Mason Tharp

#80 · TE · Sr. · Texas Tech6′9″ · 270 lb · Klein, TX

Mason Tharp: TE · Texas Tech · #80.

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Mason Tharp

TE · Texas Tech · Sr · #80

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Played for two head coaches at Texas Tech: Matt Wells and Joey McGuire. On tape: 44 receiving yards and 1 reception against Arkansas, Bowl, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

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

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Texas Tech in the news

West Virginia reveals depth chartYahoo Sports Nov 3
Big 12 commissioner resignsOct 30
Booster dismisses McGuire hot seatOn3 Oct 28
Booster criticizes Texas Tech after lossHeartland College Sports Oct 24

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Texas Tech	12	139	11.6	2	44
2023	Texas Tech	18	178	9.9	4	28
2022	Texas Tech	12	100	8.3	2	21
2021	Texas Tech	14	198	14.1	1	25
Career		56	615	11.0	9	44

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Wk 1	W 52-51vs Abilene Christian	1	9	9.0	0	9
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@ No. 11 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 26-39vs Arkansas	1	44	44.0	0	44
Total		12	139	11.6	2	44

Signature game

Week 14 · 2024

W 52-15

vs West Virginia

2 rec · 9 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 37-point win at home against West Virginia.

With B. Morton — 359 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 65.7 · T. Brooks — 188 rush yds (23 car) · 3 TD · 2 rec · 35 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Oklahoma State · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.46Behren Morton pass complete to Mason Tharp for 8 yds for a TD (Gino Garcia KICK)
Week 5 · Cincinnati · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.22Behren Morton pass complete to Mason Tharp for 16 yds to the CIN 27 for a
Week 10 · Iowa State · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.10Behren Morton pass complete to Mason Tharp for 14 yds to the ISU 48 for a
Week 1 · Arkansas · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.88Will Hammond pass complete to Mason Tharp for 44 yds to the ARK 5 for a
Week 4 · Arizona State · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.78Behren Morton pass complete to Mason Tharp for 12 yds to the ASU 3 for a
Week 14 · West Virginia · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.18Behren Morton pass complete to Mason Tharp for 8 yds to the WVU 31 for a

4 more plays

Week 14 · West Virginia · 1st and 1 · Q2 · EPA +0.94Behren Morton pass complete to Mason Tharp for 1 yd for a TD (Gino Garcia KICK)
Week 9 · TCU · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +0.76Behren Morton pass complete to Mason Tharp for 9 yds to the TCU 24 for a
Week 6 · Arizona · 2nd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +0.50Behren Morton pass complete to Mason Tharp for 9 yds to the TTU 32
Week 1 · Abilene Christian · 2nd and 7 · Q5 · EPA +0.30Behren Morton pass complete to Mason Tharp for 9 yds to the ACU 13 for a

Teams and coaches

2021Texas Tech7-6HC: Matt Wells and Sonny Cumbie · Balanced

2022Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo

2023Texas Tech7-6HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced

2024Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 36 (#119 of 135). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2024 season

36Below cohort / limited sample #119 of 135 · 2024?

5 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: receptions (4th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#34 / 168 · 79th pct

Yards / catch#64 / 168 · 62nd pct

11.6

Rec TDs#72 / 168 · 46th pct

Rec yards#139 / 168 · 17th pct

139

Receptions#155 / 168 · 4th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	1.2	11.5	10.4	0.2
Road4g	1.5	12.2	8.4	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

2024 season

Head Coach

Joey McGuire

Pass share

53.6%

536 pass / 464 run

Plays / game

76.9

13 games

Team sack rate

4.0%

551 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

12 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

36 · #119 of 135 TEs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #119 at the position.

Mason Tharp

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Style of play

Fans

Texas Tech in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

12 catches in 9 games

Four seasons at Texas Tech

2021 6 games