Sadiq remains in concussion protocol

Active for the first time since Week 2, Taylor caught the second most balls on the team as Kenyon Sadiq departed with a third quarter concussion. Those are awful developments for Sadiq managers, but almost certainly not enough to create TE2 value for Taylor, even if Sadiq misses Week 6 against the Patriots.

To make matters worse, Sadiq suffered the injury in the process of losing a fumble. Targeted on a 3rd-and-9 near the goal line in the third quarter, Sadiq was short of the first down and got “Peanut punched” for the giveaway. With neither side getting anything going in rainy New Jersey conditions, Sadiq had just two receptions for three yards before going down, getting out-produced by a returning Mason Taylor in the process. Now highly questionable for Week 6 against the Patriots, Sadiq will not be on the streamer radar if given the go-ahead.

Taylor’s return could be problematic for rookie TE Kenyon Sadiq. Sadiq posted a 7/105/1 receiving line two weeks ago before goose-egging last week. Taylor is not a serious receiving threat, but he can eat into Sadiq’s snap share. Sadiq likely remains a viable TE1, but his volatility just increased a tad.

A week after breaking out with 105 yards on seven catches against Detroit, Sadiq came up empty. He ran a route on 12 of the Jets’ 20 drop backs on a miserably low volume day for the New York offense. Sadiq split routes with Jeremy Ruckert, a less-than-bullish sign for the rookie’s involvement in the Jets offense moving forward. Sadiq will have some streaming appeal in Week 5 against the Browns if Mason Taylor remains sidelined.

He did get in another limited session today, his third in a row, which would suggest he has a strong chance of playing. Sadiq will get a rankings boost with Breece Hall, Adonai Mitchell, and Mason Taylor all ruled out. He’s a fringe TE1, but one with an extremely high ceiling after last week’s 7/105/1 line.

Hall was initially mentioned as being week-to-week when he was diagnosed with his quad injury, so he was never really considered a candidate to play in Week 4 despite the team waiting until the end of the week to rule him out. With Hall out, the Jets will look to Braelon Allen to handle most of the backfield duties. Allen will profile as a solid RB2 candidate with a chance for more upside in what could be a high-volume day against the Bears. In addition to Hall, the Jets also ruled out OG Dylan Parham (knee), TE Mason Taylor (thumb), and LB Kiko Mauigoa (quad) for Week 4.

It seems like he’ll be trending towards playing in Week 4, though it would be nice to see a full session on Friday. Sadiq isn’t necessarily a must-play TE1, but with Adonai Mitchell and Mason Taylor trending towards not playing, the circumstances that created his 105-yard explosion in Week 3 are certainly in place for Week 4.

Taylor was sidelined all of last week and, so far, all of this week with the thumb injury. He’d need to mount a major comeback on Friday to get on to the questionable line.

We don’t know exactly what the issue is yet, but Sadiq hit the ground hard on his diving touchdown grab versus the Lions. He was slow to get up and grabbed his abdomen before slowly walking off the field. Sadiq eventually returned and was highly productive during the second half, so it doesn’t appear to be a major concern for Week 4. He is on the TE1/2 borderline, with both Mason Taylor and Adonai Mitchell looking unlikely to suit up this week.

Taylor missed Week 3 with the thumb issue and is currently considered week-to-week. A DNP today puts him on the wrong side of questionable for Week 4. Assuming he is out, Kenyon Sadiq, coming off a breakout performance versus the Lions, will be in line for a larger role once again.