Receiver, Merrimack, 2022–⁠24

Jelani Mason

Number
No. 8
Height
5′10″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Plainfield, NJ

Jelani Mason played receiver at Merrimack (2022–⁠24).

Career highs

88receiving yards, career highat Wagner, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Merrimack1419513.9254
2023Merrimack1624215.1042
2024Merrimack5397.8015
Career3547613.6254

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Merrimack8WRYr 1
2023Merrimack8WRYr 2
2024Merrimack8WRSo. (Yr 3)5′10″185

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Merrimack (FCS)80.46––3.7–
2023Merrimack (FCS)171.14––19.4–
2024Merrimack (FCS)50.56––2.8–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Merrimack 3 games, 5 catches, 39 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atAir ForceL 6–⁠21113013
Sep 7atUConnL 17–⁠6321109
Sep 14atBucknellW 31–⁠21215015
2023 Merrimack 7 games, 16 catches, 242 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1atHoly CrossL 20–⁠42463042
Sep 9vs.LehighL 12–⁠14233023
Sep 23atWagnerL 27–⁠30388039
Oct 7vs.StonehillW 45–⁠341707
Nov 4atMassachusettsL 21–⁠31429016
Nov 11vs.Central ConnecticutW 35–⁠241707
Nov 18vs.DuquesneL 14–⁠26115015

No box score in the source for Oct 21 at Long Island University, so that game is not listed.

2022 Merrimack 8 games, 14 catches, 195 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Holy CrossL 17–⁠31115015
Sep 9vs.AssumptionW 45–⁠17221119
Sep 24atDelaware StateW 26–⁠13471154
Oct 8atDuquesneW 28–⁠211505
Oct 15vs.WagnerW 54–⁠17113013
Oct 22vs.Sacred HeartW 31–⁠251606
Oct 29atStonehillW 17–⁠10217010
Nov 12atCentral ConnecticutW 20–⁠14247034

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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