Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-3vs Ball State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-24@ Texas | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 29 yds |
| Total | 3 | 35 | 10.2 | 0 | 23 |
#86
Mason Williams
Senior tight end for Ohio State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 246 lb · Mogadore, OH
CFB Index 50 · #72 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred Ohio → Ohio State for 2026
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.
The numbers
35
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 11.7 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 29 yds, at Texas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Ohio State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ohio in 2023.
- Transferred from Ohio to Ohio State in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
23.3own fans
25rival fans
In Their Words
240 windows · 2025 fan posts
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Mason Williams
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-MAC. The receipt on tape: 29 rec yds, 2 receptions against Texas, Week 2, 2026.
35 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at Rutgers.Rutgers · L 31-342025
2023
- Signed with Ohio3-star out of Mogadore
202513 games
The role got bigger.
- All-MACthird
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Ohio State
Played his entire career under Ryan Day.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ohio State
2025Ohio
2026Ohio State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Ohio10-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning
2024Ohio11-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-heavy
2025Ohio9-4HC: Brian Smith · Run-heavy
2026Ohio State1-1HC: Ryan Day · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 17.5 YDS/g, 10.2 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio State | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Ohio | 27 | 285 | 10.6 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio | 19 | 211 | 11.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 52 | 609 | 11.7 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–3
vs Ball State
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaden Platt’s 2025 season.
77%match
Matches Jaden on
TD rate
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Jaden on
Yards / reception (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaden Platt's junior season at Arkansas (2025).
84%match
Matches Jaden on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Differs from Jaden on
Yards / reception (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Mason Williams
Background
Career Highs 8 Receptions vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 27, 2025) 93 Yards vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 27, 2025) 34 Long Reception at FAU (Sept. 9, 2023) 1 Receiving Touchdown (Six times – last at Buffalo on Nov. 28, 2025) 1 Rush Attempt at Toledo (Nov. 20, 2024) 7 Rush Yards at Toledo (Nov. 20, 2024) Ho...
The tight end room · Ohio State
- #84Hunter Welcing296 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Mason Williams285 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Nate Roberts30 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Bennett Christian16 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Maxence LeBlanc1 game · 2026
3 more on the roster · Ohio State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology