Sit Mason Taylor in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 4.7 projected points lands 2.3 under the TE starter line.
- Projection
- 4.7 pts
- TE rank
- #24
- Matchup
- vs LV
Mason Taylor's fantasy role in Week 8
Mason Taylor goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a deep-league TE flyer for the NYJ. He is rostered in 4% of leagues and actually started in 2% of them, and we rank him TE24 on our own weekly board at 4.7 projected points.
Interest is climbing — roster rates moved up about 4% over the last week, which usually means managers are reacting to a bigger snap or target share.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 8 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs LV. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 1 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting TE baseline of 7 points, his 4.7-point projection is 2.3 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Mason Taylor in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 4.7 projected points lands 2.3 under the TE starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another TE, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Mason Taylor (NYJ TE), our TE24 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs LV, projecting 4.7 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally wants fireworks, and 2.3 points below a typical starter isn't fireworks. Nothing in the projection defends him — 33% below positional par is a bench line for me. The vs LV draw matters here — home snaps against LV shape how often he's asked to do something. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Mason Taylor (NYJ TE), our TE24 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs LV, projecting 4.7 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 2.3 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. He grades 33% below the average weekly TE number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. LV is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.