{"id":625442,"date":"2026-03-01T21:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T21:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/625442\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T21:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T21:52:11","slug":"no-49-michael-trigg-te","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/625442\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 49, Michael Trigg (TE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The next <a href=\"https:\/\/jetsxfactor.com\/info\/draft\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/jetsxfactor.com\/info\/draft\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NFL draft<\/a> prospect on our New York Jets\u2019 top 50 draft prospect roster fits series takes us to the tight end position, where Baylor\u2019s Michael Trigg offers mouthwatering possibilities in the offense.<\/p>\n<p>Clocking in at No. 50 was <a href=\"https:\/\/jetsxfactor.com\/2026\/02\/28\/jets-top-50-fits-2026-nfl-draft-colton-hood\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/jetsxfactor.com\/2026\/02\/28\/jets-top-50-fits-2026-nfl-draft-colton-hood\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tennessee cornerback Colton Hood<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Trigg (TE \u2013 Baylor)<\/p>\n<p>2026 combine results:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height \u2013 6-foot-4<\/li>\n<li>Weight \u2013 240 pounds<\/li>\n<li>Arm \u2013 32.25 inches<\/li>\n<li>Wingspan \u2013 84.375 inches<\/li>\n<li>Hand \u2013 10.5 inches<\/li>\n<li>40-yard dash \u2013 N\/A<\/li>\n<li>10-yard split \u2013 N\/A<\/li>\n<li>Vertical \u2013 N\/A<\/li>\n<li>Broad jump \u2013 N\/A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2025 statistical overview:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Receptions \u2013 50<\/li>\n<li>Yards \u2013 694<\/li>\n<li>Touchdowns \u2013 6<\/li>\n<li>Dropped Pass Rate \u2013 12%<\/li>\n<li>First Downs \u2013 31<\/li>\n<li>Forced Missed Tackles \u2013 17<\/li>\n<li>aDOT \u2013 11.3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meat and potatoes<\/p>\n<p>Positives<\/p>\n<p>Michael Trigg is a rare combination of downfield vigor and tackle-breaking ability.\u00a0He is an exceptionally smooth route runner with great body control and coordination.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It allows him to often adjust to off-line throws.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Trigg can also release quickly from the line of scrimmage in various ways, can cover ground quickly with his long strides, and sell routes to create separation using elite-level footwork.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A true menace with the ball in his hand in 2025, he was extremely difficult to tackle after receiving the ball, forcing 17 missed tackles that season.<\/p>\n<p>Trigg has positional flexibility \u2014 over his 5-year collegiate career, he has lined up inline as the Y, out of the backfield\/on the wing as an H-Back, flexed out as the F, or split wide on the boundary as the X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has a large, proportionate build, which is really good for any of these roles. A former basketball player, he demonstrates his above-average upper-body strength and physicality in red-zone and contested-catch situations by boxing out defenders and finishing through contact. <\/p>\n<p>Trigg\u2019s strength also shines, particularly while in motion as an insert blocker who can carve holes in the running game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At his best, Baylor\u2019s Michael Trigg is one of the most impressive F tight ends in the draft. Mismatch with his quickness, catch radius, and YAC ability.<\/p>\n<p>Trigg was second in the country in forced missed tackles among TEs this past season (17). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g2ysxpJQ2a\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/g2ysxpJQ2a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bobby Football (@Rob__Paul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rob__Paul\/status\/2023203588567150803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">February 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Negatives<\/p>\n<p>There are still some concerns about how Trigg\u2019s numbers will translate to the next level.\u00a0Questions will arise over a limited development window. <\/p>\n<p>While he did have a good breakout in 2025, it came at age 23. History tells you that does not bode well for development reasons. <\/p>\n<p>He clearly had not produced anywhere near the same levels at two other FBS programs before the 2025 Baylor season, and there were some grumblings about him as a malcontent while at Ole Miss. <\/p>\n<p>Although his inline blocking is adequate, it does not consistently measure up to what one would consider an every-down true Y tight end. This raises questions as to whether he is capable of being a traditional full-time player at that position.<\/p>\n<p>Prospect fit summary<\/p>\n<p>Trigg\u2019s overall function in the NFL will be as a movable, scheme-based weapon, not as a traditional in-line tight end. <\/p>\n<p>The positive with Mason Taylor is this: The Jets seem to have found their in-line Y tight end. What the Jets now need to complete the tight end room is to find a complementary skill set to Taylor. <\/p>\n<p>Trigg\u2019s value lies in creating mismatches through versatility and manufactured touches, using many alignments to maximize his physicality and athleticism. To me, this is the perfect complement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Factor in Trigg\u2019s red-zone prowess on a roster void of bigger-bodied weapons, and his ability to act as a lead\/insert blocker for new offensive architect Franch Reich\u2019s concepts, and this prospect fits like a glove.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Considering the Jets spent <a href=\"https:\/\/jetsxfactor.com\/2025\/04\/25\/new-york-jets-draft-lsu-te-mason-taylor-42-overall\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"46616\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Round 2 capital on Taylor<\/a> last year, I would expect the Jets to look to add to the tight end room on early Day 3 (potentially late Day 2), where Trigg might still be available.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The next NFL draft prospect on our New York Jets\u2019 top 50 draft prospect roster fits series takes&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":625443,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[43],"tags":[1428,267256,1322,1318,59988,39694,1317,1315,1316,5287,1232,4261,81180,90099,214147,267077,62,10235,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-625442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-college-football","tag-draft-dom-c","tag-featured","tag-football","tag-free-content","tag-mason-taylor","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-ncaafootball","tag-new-york-jets","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-draft","tag-nfl-scouting-combine","tag-ny-jets-column","tag-ny-jets-image","tag-ny-jets-rankings-lists","tag-sports","tag-standard","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116156140424058969","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625442\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}