ANew York Jets player is now in the spotlight.
ESPN’s Rich Cimini asked head coach Aaron Glenn at the Annual League Meetings if there is a player on the team who is flying under the radar to the public, but that he expects to take a major leap.
“I don’t think he is flying under the radar, but I’m really looking forward to what Mason [Taylor] does this year. I think Mason is going to have a hell of a year, I really do. There are some things we talked about, there are things I talked to his dad about when we were in Miami working those guys out [at the Pro Day],” Glenn explained.
Mason’s father, Jason Taylor, is a Pro Football Hall of Famer who is the defensive line coach at the University of Miami.
“You’re going to see him take another step. So I’m excited about that player,” Glenn said. “If you ask me for one person [who could pop], like that’s a guy, I think he’s going to take another step.”
AG Taylor Anecdote
A reporter followed up by asking coach Glenn what makes him say those things about Taylor?
“Well, our conversation at the end of the year, exit interviews, that was one of the realest conversations that I’ve had — and for a rookie too. I tell you guys that I evaluate myself, and he heard that. He said, ‘Coach, just like you said that you evaluate yourself, like, I’m evaluating myself too. Here are some things that I know I have to work on. Here are some things that you need to hold me accountable for.’ Which he knows I will. ‘So I can take the next step,’” Taylor said, according to Glenn.
“Again, that was a real conversation. He was very adamant about the things that he wanted to get better at. So, again, another player with a chip on his shoulder. I feel like he understands what he needs to get better at and how he is going to go about doing it,” Glenn added.
Taylor Is Flying Under the Radar
Coach may not want to say it, but Taylor is flying under the radar.
The former LSU product was the No. 42 overall pick in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft. There was a lot of hype that he could be the guy for the Jets at tight end after so many years without a good one.
Taylor had a solid rookie season. He finished with 44 receptions for 369 receiving yards and one touchdown.
The numbers won’t overwhelm you, and Taylor was on the shelf for the final four games of the season with a neck injury. People have forgotten about Taylor in the Jets’ offense.
When you bring up the playmakers, the first two names that come to mind are wide receiver Garrett Wilson and running back Breece Hall.
There have been recent rumblings connecting the Jets to the top tight end prospect in the 2026 NFL draft: Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq.
Taylor has been overlooked by the general public, but it doesn’t sound like that’s the case inside the building.
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