CFB Zeitgeist Score
71
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by sacks at the 98th percentile.
R Mason Thomas
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
26 TACKLES · 6.5 SACKS
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Kansas City2026 NFL rookie season
#40Rd 2 · Pick 8
Kansas City2026 NFL rookie season
DL · OKLAHOMA · SEC
R Mason Thomas
- 4
- #32
- 6-2 | 249 lb
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
Heisman Heat
#4002
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP DEFENSE AWARD
Nagurski
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Oklahoma
NFL
NFL Draft
R2 · #40
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4-star | 0.8915 | No. 410 recruit | HighSchool | Oklahoma |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to Oklahoma
Composite
0.8915
#410 national
NFL Draft
2026 · Rd 2, Pick 8
#40 overall · Kansas City
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on R Mason Thomas
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about R Mason Thomas
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the defensive totals stand
Through 9g
26Tackles
9.5Tackles for loss
6.5Sacks
Per game
3Tackles
1.1Tackles for loss
0.7Sacks
Projected (13g)
38Tackles
13.7Tackles for loss
9.4Sacks
To hit 80-tackle season (currently 26): needs 13.5/game over remaining 4.
To hit 100-tackle season (currently 26): needs 18.5/game over remaining 4.
✓ Hit 6-sack season · finished with 6.5.
To hit 10-sack season (currently 6.5): needs 0.9/game over remaining 4.
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
R Mason Thomas is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Oklahoma's defense, with 6.5 sacks, 9.5 tackles for loss, and -- interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
High-disruption defender against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
26 67th
SOLO
18 74th
TFL
9.5 97th
SACK
6.5 99th
QBH
3 75th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
1 43rd
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-3vs Illinois State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-13vs Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-17vs Auburn | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | W 44-0vs Kent State | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 6-23@ Texas | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-7@ South Carolina | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-34vs Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 33-27@ Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 24-34vs Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 18 | 9.5 | 6.5 | — | 1 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2023Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning
2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 26 | #1609/4942 | 67th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 9.5 | #126/4972 | 97th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 6.5 | #55/4972 | 99th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 1 | #1241/2184 | 43rd pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | QB hurries | 3 | #462/1878 | 75th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 18 | #1178/4584 | 74th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Defensive TD | 1 | #23/200 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Fumbles recovered | 1 | #103/736 | 86th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/773 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs FBS DEF |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Lombardi award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins6g | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Losses3g | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the DL cohort
71Solid starter
Elite: sacks (97th). Strength: tackles for loss (95th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · DL · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
R Mason ThomasOklahomaAmare CampbellPenn State· 74% simMac HarrisSouth Florida· 73% simMaverick BaranowskiMinnesota· 73% sim
Sacks
Tackles for loss
QB hurries
Solo tackles
Passes defended
Forced fumbles
Tackles
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The 3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Antwuan Powell’s 2023 season.
Antwuan Powell
77%match
#2
David Reese
77%
#3
Prince Dorbah
All-Big 12
76%
#4
Derek Parish
NFL Rd 7
76%
#5
TyJuan Garbutt
74%
Matches Antwuan on
Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Antwuan on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Nadame Tucker's senior season at Western Michigan (2025).
Nadame Tucker
85%match
All-MAC
#2
Josaiah Stewart
All-Big TenNFL Rd 3 · Pk 26
84%
#3
David Bailey
Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 2
81%
#4
Malachi Lawrence
All-Big 12NFL Rd 1 · Pk 23
78%
#5
Jalil Clemons
77%
Matches Nadame on
Class year
Weight
Sack rate
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Pass share
50.4%
429 pass / 423 run
Plays / game
65.5
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.0%
345 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022
Brent Venables
Oklahoma
2023
Brent Venables
Oklahoma
2024
Brent Venables
Oklahoma
2025
Brent Venables
Oklahoma
Played his entire career under Brent Venables.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownFort Lauderdale, FL
Height6'2"
Weight249 lb
Class4
PositionDL
Jersey32
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamOklahoma
ConferenceSEC
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma | SEC | DL | 4 | No. 32 | 6-2 | 249 lb | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | SEC | DL | 4 | No. 32 | 6-2 | 249 lb | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 2023 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | DL | 4 | No. 32 | 6-2 | 249 lb | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 2022 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | DL | 4 | No. 32 | 6-2 | 249 lb | Fort Lauderdale, FL |