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2023 Football Roster

94 Micheal Mason

  • Position DL
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 280
  • Class Super Senior
  • Hometown / HS / Last School Florence, S.C.

Biography

Graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics from Wofford ... Working on a second degree at Coastal Carolina.

* Was the first Wofford Terrier to earn All-SoCon first or second-team honors in four straight seasons (2019, 2020-21, 2021, and 2022). 

Honors
2023 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention

2023 (Super Senior)
  • Joined the program in January 2023 as a mid-year enrollee
  • Participated in 2023 spring practice
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2023 spring semester
  • Started all 13 games on the season 
  • Led the defensive line with 67 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and one QB hurry 
  • Career-high 12 tackles and season-high 2.5 tackles for loss with 1.0 sack against Old Dominion (Nov. 4) 
  • Seven tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and a QB hurry in season opener against UCLA (Sept. 2) 
  • Registered eight tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, and 1.0 sacks in the home opener against Jacksonville State State (Sept. 9)
  • Made nine tackles with 1.0 tackle for loss and 0.5 sacks against Texas State (Nov. 11)
  • Finished with four tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery against Marshall (Oct. 28)


Prior to Coastal Carolina

2022 (Senior) at Wofford
  • Earned a spot on the Phil Steele All-Southern Conference first team
  • Named to the All-Southern Conference first team by both the coaches and media
  • Played in all 11 games with nine starts at defensive end for the Terriers
  • Led the team with 9.5 tackles-for-loss and 7.5 sacks
  • Was among the Southern Conference leaders on the season, as he was third in sacks and eighth in tackles-for-loss
  • Was sixth on the team with 41 total tackles
  • Recorded a season-high nine tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, and 2.0 sacks versus The Citadel (Oct. 15)
  • Also had six tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss, and 0.5 sacks against Elon (Sept. 10)
  • Totaled six stops, 2.0 tackles-for-loss, 2.0 sacks, and recovered a fumble versus VMI (Nov. 12)
  • Had five tackles and 1.0 tackle-for-loss at Furman (Nov. 19)
  • Was named All-Southern Conference first team in the 2022 season, second team in the 2021 fall season, first team in the 2021 spring season, and second team in 2019, along with All-Freshman team honors
 
2021 (Junior) at Wofford
  • Named All-Southern Conference second team by the media
  • Played in eight games, making six starts on the defensive line
  • Was forced to miss three games due to an injury
  • Recorded 44 total tackles, along with a team-high 4.5 tackles-for-loss and a team-best 2.5 sacks
  • Had six tackles, 1.0 sack, and a forced fumble at Elon (Sept. 4)
  • Totaled nine tackles, highlighted by a sack and a forced fumble in the first quarter against Kennesaw State (Sept. 18)
  • Picked up two tackles and 0.5 sacks at VMI (Sept. 25)
  • Registered two tackles, including 1.0 tackle-for-loss at Mercer (Oct. 23)
  • Finished with five tackles to lead the team versus Western Carolina (Oct. 30)
  • Totaled seven tackles against Chattanooga (Nov. 6)
  • Led the team with eight tackles at The Citadel (Nov. 13)
  • Recorded five tackles and a quarterback hurry at North Carolina (Nov. 20)
 
2020-21 (Sophomore) at Wofford
  • Earned HERO Sports Sophomore All-America honors
  • Named All-Southern Conference first-team accolades by the coaches and media
  • Wofford played a 2021 spring schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Started all five games for the Terriers
  • Finished the shortened spring season with 24 total tackles and 5.5 tackles-for-loss
  • Had eight tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, 2.0 sacks, and two forced fumbles to earn Stats Perform National Defensive Player of the Week honors against Mercer (Feb. 20)
  • Finished with four tackles at Chattanooga (Feb. 27)
  • Recorded five tackles, including a sack, at Samford (March 13)
  • Added one tackle against VMI (March 27)
  • Totaled six tackles against The Citadel (April 3)
  • Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 
 
2019 (Freshman) at Wofford
  • Earned HERO Sports Freshman All-America honors
  • Was named to the All-Southern Conference second team by the coaches and media
  • Also garnered a spot on the Southern Conference All-Freshman team
  • Played in all 12 games with two starts on the defensive line
  • Led the team with 10.5 tackles-for-loss and 7.0 sacks
  • Finished the season with 40 total tackles
  • Was among the Southern Conference leaders, tied for first in sacks and sixth in tackles-for-loss on the season
  • Had two tackles, including one for a loss, against Samford (Sept. 14)
  • Picked up three tackles, including a sack, and forced fumble against Gardner-Webb (Sept. 21)
  • Finished with six tackles and a pair of sacks at VMI (Sept. 28)
  • Tallied three tackles, including a sack, against Western Carolina (Oct. 19)
  • Led the team with eight tackles, including 2.0 sacks at Mercer (Nov. 9)
  • Also had eight tackles with a sack at The Citadel (Nov. 23)
  • Had one tackle in the NCAA FCS Playoff game against Kennesaw State (Nov. 30)
 
High School
  • Lettered for three seasons at South Florence High School
  • Was a three-time all-region selection
  • Named to the 2018 North-South Team his senior year
  • Twice named to the WPDE All-Zone Team
  • Recorded 100 or more tackles in each of his three seasons
  • Picked up 119 tackles and 14.0 sacks during his senior season
  • Finished his junior year with 122 tackles with 11.0 sacks
  • Had 106 tackles as a sophomore, including 3.0 sacks
  • Also played basketball for four seasons
  • Was a member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club
  • Selected for the American Legion’s Palmetto Boys State program

Statistics

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2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Super Senior

    DL
    6'3" 270 lbs
  • 94

    2023Super Senior

    DL
    6'3" 280 lbs
    94