Start Jake Ferguson or Mason Taylor? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Mason Taylor over Jake Ferguson in Week 10.

Jake Ferguson is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Mason Taylor.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Mason Taylor yet. His market-based projections were 5.5, 6.3 and 7.3 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 6.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

No Week 10 player market is posted for Jake Ferguson yet. His market-based projections were 6.1, 5.1 and 5.6 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 5.6, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Mason Taylor 0.7 points ahead of Jake Ferguson on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

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

BUF allowed 14.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 71 yards and 0.1 touchdowns a game against BUF.

Jake Ferguson and DAL host SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SF allowed 13.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 57 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against SF.

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

Injury status

Mason Taylor is not on the injury report.

Jake Ferguson is listed as out with a knee injury.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Mason Taylor played 59 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Mason Taylor, Week 9 against KC: 40 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Through Week 9, Jake Ferguson played 55 percent of DAL snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Jake Ferguson, Week 6 against GB: 42 of 78 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Jake Ferguson, Week 7 against PHI: 38 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jake Ferguson, Week 8 against ARI: 4 of 74 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jake Ferguson, Week 9 against IND: 27 of 79 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 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, Jake Ferguson played 17 games for DAL and scored 188.1 PPR points, 11.1 a game, finishing TE5.

He caught 82 of 102 targets for 600 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 23 red zone targets and 293 air yards.

He was on the field for 67 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start AJ Barner over Mason Taylor.
• Start Colby Parkinson over Mason Taylor.
• Start Darnell Washington over Mason Taylor.
• Start Darren Waller over Jake Ferguson.
• Start Eli Raridon over Jake Ferguson.