Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-41@ Notre Dame | 15 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 36-9vs Western Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Mason Posa
Sophomore linebacker for Wisconsin. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 237 lb · Albuquerque, NM · La Cueva
CFB Index 70 · #123 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Wisconsin for 2026
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.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 80th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
16
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 15 tackles, vs Notre Dame
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Wisconsin. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Wisconsin in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans hotter than the country
His own fans read him warmer than the wider college football conversation does — a gap of 50 points in belief.
30own fans
-20national conversation
Also worth knowing:
Mason Posa
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Wisconsin. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Big Ten. The receipt: 15 tackles against Notre Dame — Week 1, 2026.
16 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202510 games
- Signed with Wisconsin4-star out of La Cueva
- All-Big Tenthird
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Wisconsin
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2025)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Luke Fickell — 5-9 over that span.
2025Wisconsin4-8HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026Wisconsin1-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: tackles (80th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 8.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #23 of 72 Big Ten LBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 36–9
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wisconsin
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Wisconsin
Returning around him
- 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 #30 · 2026 recruiting class #78
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Seidrion Langston’s 2024 season.
76%match
Matches Seidrion on
Solo tackle rate
Height
Tackle volume
Differs from Seidrion on
Class year (lower)
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dee Crayton's sophomore season at Clemson (2024).
Matches Dee on
Tackle volume
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Mason Posa
Background
Honors and Awards 2025: FWAA Freshman All-American, Third team All-Big Ten (coaches), On3 Freshman All-American, 247Sports Freshman All-American, Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Nov. 20), Shaun Alexander Award Freshman of the Week (Nov. 20) 2025 Season: Played in 11 games, making five starts at lin...
The linebacker corps · Wisconsin
- #8Mason Posa57 tackles · 2025
- #44Cooper Catalano56 tackles · 2025
- Justus Boone28 tackles · 2025
- #15Sebastian Cheeks24 tackles · 2025
- #28Jon Jon Kamara13 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Wisconsin team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology