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Son of Dolphins Legend Declares for NFL Draft

Mason Taylor of LSU is considering one of the best tight end prospects

Alain Poupart

LSU Tigers tight end Mason Taylor (86) runs after a catch against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the first half at Tiger Stadium.
LSU Tigers tight end Mason Taylor (86) runs after a catch against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the first half at Tiger Stadium. / Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
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How time flies!

It seems like it wasn't that long ago that Jason Taylor was wrapping up his Hall of Fame career with the Miami Dolphins, and now his son is heading to the NFL.

Mason Taylor, a tight end at LSU, announced Thursday he was declaring for the 2025 NFL draft.

Taylor just finished his third regular season at LSU, catching 55 passes for 546 yards and two touchdowns while helping the Tigers finish with an 8-4 record.

Mason Taylor is currently projected by ESPN as the third-best tight end prospect in the draft and as the 75th overall prospect, which would make him a third-round prospect.

As Dolphins fans should know, Jason Taylor was a third-round pick out of Akron in the 1997 draft before putting together his Hall of Fame career highlighted by his three stints with Miami — 1997-2007, 2009, 2011.

Jason Taylor, who is now the defensive line coach at the University of Miami, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017 in his first year of eligibility.

Another son of a former Dolphins player also has attracted a lot of attention as a college football star, that being Oronde Gadsden II.

The son of the former wide receiver of the same name, the younger Gadsden earned All-ACC honors this season while starring for Syracuse. Gadsden had 69 catches for 860 yards and five touchdowns.

He also projects as a big-time NFL prospect even though he's a bit of a wide receiver/tight end tweener at 6-5, 210.

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Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of Miami Dolphins On SI and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press and the Dolphins team website. In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books, such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.

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