Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Virginia Tech#47 · 5-2 | 2 | 5% |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech#91 · 3-9 | 4 | 4% |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech#27 · 6-7 | 2 | 4% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Tyler Mason's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Tyler Mason's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  VMI | W 73–3 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Old Dominion | W 44–21 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | @ Maryland | W 35–26 | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 4 | @ Boston College | W 21–14 | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  Pittsburgh | L 33–35 | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 6 | @ California | L 20–25 | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 7 |  Georgia Tech | W 34–24 | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 2026 · 2 games | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 5 | — |
| Yards | 16 | 927th / 1459 |
| Yards / carry | 3.2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 8 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4249th / 5418 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 4 | — |
| Average | 4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 4 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · VMI | 72 | ~12 (3–23) | 3 | · | · | 17% |
| Wk 2 · Old Dominion | 86 | ~14 (4–27) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16% |
| Season | 510 | 26 (10–52) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the Virginia Tech roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Jeffrey Overton Jr. | RB | SO | 103 | 613 | 6 | 4 | 22 | +0.58 |
| 27 | Marcellous Hawkins Jr. | RB | SR | 78 | 325 | 4.2 | 5 | 8 | +0.13 |
| 26 | Messiah Mickens | RB | FR | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | — | +0.16 |
| 23 | Tyler Mason | RB | JR | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | — | -0.11 |
| Darius Taylor | RB | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | — | +0.25 | ||
| 35 | John Buetow | RB | JR | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | — | +0.75 |
| 32 | Bill Davis | RB | SR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Virginia Tech depth chart →