Should I drop Mason Taylor for Colby Parkinson?

Not on these numbers alone. Mason Taylor projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.4 a game over 10 games) and Colby Parkinson 53 (5.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Mason Taylor over Colby Parkinson, 6.1 to 6.0 projected PPR points.

Start Mason Taylor or Colby Parkinson? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 9:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Mason Taylor over Colby Parkinson

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Mason Taylor

TE · NYJ · vs MIA

Market projects: 6.1; fantasy pts
MIA D vs TE: 19.8; 4th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 83 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 56%; Through Week 6
Target share: 10%; Through Week 6

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Colby Parkinson

TE · LAR · at LV

Market projects: 6.0; fantasy pts
LV D vs TE: 17.7; 7th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 62%; Through Week 6
Target share: 7%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Colby Parkinson for Mason Taylor?

Not on these numbers alone. Colby Parkinson projects 53 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.3 a game over 10 games) and Mason Taylor 54 (5.4 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Mason Taylor over Colby Parkinson, 6.1 to 6.0 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Mason Taylor over Colby Parkinson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Mason Taylor at 6.1 points and Colby Parkinson at 6.0, a gap of 0.1. 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 6.1 fantasy points for Mason Taylor, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Mason Taylor is 24 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (11, 8 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.0 fantasy points for Colby Parkinson, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Colby Parkinson is 22 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (13, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Mason Taylor 0.1 points ahead of Colby Parkinson on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Mason Taylor and NYJ host MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 4th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 76 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against MIA.

Colby Parkinson and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 17.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 54 yards and a touchdown a game against LV.

By points allowed to the position, Mason Taylor has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Mason Taylor is not on the injury report.

Colby Parkinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Mason Taylor played 56 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 4 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.

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

Through Week 6, Colby Parkinson played 62 percent of LAR snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 2 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Colby Parkinson for Mason Taylor?
Not on these numbers alone. Colby Parkinson projects 53 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.3 a game over 10 games) and Mason Taylor 54 (5.4 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Mason Taylor over Colby Parkinson, 6.1 to 6.0 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Mason Taylor for Colby Parkinson?
Not on these numbers alone. Mason Taylor projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.4 a game over 10 games) and Colby Parkinson 53 (5.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Mason Taylor over Colby Parkinson, 6.1 to 6.0 projected PPR points.