whole.

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