Tight end, South Dakota, 2024–⁠26

Mason Cowgill

Number
No. 81
Height
6′4″
Weight
240 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Erie, CO

Mason Cowgill plays tight end for South Dakota.

2026 so far

5 returns, 28 yards

Last game: at Youngstown State, L 28–⁠47

Next game: vs. North Dakota, Oct 24

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2025South Dakota3100
2026South Dakota5280
Career8380

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025South Dakota81TEFr.
2026South Dakota81TESo.6′4″240

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
2025South Dakota (FCS)1-0.10––-0.1–

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

2026 South Dakota 3 games, 5 returns, 28 yards
DateOpponentResultKRYdsTD
Aug 29vs.Central ConnecticutW 59–⁠20–––
Sep 12vs.Eastern WashingtonW 41–⁠232110
Sep 26atYoungstown StateL 28–⁠473170
2025 South Dakota 3 games, 1 catch, 3 yards
DateOpponentResultKRYdsTD
Oct 4vs.Murray StateW 49–⁠24–––
Nov 15atSouthern IllinoisW 53–⁠51200
Dec 13atMontanaL 22–⁠521100

No box score in the source for Sep 6 at Lamar, so that game is not listed.

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

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