Mekhi Mason
Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Sonny Cumbie and Collin Klein. The first one came in 2025: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Cincinnati — Week 4, 2026.
38 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 38 | 25 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 62 | 26 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 28 | 13 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Career | 128 | 64 | 21.0 | 5.5 | 6 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles, 1 pass breakup.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Washington State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-20vs Tulane | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 26-31@ Cincinnati | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 16-35vs No. 22 Houston | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-24vs Kansas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-28@ Arizona State | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27@ Colorado | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 25 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 24-27 at Colorado, play by play
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Kansas State’s defense played that day
Colorado’s 12 drives: 8 stopped (1 takeaway) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 8 of 12. His pbu came with the game tied.
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles. The fumble he forced ended Cincinnati’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Forced a fumble. Third quarter, down 24-17. Ended Cincinnati’s drive (fumble).
4 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 31-13.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackPD rate
3%1 pass breakups38 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Pass share
47.0%
263 pass / 296 run
Plays / game
69.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
287 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›
The No. 1,168 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big 12.
2026 is in progress.
Played for two programs.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Dino Babers, Sonny Cumbie and Collin Klein.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas State
