Hezekiah Masses
Hezekiah Masses
Erases the deep middle of the field. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-ACC. The receipt: 6 tackles against Stanford — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at California, 143 tackles — drafted at #175 overall by Las Vegas.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-ACC
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Justin Wilcox.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Las Vegas2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-ACC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | California | 47 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida International | 38 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida International | 33 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida International | 25 | 13 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 143 | 97 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 24 | 7 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2025
W 38–35
vs SMU
1 PD
Edged out SMU at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaylin Williams’s 2021 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Al Blades Jr.'s senior season at Duke (2023).
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