Mason Woods is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Kent State.
Woods is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The two seasons at Kent State span two head coaches: Kenni Burns and Mark Carney. The first career honor came in 2025: All-MAC. On tape: 13 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Akron, Week 12, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
94 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 11 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | 94 | 35 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Kent State | 68 | 26 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 162 | 61 | 14.5 | 2.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs Merrimack | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-62@ No. 24 Texas Tech | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-31vs Buffalo | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-66@ No. 7 Florida State | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 0-44@ No. 5 Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-6vs Massachusetts | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-45@ Toledo | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-21vs Bowling Green | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-17@ Ball State | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-35@ Akron | 13 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 16-28vs Central Michigan | 11 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-31@ Northern Illinois | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 94 | 35 | 11.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
94tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%11 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups94 tackles · 11 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 8.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 7.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Pass share
42.8%
292 pass / 390 run
Plays / game
56.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
320 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #135 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #10 of 55 Mid-American LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 2,336 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kenni Burns → Mark Carney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
