CFB Zeitgeist Score
73
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 80th percentile.
Lance Mason
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
398 REC YDS · 30 REC · 4 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Wisconsin for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Wisconsin
Returning around him
- 40% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +8 net (33 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wisconsin · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #28 · 2026 recruiting class #27
TE · WISCONSIN · BIG TEN
Lance Mason
- 4
- #86
- 240 lb
- Rockwall, TX
Heisman Heat
Awaiting
Not on the live Heisman board this week.
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
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TOP TE AWARD
Mackey
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Wisconsin
NFL
NFL Draft
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
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
Where the model places this player relative to the rest of the Heisman field.
Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
Achievements
- Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in receiving yards (398).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
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SI—
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 Lance Mason
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
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Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Rivals · n=2
- National · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Lance Mason
Only 2 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
13.3
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #203 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 62nd
Why it matters
#203 of 531 All FBS WRs at 13.3 yards per reception (30 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 13.3 (62th)
HIGH · n=30 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving TDs#161 / 531
- Receiving yards (total)#301 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 2 vs Middle Tennessee — 102 ypr
Result W 42-10
The week the volume broke through — put up 102 yds vs Middle Tennessee.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 11g
398Rec yards
30Receptions
4Rec TDs
Per game
36.2Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
470.4Rec yards
35Receptions
5Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 398): needs 151/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 398): needs 301/game over remaining 2.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 30): needs 15/game over remaining 2.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 30): needs 25/game over remaining 2.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 2/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 3/game over remaining 2.
Why the honors trail matters
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Lance Mason already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
TE 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?
Target magnet | Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
30 89th
YDS
398 93rd
YPR
13.3 82nd
TD
4 95th
Rushing
CAR
1 51st
YDS
7 57th
YPC
7.0 79th
TD
0 69th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 42-10vs Middle Tennessee | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 1 | 34 | Season-high 102 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 14-38@ Alabama | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27vs Maryland | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-24@ Michigan | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-37vs Iowa | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-34vs Ohio State | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-21@ Oregon | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | W 13-10vs Washington | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-31@ Indiana | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 1 | 45 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-10vs Illinois | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-17@ Minnesota | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 26 | |
| Total | 30 | 398 | 15.6 | 4 | 45 |
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
2025Wisconsin4-8HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 30 | 398 | 13.3 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 30 | 398 | 13.3 | 4 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The tight end's share of the passing offense, which helps distinguish a featured receiving tight end from a secondary option.
A blended usage view that shows how often the offense flows through the tight end compared with other same-level peers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 30 | #53/475 | 89th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 398 | #36/475 | 93rd pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 4 | #27/475 | 95th pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 13.3 | #85/475 | 82nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 18.3% | #9/468 | 98th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 7 | #17/50 | 68th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 7 | #24/53 | 57th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 7.0 | #12/53 | 79th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Carries | 1 | #30/59 | 51st pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #20/62 | 69th pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 45 | #50/475 | 90th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 9.8% | #29/468 | 94th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 8.6% | #41/468 | 91st pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 7.8% | #19/468 | 96th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 7.7% | #14/468 | 97th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 7.4% | #19/468 | 96th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 6.8% | #46/468 | 90th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.3% | #43/468 | 91st pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS TE |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Mackey 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 · 11 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 39.2 | 14.1 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 32.6 | 17.4 | 0.4 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins3g | 3.3 | 43.3 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
| Losses8g | 2.5 | 33.5 | 17.5 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 47.2 | 15.5 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.0 | 27.0 | 15.6 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
73Solid starter
Elite: yards / catch (85th). Strength: rec tds (80th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · TE · 2025
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
Lance MasonWisconsinTre Williams IIINorth Texas· 91% simBoden GroenKansas· 91% simRocky BeersColorado State· 91% sim
Yards / catch
Rec TDs
Rec yards
Long catch
Receptions
Rush yards
Rush TDs
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Complete TE
Dual-threat: blocks when needed, catches when needed. Coveted on both sides.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jake Briningstool’s 2022 season.
Jake Briningstool
85%match
#2
Cameron Latu
All-SECNFL Rd 3 · Pk 38
84%
#3
Oscar Delp
All-SECNFL Rd 3 · Pk 9
82%
#4
Henry Pearson
All-Sun Belt
79%
#5
Jordan Dingle
77%
Matches Jake on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Yards / reception
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Justin Holmes's senior season at Pittsburgh (2025).
Justin Holmes
89%match
#2
Seydou Traore
All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 5
82%
#3
Dallas Payne
80%
#4
Josh Kattus
77%
#5
Kole Taylor
All-Big 12
76%
Matches Justin on
Reception volume
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
39.7%
272 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
57.1
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
10.8%
249 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Luke Fickell
Wisconsin
Played his entire career under Luke Fickell.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownRockwall, TX
Weight240 lb
Class4
PositionTE
Jersey86
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Current teamWisconsin
ConferenceBig Ten
Joined2025
Career arc1 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-Big Ten | all_conference | Wisconsin | Big Ten | TE |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This player hasn’t appeared on a Heisman ballot tracked by the model. | |||||||||
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | TE | 4 | No. 86 | 240 lb | Rockwall, TX |