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2021 Football Roster

36 Hunter Mason

  • Position Defensive Lineman
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 235
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Nevada, Mo.
  • Highschool Nevada

Biography

JUNIOR (2021): All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention... MVFC All-Academic Honorable Mention... eighth on the team in tackles (34.0)... finished with four solo tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble against South Dakota State (Oct. 16)... had two sacks in a win versus Illinois State (Oct. 30, 2021)... posted at least a sack or more in four conference games... collected a season-high six total tackles in the season closer at Northern Iowa... had three straight games late in the season with four or more tackles... tallied three solo tackles and a sack in the home opener versus Eastern Washington (Sept. 18).

SOPHOMORE (2020-21): MVFC All-Academic Honorable Mention ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence ... MVFC Academic Honor Roll ... appeared in all six games, with four starts … finished the season with 21 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, a fumble recovery, and a quarterback hit … led the team in tackles for loss (5.5) and sacks (4) … ranked ninth in the MVFC  in tackles for loss and fourth in sacks … rushed for four yards on a fake punt versus South Dakota State

R-FRESHMAN (2019): MVFC Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll ... appeared in all 12 games ... recorded a solo tackle at Missouri State 

FRESHMAN (2018): MVFC Honor Roll … no appearance… redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Nevada HS in Nevada, Mo. … maintained a 4.0 GPA … a three-time All Southwest Missouri selection … earned all-conference and all-district honors from 2015-17 … a member of the National Honor Society (2015-18) … career-high includes 185 receiving yards and three touchdowns
 
PERSONAL: Born Oct. 19, 1999 … his most memorable sports moment was “winning our first home playoff game in about a decade. The crowd was electric and it was the last time on my high school field. The moment was bittersweet!” … hobbies: spending time with family and friends, fishing, playing Xbox, and basketball
 
MAJOR: Recreation, Park & Tourism Administration 

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 51

    2018Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'3" 215 lbs
    51
  • 36

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'3" 215 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2020Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 235 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2021Junior

    Defensive Lineman
    6'3" 235 lbs
    36