Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-3vs VMI | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 15 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 16 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 |
#23
Tyler Mason
Sophomore running back for Virginia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 211 lb · Mount Airy, NC · Mount Airy
Returning to Virginia Tech for 2026
The numbers
16
rushing yards · 2026
3.2 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 15 rush yds, vs VMI
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Virginia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2024.
Tyler Mason
Tyler Mason has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Virginia Tech. The receipt on tape: 15 rush yds against VMI, Week 1, 2026.
16 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 5 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Virginia Tech3-star out of Mount Airy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Virginia Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Virginia Tech
Coaching transition mid-career: Brent Pry → James Franklin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Virginia Tech6-7HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2026Virginia Tech2-0HC: James Franklin · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush 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: 8.0 YDS/g, 2.8 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
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 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 18 | 75 | 4.2 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 73–3
vs VMI
15 rush yds (3 car)
Dominant 70-point win at home against VMI.
With Q. Brown — 6 rec · 109 yds · 1 TD · E. Grunkemeyer — 224 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 6 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Virginia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Virginia Tech
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +2 net (29 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia Tech · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #27 · 2026 recruiting class #30
The backfield · Virginia Tech
- #32Bill Davis763 rushing yards · 2025
- #27Marcellous Hawkins749 rushing yards · 2025
- #16Jeffrey Overton Jr.146 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Tyler Mason20 rushing yards · 2025
- #46Darius Taylor1 game · 2026
3 more on the roster · Virginia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology