The fantasy football landscape shifts each week, bringing fresh opportunities and unexpected challenges that separate the prepared from the pretenders. Savvy managers know that last week’s performance tells only part of the story, and diving deeper into the underlying metrics reveals the accurate picture.
This week presents some intriguing decisions. Here’s insight about key New York Jets players heading into their matchup with the Atlanta Falcons to help you craft a winning lineup.
Tyrod Taylor, QB
All things considered, 7.9 yards per pass with a touchdown and 19 rushing yards in Baltimore is about as good as anyone could have reasonably expected entering this game.
Tyrod Taylor was ordinary on a team with less than ordinary talent. With no one on a bye this week, there’s no need to go this deep, even in Superflex situations, but there are four teams on a bye next week. New York welcomes Miami for that week, and if Taylor plays the way he did over the weekend this weekend, he’ll be worthy of a look in those more exotic formats in Week 14.
Breece Hall, RB
It’s Breece Hall or bust in New York these days. He accounted for 80% of their running back carries in Baltimore on Sunday and 33.8% of their total receiving yards.
Those are usage rates that mirror that one kid in high school who is clearly better than everyone, and to be honest, I’m not sure this situation is much different on that front.
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Not for the Jets, at least. In the high school example, that kid is usually too good for the competition as a whole and capable of single-handedly lifting the team to high levels of success. The NFL doesn’t work that way, but this role is too good to sit on.
There’s no need to roster anyone else on this roster, but you can start Hall with a level of confidence, given his versatility and lack of competition for work.
Garrett Wilson, WR
News broke earlier this month that Garrett Wilson was placed on IR with a knee injury that was expected to keep him out of multiple games upon initial diagnosis.
Given the direction of this season, it’s reasonable to think that we’ve seen the last of New York’s WR1 this season. That hasn’t been reported, and until it is, you’re holding. The required four-game absence means that Wilson can return for Week 15’s game in Jacksonville, a matchup I’d be fine with targeting, and a New Orleans matchup the following week would also be interesting.
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But I’m not counting on it.
This is a floundering team that isn’t exactly motivated to compete. This passing game is broken, but with Wilson under contract through the 2030 season, he’s their primary path to digging out. The Jets need to figure out the quarterback position, but they have a building block in their top receiver and will want to enter 2026 with him at full strength instead of putting him in harm’s way this winter.
Mason Taylor, TE
Mason Taylor pretty clearly has a role and is someone I’m watching for 2026 (27 of their 32 routes belonged to him last week), but this offense needs to be avoided like the plague when it comes to pass catchers, no matter who is under center.
Use the final month of this year scouting Taylor: he was a second-round pick in April and has some juice. That’s the type of profile I want to be early on, but not this early. The rest of the 2025 season is a lost cause: I’ve got my eyes on 2026 if this offense can get even slightly below average play under center.