Former defensive lineman at Oklahoma. 2025: 6.5 sacks, 9.5 tackles for loss, 26 tackles.
6′2″ · 249 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL
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
sacks · 2025
9.5 TFL · 26 tackles · 3 hurries
Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Auburn
Statement game3 tackles · 3 TFL · 3 sacksvs Tulane (FBS) · W 34-19
Top 1% sacks game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive lineman at Oklahoma. 2025: 6.5 sacks, 9.5 tackles for loss, 26 tackles.
Buzz vs Tape
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
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R Mason Thomas
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. This is his fourth year in the same defensive front at Oklahoma. He has been named All-SEC two seasons running, most recently in 2025. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 2 TFL against Kent State, Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Oklahoma, 17 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #40 overall by Kansas City.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Brent Venables.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Kansas City2026 NFL rookie season
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Brent Venables — 32-20 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (98th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (96th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
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 |
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 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #169 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 33–27
at Tennessee
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 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 1 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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.
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to David Reese’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Malachi Lawrence's senior season at UCF (2025).
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Player DNA