St. Thomas Aquinas’ Mason Taylor goes to Jets in second round, Boca Raton’s Ashton Gillotte picked by Chiefs in third

LSU’s Mason Taylor, the son of Jason Taylor and nephew of Zach Thomas, both Hall of Fame defensive players for the Miami Dolphins, was selected as a tight end with the 42nd selection in the 2025 NFL draft on Friday night.

Taylor became the 38th graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School to be drafted into the NFL.

Taylor, a 6-foot-5 pass-catcher, hauled in 129 passes for 1,308 yard and six touchdowns in his three years at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Jason Taylor, in the penultimate season of his career, played for the Jets in 2010.

Two-dozen selections later, Louisville pass rusher Ashton Gillotte, the Sun Sentinel’s 2020 Palm Beach County large-schools defensive player of the year with Boca Raton High School, was drafted by defending three-time AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs at No. 66.

Gillotte was honored after finishing his senior season with the Bobcats with 55 tackles, 10 sacks and nine tackles for loss in seven games.

He went on to Louisville, where he piled up 25.5 career sacks with three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.