Mason Taylor or Oronde Gadsden: Week 6 result

Our Week 6 call

Start Oronde Gadsden over Mason Taylor in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Oronde Gadsden at 3.8 points and Mason Taylor at 3.8, a gap of 0.0. 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 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).

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

The market-based projection for Oronde Gadsden is 15 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (13, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Oronde Gadsden 0.0 points ahead of Mason Taylor on the market projections.

Injury status

Mason Taylor is not on the injury report.

Oronde Gadsden is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

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.

Through Week 5, Oronde Gadsden played 48 percent of LAC snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Oronde Gadsden, Week 2 against LV: 30 of 68 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Oronde Gadsden, Week 3 against BUF: 39 of 69 snaps, 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Oronde Gadsden, Week 4 against SEA: 39 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 36 yards.

Oronde Gadsden, Week 5 against DEN: 39 of 67 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, Oronde Gadsden played 15 games for LAC and scored 131.4 PPR points, 8.8 a game, finishing TE15.

He caught 49 of 69 targets for 664 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 443 air yards.

He was on the field for 63 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 6 went

Oronde Gadsden scored 4.7 PPR points and Mason Taylor scored 7.3.

The call was wrong: Mason Taylor outscored Oronde Gadsden by 2.6.

Oronde Gadsden finished 0.9 points above the 3.8 the market projected.

Oronde Gadsden, Week 6 against KC: 33 of 68 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards, 4.7 PPR points.

Oronde Gadsden finished as the week's TE28 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 Colby Parkinson over Mason Taylor.
• Start Eli Raridon over Mason Taylor.
• Start Noah Gray over Mason Taylor.
• Start Oronde Gadsden over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Oronde Gadsden.
• Start Cade Otton over Oronde Gadsden.