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New York Jets rookie tight end Mason Taylor and offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand.
What will Tanner Engstrand’s offense look like for the New York Jets in 2025?
Not many of us know, considering this is Engstrand’s first opportunity running an offense as the primary play-caller at the NFL level. Rookie tight end Mason Taylor gave us a sneak peek of one major component.
“You can tell by the way we install stuff and go out there on the practice field that the tight ends are definitely going to be used,” Taylor confidently told Jets team reporter Caroline Hendershot.
“We love it, all of our tight ends love it. We all have aspects in kind of different ways we come and impact the game, so I think Tanner does a great job of putting us in positions to be successful, and that’s the biggest thing,” Taylor added.
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Time for a Fresh Start for Jets Tight Ends in 2025
The tight end position being a primary focus of the offense would be a welcome change for the green and white.
“Since 2012, they have recorded a league-low 489 receptions by tight ends,” ESPN’s Rich Cimini wrote on March 28, 2022.
While that fun fact is three years old, the production hasn’t gotten much better since.
Last year, only one Jets tight end cracked the top seven in receiving yards on the team. That was Tyler Conklin, who finished with 449 receiving yards. Conklin’s 449 receiving yards ranked 27th in the NFL for the tight end position when compared to the rest of the league.
Taylor Has a Great Chance to Make Noise This Season
Rookie tight ends struggle to produce early.
According to ESPN’s Jamison Hensley, between 2003 and 2018, only two rookie tight ends “have produced more than 600 yards receiving. The Giants’ Evan Engram totaled 722 yards receiving [in 2017], and John Carlson recorded 627 with the Seahawks in 2008.”
Taylor has a chance to disrupt that pattern in 2025.
Engstrand’s offense utilizing the tight end position can only help. Plus, there is little to no competition at TE for the Jets beyond Taylor.
The other key is the new QB1 on 1 Jets Drive, Justin Fields.
“Fields has an 87.7 QBR when targeting tight ends over the last two seasons, per ESPN Research. Only Lamar Jackson (93.9) and Brock Purdy (92.4) have a higher QBR in that span (minimum: 20 games played),” ESPN’s Rich Cimini revealed.
Let’s recap: the Jets offense is going to use tight ends, Fields likes throwing to that position, and the Jets offense lacks a true No. 2 pass catcher beyond Garrett Wilson.
That sounds like a magical recipe for a Taylor breakout season as a rookie.
“The tight end bar wasn’t that high before the addition of Taylor, suggesting a starting job in his rookie season. Justin Fields looked for Cole Kmet as his second receiving option in 2022 (50/544/7) and 2023 (73/719/6), which should give the Jets’ rookie tight end a reasonable TE2 floor in 2025,” Shawn Childs of “Fantasy Sports on SI” wrote.
Paul Esden Jr. covers the New York Jets for Heavy.com. A New York native, he co-hosts a morning show, “The Manchild Show with Boy Green Digital.” Before joining Heavy in 2021, Esden Jr. covered both national and New York sports for FanSided, Elite Sports NY, and The Score 1260. More about Paul Esden Jr.
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