Mason Starling

Senior wide receiver for San José State. 2024: 9 catches, 121 receiving yards.

WR · San José State · Sr. · #9

6′4″ · 200 lb · Tacoma, WA

Returning to San José State for 2026

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 1644 nationally · Signed with Rainier Beach

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for San José State. 2024: 9 catches, 121 receiving yards.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rainier Beach in 2018.
Transferred from California to San José State in 2025.

His career, year by year

Mason Starling

WR · San José State · Sr · #9

Mason Starling arrived at San José State from California. The receipt on tape: 68 rec yds, 5 receptions against Florida State, Week 4, 2024.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

portal record
game log

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Justin Wilcox — 10-15 over that span.

2022California4-8HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning

2024California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: receptions (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#244 / 541 · 55th pct

13.4

Rec TDs#469 / 541 · 7th pct

Rec yards#534 / 541 · 1st pct

121

Long catch#534 / 541 · 1st pct

Receptions#542 / 541 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 3 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Road3g	3.0	40.3	12.9	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-73g	3.0	40.3	12.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ken Niumatalolo

Pass share

51.0%

106 pass / 102 run

Plays / game

69.3

3 games

Team sack rate

1.8%

110 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	California	9	121	13.4	--
2022	California	7	70	10.0	--
Career		16	191	11.9	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 4 · Florida State · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +2.81Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Mason Starling for 19 yds to the CAL 49 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Auburn · 1&15 · Q2 · EPA +2.17Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Mason Starling for 16 yds to the AUB 48 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Auburn · 1&15 · Q2 · EPA +2.04Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Mason Starling for 18 yds to the CAL 41 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Florida State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.32Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Mason Starling for 15 yds to the CAL 40 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Florida State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.21Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Mason Starling for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Auburn · 2&11 · Q2 · EPA +0.79Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Mason Starling for 8 yds to the AUB 41
Week 4 · Florida State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.71Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Mason Starling for 7 yds to the CAL 45
Week 7 · Pittsburgh · 4&15 · Q4 · EPA +0.37Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Mason Starling for 11 yds to the CAL 26
Week 4 · Florida State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.23Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Mason Starling for 14 yds to the FSU 15 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 3 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 21-14@ Auburn	3	42	14.0	18
Wk 4	L 9-14@ Florida State	5	68	13.6	19	Season-high 68 yds
Wk 7	L 15-17@ Pittsburgh	1	11	11.0	11
Total		9	121	12.9	19

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

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