Who Should I Start? Tyler Conklin or Mason Taylor

Friday, March 21, 10:24 PM

Former New York Jets tight end Tyler Conklin reached an agreement on an undisclosed one-year deal on Friday with the Los Angeles Chargers, according to his agent, Mike McCartney. Conklin heads to the AFC West after spending the last three years with the Jets, where he had 170 catches on 246 targets for 1,622 yards and seven touchdowns in 50 games (43 starts). While the 29-year-old did have a career-high four touchdowns in 16 games (15 starts) last year, he had just 51 catches and 449 yards (his lowest total since 2020) on 72 targets. The former fifth-round selection (157th overall) by the Minnesota Vikings in 2018 out of Central Michigan has the opportunity to be the Chargers' top pass-catching tight end in 2025, but he'll also be sharing playing time with Will Dissly. Dissly had a very similar 50-481-2 line to Conklin a year ago in L.A. Expect Conklin to be a touchdown-dependent TE2 in fantasy in his new home.

Saturday, September 27, 7:16 PM

New York Jets tight end Mason Taylor will get another opportunity in Week 4 to seize a larger role in his team's offense when they square off with the hosting Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football. The rookie is far and away the team's leader in snaps at tight end, and he finally saw a solid target figure in Week 3 (six). However, that was with Tyrod Taylor manning the helm. Justin Fields will return to the team in Week 4, meaning New York could choose to dial back the pass attempts as they had before his departure in their loss to the Bills. That said, the LSU product ranks third on the Jets in terms of targets (nine), and he's undoubtedly still adjusting to the professional level of competition. Taylor will be difficult to trust for fantasy until he strings together a few weeks of steady output. He'll be one to monitor for now, though, if not for nothing else than New York's dearth at the skill positions. The 21-year-old is RotoBaller's PPR TE31 for Monday's matchup.