R Mason Thomas

R Mason Thomas' at SEC media days poses for photo in suit

Photo by: John Baker/University of Oklahoma

R Mason Thomas goes from a tackle against Alabama's Jalen Milroe

Photo by: Morgan Givens/University of Oklahoma

Photo by: John Baker/University of Oklahoma

R Mason Thomas action photo, wearing white uniform with red helmet

Photo by: Morgan Givens/University of Oklahoma

Position:
DL
Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-2
Weight:
222
Hometown:
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
High School:
Cardinal Gibbons HS

Season	GP-GS	UT	AT	Total	TFL	Sacks	INT	FF	FR	PBU
2022	10-0	4	3	7	1.0-6	0.5-5	0-0	0	0	0
2023	9-0	5	4	9	2.5-14	1.0-7	0-0	0	0	1
2024	13-11	13	10	23	12.5-65	9.0-59	0-0	2	2	1
Career	32-11	22	17	39	16.0-85	10.5-71	0-0	2	2	2

2024 (OKLAHOMA)
An All-SEC Second Team selection (coaches) … played in all 13 games and made 11 starts at defensive end … did not start vs. Tennessee (9/21) or Texas (10/12) … named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week on Nov. 25 for performance in win over No. 7 Alabama … named Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 9 for efforts in win at Auburn … more than half of his 23 total tackles were for lost yardage … led team with 12.5 tackles for loss, 9.0 sacks and 11 QB hurries … forced two fumbles, recovered two fumbles and recorded a pass breakup … ranked fifth in SEC and 20th nationally with his 9.0 sacks ... six of his nine sacks came in fourth quarter and with OU protecting leads … made one tackle (for loss) in Armed Forces Bowl vs. Navy (12/27) ... returned a fumble nine yards for a touchdown and logged two tackles (1.0 sack), a forced fumble and a QB hurry at LSU (11/30) … registered three tackles (1.5 TFLs, 1.0 sack) and two QB hurries vs. Alabama (11/23) … notched two tackles (1.5 for loss, 1.0 sack) and a QB hurry at Missouri (11/9) … tallied 0.5 TFL and two QB hurries at Ole Miss (10/26) … recorded 0.5 sack and two QB hurries vs. South Carolina (10/19) … logged four tackles (2.0 sacks) at Auburn (9/28) … registered a career-high 3.0 tackles for loss (all sacks) in fourth quarter of win over Tulane (9/14) … became first Sooner to record three sacks in a game since 2020 … also forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and recorded a PBU and a QB hurry vs. Tulane … tallied three tackles (1.0 TFL) in season opener vs. Temple (8/30).

2023 (OKLAHOMA)
Played in nine games in a rotational role at defensive end … missed four contests due to injury … totaled nine tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two QB hurries and one pass breakup … made at least one assisted tackle in six games … tallied two tackles and a sack in Alamo Bowl vs. Arizona (12/28) … logged season highs of two tackles (1.5 TFLs) and one pass breakup vs. TCU (11/24) … notched a tackle and a QB hurry vs. West Virginia (11/11) … tallied a QB hurry and one solo stop vs. UCF (10/21).

2022 (OKLAHOMA)
Played in 10 games and totaled seven tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, 0.5 sack and one QB hurry … missed Nebraska (9/17), Kansas State (9/24) and TCU (10/1) contests due to injury … credited with solo tackle vs. Florida State in Cheez-It Bowl (12/29) ... logged 0.5 TFL at West Virginia (11/12) … recorded a solo tackle vs. Kansas (10/15) … matched career high with two stops vs. Texas (10/8) ... registered two tackles (0.5 sack) in collegiate debut in season opener vs. UTEP (9/3).

HIGH SCHOOL
A four-star recruit according to 247Sports and On3 and a three-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals … rated as the No. 139 recruit in the country by On3 and No. 205 by 247Sports … ranked the No. 17 edge by On3, No. 22 by 247, No. 34 by Rivals and No. 67 by ESPN … touted as the No. 20 prospect in the state of Florida by On3, No. 24 according to 247Sports, No. 79 by Rivals and No. 121 by ESPN … helped lead Cardinal Gibbons to 4A state titles in 2020 and ’21 … named a first-team Sun Sentinel All-Broward 5A-1A selection and a first-team Miami Herald 5A-Independent honoree his junior year … totaled a combined 109 tackles, 36.0 tackles for loss, 19.0 sacks and an interception over his junior and senior seasons according to MaxPreps (64 tackles, 12.0 sacks and 19.0 TFLs as a senior) … scored a 55-yard touchdown on special teams via direct snap in the 2021 playoffs … also ran track in high school (100, 200 and 400 meters) … chose the Sooners over Iowa State, Kentucky, Miami (Fla.) and others … originally committed to Iowa State.

PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in June 2022 ... major is human relations.