Cincere Mason: S · Kansas State · #9.
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Cincere Mason
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the Kansas State secondary. On tape: 7 tackles against TCU, Week 8, 2022.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 2 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kansas State | 31 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | Kansas State | 15 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 46 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-0vs South Dakota | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 40-12vs Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-17vs Tulane | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-34@ No. 6 Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 10-9@ Iowa State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-38@ No. 8 TCU | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 48-0vs No. 9 Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-34vs Texas | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-3@ Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-31@ West Virginia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
Week 2 · 2022
W 40-12
vs Missouri
1 interception · 1 tackle · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 28-point win at home against Missouri.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL31 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
2 seasons under Chris Klieman — 18-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Klieman
Pass share
41.3%
388 pass / 552 run
Plays / game
67.1
14 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
407 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #218 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Kansas State, 46 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
