Mason Schreck

#85 · TE · Buffalo6′5″ · Medina, OH

Mason Schreck: TE · Buffalo · #85.

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Mason Schreck

TE · Buffalo · #85

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. The three seasons at Buffalo span two head coaches: Alex Wood and Lance Leipold. One game to point at: 120 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Ohio — Week 10, 2016.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

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Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Buffalo	59	651	11.0	4	75
2015	Buffalo	21	209	10.0	0	40
2014	Buffalo	10	106	10.6	0	27
Career		90	966	10.7	4	75

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 16-22vs UAlbany	5	58	11.6	1	17
Wk 3	L 14-38@ Nevada	1	31	31.0	0	31
Wk 4	W 23-20vs Army	5	58	11.6	0	19
Wk 5	L 3-35@ Boston College	2	26	13.0	0	23
Wk 6	L 20-44vs Kent State	3	21	7.0	0	9
Wk 7	L 21-31vs Ball State	9	61	6.8	1	14
Wk 8	L 7-44@ Northern Illinois	5	43	8.6	0	18
Wk 9	W 41-20vs Akron	3	52	17.3	1	36
Wk 10	L 10-34@ Ohio	7	120	17.1	1	75	Season-high 120 yds
Wk 11	L 24-35vs Miami (OH)	10	89	8.9	0	13
Wk 12	L 0-38@ No. 14 Western Michigan	5	57	11.4	0	31
Wk 13	L 19-27@ Bowling Green	4	35	8.8	0	14
Total		59	651	11.0	4	75

Signature game

Week 10 · 2016

L 10-34

at Ohio

7 rec · 120 yds · 1 TD

With T. Jackson — 302 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 63.7 · 25 rush yds (15 car) · K. DeWeen — 35.8 yards per punt · 6 punts · 53 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · Ohio · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +6.78Tyree Jackson pass complete to Mason Schreck for 75 yds for a TD, (Adam Mitcheson KICK)
Week 9 · Akron · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.64Tyree Jackson pass complete to Mason Schreck for 36 yds to the Akron 39 for a
Week 4 · Army · 4th and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.43Tyree Jackson pass complete to Mason Schreck for 10 yds to the Army 40 for a
Week 1 · UAlbany · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.92Tyree Jackson pass complete to Mason Schreck for 17 yds for a TD, (Adam Mitcheson KICK)
Week 1 · UAlbany · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.68Tyree Jackson pass complete to Mason Schreck for 15 yds to the Alban 42 for a
Week 3 · Nevada · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.66Tyree Jackson pass complete to Mason Schreck for 31 yds to the Nevad 44 for a

4 more plays

Week 7 · Ball State · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.62Tyree Jackson pass complete to Mason Schreck for 10 yds to the Buff 49 for a
Week 9 · Akron · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.55Tyree Jackson pass complete to Mason Schreck for 14 yds for a TD, (Adam Mitcheson KICK)
Week 11 · Miami (OH) · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.32Tyree Jackson pass complete to Mason Schreck for 10 yds to the MiaOh 44 for a
Week 13 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.27Grant Rohach pass complete to Mason Schreck for 14 yds to the Buff 39 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Buffalo5-6HC: Jeff Quinn and Alex Wood · Run-leaning

2015Buffalo5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Balanced

2016Buffalo2-10HC: Lance Leipold · Balanced

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2016 season

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (97th percentile). Strength: long catch (95th percentile). Concern: explosive rate (15th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#254 / 674 · 62nd pct

0.59

Catch rate#258 / 674 · 62nd pct

70.2%

TD rate#309 / 674 · 54th pct

4.8%

Yards / catch#458 / 674 · 32nd pct

11.0

Explosive rate#572 / 674 · 15th pct

6.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#3 / 96 · 97th pct

Long catch#5 / 96 · 95th pct

Rec yards#10 / 96 · 90th pct

651

Rec TDs#20 / 96 · 72nd pct

Yards / catch#67 / 96 · 31st pct

11.0

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

24th → 62nd percentile

Explosive rate

27th → 15th percentile

Catch rate

58th → 62nd percentile

TD rate

10th → 54th percentile

Yards / catch

32nd → 32nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2016. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.8	56.5	10.5	0.5
Road6g	4.0	52.0	15.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.2	42.5	13.5	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	5.7	66.0	12.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Lance Leipold

Pass share

48.8%

397 pass / 417 run

Plays / game

67.8

12 games

Team sack rate

5.3%

432 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

59 catches in 12 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS tight end who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Mason Schreck

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Impact starter

Four seasons at Buffalo, drafted

2017