Jets tight end Mason Taylor will miss Week 3 and is week-to-week with an injury after missing practices early in the week as he nurses an injured thumb.
Mason’s absence opens up signifiant tight end snap share for Kenyon Sadiq. He steps into an expanded role as the Jets head to face the Detroit Lions in what could be an under-the-radar shootout.
New York Jets tight end Mason Taylor (thumb), who suffered ...
New York Jets tight end Mason Taylor enters a Week 1 matchup...
New York Jets tight end Mason Taylor showed flashes of ...
After initially being labeled as a week-to-week injury, Jets rookie WR Omar Cooper Jr.’s ankle injury has now landed him on IR. This likely means a high ankle sprain so the Jets made the decision to free up a spot on the 53-man roster by placing Cooper on IR.
This further entrenches Adonai Mitchell as the Jets’ WR2 and will give additional opportunities to Isaiah Williams for at least the next month. It could also lead to more 12-personnel with rookie TE Kenyon Sadiq and 2nd-year TE Mason Taylor on the field more. Fantasy football managers will need to wait and see how long this will keep Cooper shelved.
Frank Reich plans a deliberate ramp-up for Kenyon Sadiq, curbing immediate redraft viability out of the gate. The first-round selection brings an elite physical profile to the tight end position, backed by a 100th-percentile 40-yard dash (4.39) and a 127.4 (100th-percentile) Speed Score.
While a stash makes sense in deep redraft formats, Sadiq remains primarily a high-ceiling target in dynasty leagues until his route participation expands. Sadiq is falling fast on PlayerProfiler’s 2026 redraft rankings, and Mason Taylor is conversely rising.
After averaging just 12.7 Fantasy Points Per Game for a dysfunctional Raiders offense in 2025, Geno Smith is pushing the ball downfield in Jets camp to stretch secondary coverages and open underneath passing lanes. As a consequence, New York tight ends and rookie wideout Omar Cooper Jr.—equipped with a 26.4% College Dominator Rating and a 21.3% College Target Share—are soaking up the underneath looks.
If Smith channels his 2024 Seattle form where he registered a 70.4% Completion Percentage, both New York’s deep threats and mid-range route runners will be afforded increased PPR volume stability. Smith has been the best-value QB to stack in fantasy football best ball formats this summer.
First-round pick (No. 16 overall) Kenyon Sadiq hit a snag in his recovery from offseason hernia surgery. Head coach Aaron Glenn expects him back for Week 1, but fantasy managers must track his training camp reps. Mason Taylor sits atop the depth chart for now after posting 44 receptions on 65 targets as a rookie.
Missed practice time will impact Sadiq’s early-season production and continue to push him down draft boards in both fantasy football best ball and redraft formats.
It is not great to hear a minor hernia procedure is forcing Kenyon Sadiq to miss spring reps. He will have no problem seizing the Y/move tight end role when healthy after posting a 21.7-percent (79th-percentile) College Dominator Rating at Oregon and blew up the Combine with a historic 4.39-second 40-yard dash.
While he starts his career splitting reps with Mason Taylor—who earned an 18.8-percent Target Share as a rookie—Sadiq remains a high-upside TE2 value as the New York Jets drafted a certified freak at No. 16 overall. Missing camp may delay his breakout by a couple weeks, but Sadiq is a smart fantasy pick, especially in dynasty leagues.
