R Mason Thomas: DL · Oklahoma · #32.
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R Mason Thomas
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Fourth year in the same defensive front at Oklahoma. Named All-SEC two seasons running, most recently in 2025. On tape: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Kent State, Week 6, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 1 pass 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth Nov 3
On3 Oct 29
ABC News Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| 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 No. 15 Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-17vs No. 22 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 6-23vs 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 No. 8 Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 33-27@ No. 14 Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 24-34vs No. 11 Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 18 | 9.5 | 6.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
37%10 TFLSack rate
25%6 sacksHurry rate
12%3 hurries26 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Brent Venables — 32-20 over that span.
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 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 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
Pass share
50.4%
429 pass / 423 run
Plays / game
65.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #169 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Oklahoma, 17 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #40 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
SEC Defensive Line Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Brent Venables.
Next stop · NFL
Kansas City Chiefs2026 NFL rookie season
Kansas City Chiefs2026 NFL rookie season
