#27

Jordan Mason

Junior running back for Georgia Tech. 2021: 439 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 10 catches.

RB · Georgia Tech · Jr. · #27

6′1″ · 218 lb · Gallatin, TN

CFB Index 42 · #189 of 315 RBsHigh confidenceGeorgia Tech 2021 alumnus

The story

3 running back for Georgia Tech. 2021: 439 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 10 catches.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Georgia Tech, 2,336 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 96 yds vs Northern Illinois.Northern Illinois · L 21-222021

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Georgia Tech

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

2 coaches

2018

Paul Johnson

Georgia Tech

2019–2021

Geoff Collins

Georgia Tech

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Paul Johnson → Geoff Collins. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Georgia Tech7-6HC: Paul Johnson · Run-heavy

2019Georgia Tech3-9HC: Geoff Collins · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2020Georgia Tech3-7HC: Geoff Collins · Run-leaning

2021Georgia Tech3-9HC: Geoff Collins · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

42Rotational starter #189 of 315?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long run (85th percentile). Concern: td rate (3rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#271 / 409 · 34th pct

5.6%

Yards / carry#379 / 409 · 7th pct

3.8

Success rate#385 / 409 · 6th pct

33.8%

EPA / carry#397 / 409 · 3rd pct

-0.11

TD rate#388 / 409 · 3rd pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Long run#51 / 343 · 85th pct

Yards / carry#155 / 343 · 53rd pct

5.0

Rec yards#163 / 331 · 51st pct

Receptions#168 / 331 · 47th pct

Rush yards#197 / 343 · 43rd pct

439

Carries#198 / 343 · 42nd pct

Rush TDs#291 / 343 · 10th pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Success rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	36.9	4.2	0.0
Road5g	36.2	5.1	0.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	30.0	3.1	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	43.2	6.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brent Key

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

42 · #189 of 315 RBs

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Georgia Tech	87	439	5.0	1	--
2020	Georgia Tech	83	353	4.3	2	--
2019	Georgia Tech	173	887	5.1	7	--
2018	Georgia Tech	108	657	6.1	7	--
Career		451	2,336	5.2	17	--

Season	Team
2021	Georgia Tech	10	80	8.0	1	--
2020	Georgia Tech	6	66	11.0	0	--
2019	Georgia Tech	7	43	6.1	0	--
2018	Georgia Tech	1	2	2.0	0	--
Career		24	191	8.0	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 45–17

vs Kennesaw State

11 rush yds (6 car)

Dominant 28-point win at home against Kennesaw State.

With J. Yates — 254 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 76.9 · -8 rush yds (7 car) · J. Gibbs — 56 rush yds (9 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 9 · Virginia Tech · 4&2 · Q4 · EPA -3.90Jordan Mason run for 1 yd to the VTech 11
Week 2 · Kennesaw State · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.82Jordan Mason 6 Yd pass from Jordan Yates (Brent Cimaglia Kick)
Week 10 · Miami · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.80Jeff Sims pass complete to Jordan Mason for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Virginia · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.60Jordan Mason run for 21 yds to the GTech 46 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Miami · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.50Jeff Sims pass complete to Jordan Mason for 18 yds to the GTech 41 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Clemson · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.44Jordan Mason run for 8 yds to the Clem 49 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Clemson · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA -2.13Jordan Mason run for a loss of 6 yards to the Clem 40
Week 11 · Boston College · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Jordan Mason run for 26 yds to the BC 2 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Miami · 2&12 · Q3 · EPA -1.59Jordan Mason run for a loss of 3 yards to the MiaFl 38
Week 8 · Virginia · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.56Jeff Sims pass complete to Jordan Mason for 17 yds to the Virg 48 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 21-22vs Northern Illinois	15	96	6.4	0	24	Season-high 96 yds
Wk 2	W 45-17vs Kennesaw State	6	11	1.8	0	3
Wk 3	L 8-14@ Clemson	9	20	2.2	0	8
Wk 4	W 45-22vs North Carolina	8	42	5.3	0	29
Wk 5	L 21-52vs Pittsburgh	2	2	1.0	0	3
Wk 6	W 31-27@ Duke	5	9	1.8	0	5
Wk 8	L 40-48@ Virginia	8	58	7.3	0	21
Wk 9	L 17-26vs Virginia Tech	3	6	2.0	0	3
Wk 10	L 30-33@ Miami	8	75	9.4	1	71
Wk 11	L 30-41vs Boston College	5	42	8.4	0	26
Wk 12	L 0-55@ Notre Dame	4	19	4.8	0	7
Wk 13	L 0-45vs Georgia	14	59	4.2	0	15
Total		87	439	4.5	1	71

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Jordan Mason

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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