Injury alert

Out — thumb injury

Practice: Did not practice — thumb injury

Updated Fri 11:19 AM ET · Est. return Oct 11 · Source: ESPN injury report · Practice: NFL official injury report, week 4 (via nflverse)

Is Mason Taylor playing this week?

Out

Mason Taylor is listed as Out for the week 4 game at the Chicago Bears (thumb injury). Out means not expected to play.

Estimated return: Oct 11.

Official practice report (week 4): Did not practice, thumb injury.

Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.

Checked Oct 3, 7:48 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.

From the beat

What reporters are saying about him, last 3 days.

  • Out for Sunday: RB Breece Hall, WR Adonai Mitchell, TE Mason Taylor and LG Dylan Parham. Almost half the offense. LB Kiko Mauigoa also ruled out. #Jets

    Rich Cimini @RichCimini · 1d ago · View on X

  • Jets players ruled out for Week 4: Breece Hall (quad) Adonai Mitchell (finger) Mason Taylor (thumb)

    Underdog NFL @UnderdogNFL · 1d ago · View on X

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Fantasy football · Week 4

Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank

Scoring:
PPRHalf PPRStandard
OUTOUTLow confidence

Ruled out — find a replacement.

Why we say out

  • Out — thumb injury.
  • Averaging 3 targets a game.
  • Played 66% of the offense's snaps last game.
  • No. 2 TE on the depth chart.

Projected points

0.0

Likely range 0–0: the middle half of outcomes

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Recent form

W1

Dashed line: the usual 3.0 a game

This week's matchup

Expected team score
~20 pts
Vegas line
NYJ underdogs by 3.5
Game total
43.5
CHI vs TEs
20% fewer points
Last game snaps
66%

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Age

22

Height

6'5"

Weight

251 lb

College

LSU

Experience

1 season

Draft

2025 · Pick #42 (NYJ)

Status

ACT

Grade Breakdown

What do these mean?

EPA / play

-0.794

Success rate

0%

WPA (sum)

-0.05

Opponent adj.

0.002

Plays graded

3

2026 Season Totals

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TgtRecYdsTDFantasySnapsSnap%ST%Grade
2 games32-201.87856%18%0.1

Game log

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GameTgtRecYdsTDFantasySnapsSnap%ST%Grade
Wk 1 · TEN32-201.84466%11%4.2