Former tight end at Texas Tech. 2024: 12 catches, 139 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′9″ · 270 lb · Klein, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 809 nationally · Signed with Texas Tech
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former tight end at Texas Tech. 2024: 12 catches, 139 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Mason Tharp
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Mason Tharp has been at Texas Tech through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 44 rec yds, 1 receptions against Arkansas, Bowl, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas Tech, 615 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Joey McGuire. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (4th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 1.4 | 18.6 | 15.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 12.2 | 7.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #119 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 12 | 139 | 11.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 18 | 178 | 9.9 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 12 | 100 | 8.3 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 14 | 198 | 14.1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 56 | 615 | 11.0 | 9 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 52–51
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-51vs Abilene Christian | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 44 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 30-22vs Arizona State | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-41vs Cincinnati | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-22@ Arizona | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-35@ TCU | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-22@ Iowa State | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-48@ Oklahoma State | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-15vs West Virginia | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 8 | |
| Bowl | L 26-39@ Arkansas | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Total | 12 | 139 | 13.2 | 2 | 44 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Mason Tharp’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Brevyn Spann-Ford's senior season at Minnesota (2023).
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Player DNA