Start Eli Raridon or Mason Taylor? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Mason Taylor over Eli Raridon in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Mason Taylor at 5.2 points and Eli Raridon at 5.0, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Mason Taylor this week yet, so his 5.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (3.8, 5.5 and 6.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Eli Raridon this week yet, so his 5.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (4.0, 4.2 and 6.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Mason Taylor yet. His market-based projections were 3.8, 5.5 and 6.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 5.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Eli Raridon yet. His market-based projections were 4.0, 4.2 and 6.8 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 5.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Eli Raridon is 0.3 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Mason Taylor 0.2 points ahead of Eli Raridon on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Mason Taylor and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

KC allowed 17.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 5th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 66 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against KC.

Eli Raridon and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 9.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 35 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against GB.

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

Injury status

Mason Taylor is not on the injury report.

Eli Raridon is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Mason Taylor played 58 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Mason Taylor, Week 7 against MIA: 37 of 59 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Mason Taylor, Week 8 against LV: 39 of 64 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Through Week 8, Eli Raridon played 56 percent of NE snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Eli Raridon, Week 5 against LV: 43 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 57 yards.

Eli Raridon, Week 6 against NYJ: 39 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Eli Raridon, Week 7 against CHI: 29 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 56 yards, 1 touchdown.

Eli Raridon, Week 8 against MIA: 55 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

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.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start AJ Barner over Mason Taylor.
• Start Charlie Kolar over Mason Taylor.
• Start Chig Okonkwo over Mason Taylor.
• Start AJ Barner over Eli Raridon.
• Start Charlie Kolar over Eli Raridon.
• Start Eli Raridon over Colby Parkinson.