Tight end, Kansas, 2019–⁠23

Mason Fairchild

Number
No. 89
Height
6′4″
Weight
260 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Andale, KS

Mason Fairchild played tight end at Kansas (2019–⁠23).

Career highs

6catches, career hightwice; last vs. Arkansas, 2022106receiving yards, career highat Oklahoma, 20222receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Oklahoma State, 2023

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Kansas23216.0023
2020Kansas55711.4027
2021Kansas131289.8120
2022Kansas3544312.7648
2023Kansas2745116.7359
Career821,11113.51059

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021Kansas330000
2022Kansas100000
2023Kansas110000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Kansas89TEYr 1
2020Kansas89TEYr 2
2021Kansas89TEYr 3
2022Kansas89TEYr 4
2023Kansas89TESr. (Yr 5)6′4″260

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
2019Kansas31.41––4.2–
2020Kansas70.77––5.4–
2021Kansas120.99––11.9–
2022Kansas380.8974th (n=683)0.7133.96%
2023Kansas370.9164th (n=681)0.8033.85%

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

2023 Kansas 11 games, 27 catches, 451 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.Missouri StateW 48–⁠17221014
Sep 8vs.IllinoisW 34–⁠23116016
Sep 16atNevadaW 31–⁠24574029
Sep 30atTexasL 14–⁠40230018
Oct 7vs.UCFW 51–⁠22319012
Oct 14atOklahoma StateL 32–⁠39595244
Oct 28vs.OklahomaW 38–⁠33362039
Nov 11vs.Texas TechL 13–⁠16220012
Nov 18vs.Kansas StateL 27–⁠31159059
Nov 25atCincinnatiW 49–⁠16126126
Dec 26 ✦vs.UNLVW 49–⁠36229020
2022 Kansas 10 games, 35 catches, 443 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Tennessee TechW 56–⁠102614
Sep 10atWest VirginiaW 55–⁠42110110
Sep 17atHoustonW 48–⁠301404
Oct 8vs.TCUL 31–⁠38380148
Oct 15atOklahomaL 42–⁠526106227
Oct 22atBaylorL 23–⁠35219015
Nov 12atTexas TechL 28–⁠43549023
Nov 19vs.TexasL 14–⁠55548031
Nov 26atKansas StateL 27–⁠47441016
Dec 28 ✦vs.ArkansasL 53–⁠55680124
2021 Kansas 7 games, 13 catches, 128 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.South DakotaW 17–⁠14458020
Sep 18vs.BaylorL 7–⁠4531307
Oct 2atIowa StateL 7–⁠59––––
Oct 16vs.Texas TechL 14–⁠411707
Oct 30atOklahoma StateL 3–⁠551606
Nov 6vs.Kansas StateL 10–⁠3521307
Nov 13atTexasW 57–⁠56231120
2020 Kansas 2 games, 5 catches, 57 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 24atKansas StateL 14–⁠55238027
Oct 31vs.Iowa StateL 22–⁠52319010
2019 Kansas 2 games, 2 catches, 32 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 13atBoston CollegeW 48–⁠241909
Sep 28atTCUL 14–⁠51123023

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2024
Height6′4″
Weight249 lb
Arm length31¼″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan77″
40-yard dash4.91 s
10-yard split1.77 s
Vertical jump31½″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press27 reps
3-cone drill7.19 s
20-yard shuttle4.46 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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