Player Dossier

2021-2024

Texas Tech

Mason Tharp

TE • 6'9" • 270 lbs • Klein, TX, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Mason Tharp reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

6%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

28

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

30

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Texas Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Texas Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tarleton State

Player Story

Mason Tharp built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a tight end from Klein, TX wearing No. 80, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Mason Tharp's career was his receiving role: 56 catches,...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8544

Stewarts Creek · Smyrna, TN

Committed To
West Georgia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Mason Tharp, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Texas Tech. Mason Tharp reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
615
Receptions
56
Touchdowns
9

Quick Answers

Mason Tharp quick answers

Latest team and position
Texas Tech · TE
Career Receiving Yards
615
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
Best season
2021 Regular Season · Texas Tech
Top game
Tarleton State
Recruit profile
3-star · Stewarts Creek · West Georgia
High school pipeline
Stewarts Creek · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 80 · Senior
2024 Receiving yards rank
139 receiving yards · TE 148th (top 34%) · Big 12 94th (top 38%) · National 810th (top 38%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2021 Regular SeasonTexas Tech614198174.4
2022 Regular SeasonTexas Tech712100244.1
2023 PostseasonTexas Tech8322162.6
2023 Regular SeasonTexas Tech815156362.6
2024 PostseasonTexas Tech9144051.5
2024 Regular SeasonTexas Tech91195251.5

Related Context

Mason Tharp played TE for Texas Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Mason Tharp recorded 615 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Texas Tech.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Texas Tech paired 198 primary output with 81.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 65.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · Texas Tech

Games

9

Receiving Yards / G

15.4

Efficiency

65.9

Usage

5.6

Consistency

51.2

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arkansas: 44. Abilene Christian: 9. Arizona State: 12. Cincinnati: 16. Arizona: 9. TCU: 9. Iowa State: 18. Oklahoma State: 13. West Virginia: 9

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas: 1 by 100. Abilene Christian: 1 by 60. Arizona State: 1 by 80. Cincinnati: 1 by 100. Arizona: 1 by 60. TCU: 1 by 60. Iowa State: 2 by 60. Oklahoma State: 2 by 43.3. West Virginia: 2 by 30

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins12.3 · Games = 7 · -14.2 vs Losses
Losses26.5 · Games = 2 · +14.2 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Arkansas

Best efficiency game

100 vs Arkansas

Result
Sat 12/28@ ArkansasL 26-391444444044
Sat 11/30vs West VirginiaW 52-15294.54.5018
Sat 11/23@ Oklahoma StateW 56-482136.56.5018
Sat 11/2@ Iowa StateW 23-2221899014
Sat 10/26@ TCUL 34-35199909
Sun 10/6@ ArizonaW 28-22199909
Sun 9/29vs CincinnatiW 44-411161616016
Sat 9/21vs Arizona StateW 30-221121212012
Sat 8/31vs Abilene ChristianW 52-51199909

Player Story

Mason Tharp story

Mason Tharp built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a tight end from Klein, TX wearing No. 80, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Mason Tharp's career was his receiving role: 56 catches, 615 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Mason Tharp's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Texas Tech

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonTexas Tech19881.913.1
2022 Regular SeasonTexas Tech10049.46.9-98
2023 PostseasonTexas Tech17864.71178
2023 Regular SeasonTexas Tech17864.7110
2024 PostseasonTexas Tech13965.95.6-39
2024 Regular SeasonTexas Tech13965.95.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Tarleton State

Week 3 · W 41-3

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

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Receiving Yards

83.8 takeover

43 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.

#2

vs Oklahoma State

Week 12 · L 0-23 · Conference game

39

Receiving Yards

83.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

39 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#3

vs Florida International

Week 3 · W 54-21

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Receiving Yards

79 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Arkansas

Week 1 · L 26-39 · Postseason

44

Receiving Yards

72.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

44 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs West Virginia

Week 8 · W 48-10 · Conference game

35

Receiving Yards

69.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

35 receiving yards with a 77.8 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Texas Tech

198 primary output · 81.9 efficiency · 13.1 usage

74.4

#2

2023 Postseason · Texas Tech

62.6

178 primary · 64.7 efficiency · 11 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Texas Tech

62.6

178 primary · 64.7 efficiency · 11 usage

Milestones

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100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games