Mason Taylor or Colby Parkinson: Week 6 result

Our Week 6 call

Start Colby Parkinson over Mason Taylor in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Colby Parkinson at 4.1 points and Mason Taylor at 3.8, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.1 fantasy points for Colby Parkinson, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Colby Parkinson is 14 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (13, 13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.8 fantasy points for Mason Taylor, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Mason Taylor is 14 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (13, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Colby Parkinson 0.3 points ahead of Mason Taylor on the market projections.

Injury status

Colby Parkinson is not on the injury report.

Mason Taylor is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Colby Parkinson played 62 percent of LAR snaps, drew 4 percent of the targets, earned 1 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Colby Parkinson, Week 1 against SF: 47 of 61 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Colby Parkinson, Week 2 against NYG: 44 of 62 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Colby Parkinson, Week 3 against DEN: 37 of 86 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Colby Parkinson, Week 5 against BUF: 53 of 82 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Through Week 5, Mason Taylor played 56 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 2 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Mason Taylor, Week 1 against TEN: 44 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for -2 yards.

Mason Taylor, Week 2 against GB: 34 of 74 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Mason Taylor, Week 5 against CLE: 41 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 24 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Colby Parkinson played 15 games for LAR and scored 129.8 PPR points, 8.7 a game, finishing TE17.

He caught 43 of 56 targets for 408 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 20 red zone targets and 137 air yards.

He was on the field for 59 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Mason Taylor played 13 games for NYJ and scored 88.9 PPR points, 6.8 a game, finishing TE32.

He caught 44 of 65 targets for 369 yards and 1 touchdown, with 7 red zone targets and 235 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 6 went

Colby Parkinson scored 14.1 PPR points and Mason Taylor scored 7.3.

The call was right: Colby Parkinson outscored Mason Taylor by 6.8.

Colby Parkinson finished 10.0 points above the 4.1 the market projected.

Colby Parkinson, Week 6 against ARI: 36 of 58 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown, 14.1 PPR points.

Colby Parkinson finished as the week's TE10 in PPR scoring.

Mason Taylor finished 3.6 points above the 3.8 the market projected.

Mason Taylor, Week 6 against NE: 34 of 62 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 33 yards, 7.3 PPR points.

Mason Taylor finished as the week's TE24 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start AJ Barner over Colby Parkinson.
• Start Chig Okonkwo over Colby Parkinson.
• Start Colby Parkinson over Cole Kmet.
• Start Eli Raridon over Mason Taylor.
• Start Noah Gray over Mason Taylor.
• Start Oronde Gadsden over Mason Taylor.