Mason Lewis
A game that shows it: 8 tackles against NC State — Week 3, 2026.
31 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 31 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| Career | 31 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
Last game (Wk 8): 1 pass breakup, 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs NC State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 15-21@ Auburn | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38@ No. 2 Georgia | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-52vs No. 9 Ole Miss | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-31vs Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-34@ No. 12 Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Oct. 24 · L 17-34 at Kentucky, play by play
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 5 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Vanderbilt’s defense played that day
Kentucky’s 8 drives: 2 stopped · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 2 of 6. His pbu came with Vanderbilt up 3.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 2 passes broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL31 tackles · 5 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
51.0%
253 pass / 243 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
281 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #273 at the position.
