Mason Cobb: LB · USC · #13.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mason Cobb
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Mike Gundy and Lincoln Riley. First career honor, 2022: All-Big 12. On tape: 11 tackles against Minnesota, Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
72 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2.5 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.
247Sports Nov 2
USA Today Nov 1
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | USC | 72 | 31 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | USC | 85 | 50 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 96 | 58 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 263 | 146 | 25.5 | 2.0 | 5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-20vs No. 13 LSU | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-27@ No. 18 Michigan | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-21vs Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-24@ Minnesota | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 30-33vs No. 4 Penn State | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-29@ Maryland | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-20vs Rutgers | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-26@ Washington | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-20vs Nebraska | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 19-13@ UCLA | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 35-49vs No. 5 Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-31vs Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 72 | 31 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Week 1 · 2024
W 27-20
vs LSU · neutral site
1 interception · 7 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
72tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
4%3 pass breakups72 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
59.9%
533 pass / 357 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
563 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #164 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Oklahoma State and USC, 263 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Gundy and Lincoln Riley.
