Mason Reiger is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Wisconsin.
Reiger fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Scott Satterfield, Jeff Brohm and Luke Fickell. The first career honor came in 2023: ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Michigan — Week 6, 2025.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 32 | 18 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Louisville | 20 | 14 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Louisville | 17 | 11 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Louisville | 9 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| Career | 78 | 50 | 21.5 | 13.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-0vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-10vs Middle Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27vs Maryland | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-24@ No. 20 Michigan | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 0-37vs Iowa | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-34vs No. 1 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-21@ No. 6 Oregon | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 13-10vs No. 24 Washington | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-31@ No. 2 Indiana | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-10vs Illinois | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-17@ Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 18 | 6.0 | 5.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
19%6 TFLSack rate
16%5 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups32 tackles · 6 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
39.7%
272 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
57.1
12 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #147 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #27 of 72 Big Ten LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
A stat line in 36 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Scott Satterfield, Jeff Brohm and Luke Fickell.
