Start Mason Taylor or Noah Fant? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 5:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Mason Taylor over Noah Fant

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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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Noah Fant

TE · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 3.5; fantasy pts
PIT D vs TE: 11.7; 14th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 30 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 52%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Noah Fant for Mason Taylor?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Mason Taylor projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.4 a game over 10 games), Noah Fant 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Mason Taylor over Noah Fant, 6.1 to 3.5 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Mason Taylor over Noah Fant in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Mason Taylor at 6.1 points and Noah Fant at 3.5, a gap of 2.6.

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 3.5 fantasy points for Noah Fant, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Noah Fant is 12 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (13, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Mason Taylor 2.6 points ahead of Noah Fant 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.

Noah Fant and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 11.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 46 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against PIT.

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

Injury status

Mason Taylor is not on the injury report.

Noah Fant 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, Noah Fant played 52 percent of NO snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Noah Fant, Week 2 against BAL: 30 of 68 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Noah Fant, Week 3 against LV: 42 of 74 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 33 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Noah Fant, Week 5 against MIN: 30 of 45 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Noah Fant, Week 6 against NYG: 42 of 72 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 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.

In 2025, Noah Fant played 15 games for CIN and scored 74.8 PPR points, 5.0 a game, finishing TE37.

He caught 34 of 41 targets for 288 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 114 air yards.

He was on the field for 39 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 Noah Fant for Mason Taylor?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Mason Taylor projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.4 a game over 10 games), Noah Fant 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Mason Taylor over Noah Fant, 6.1 to 3.5 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Mason Taylor for Noah Fant?
No. Keep Mason Taylor: he projects 54 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.4 a game over 10 games), Noah Fant 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Mason Taylor over Noah Fant, 6.1 to 3.5 projected PPR points.