Running back, Dayton, 2023–⁠26

Mason Hackett

Number
No. 27
Height
5′8″
Weight
211 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Granville, OH

Mason Hackett plays running back for Dayton. Last time out, at Butler: 8 carries, 8 yards; 2 catches, 10 yards.

2026 so far

227 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 8 carries, 8 yards; 2 catches, 10 yards at Butler, W 19–⁠9

Next game: vs. San Diego, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 54FMSU
  2. 65TMOR
  3. 33@EKU
  4. 22@DRKE
  5. 45MORE
  6. 8@BTLR

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

218rushing yards, career highvs. Davidson, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Ave Maria University, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Dayton23843.7011
2024Dayton1858064.4358
2025Dayton933383.6228
2026Dayton622273.7227
Career3631,4554.0758

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Dayton242.002
2024Dayton2199.5110
2025Dayton88510.6056
2026Dayton10474.7027
Career221557.0156

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2023Dayton1200
2024Dayton120
2025Dayton3760
Career5980

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Dayton27RBFr.
2024Dayton27RBSo.
2025Dayton27RBJr.
2026Dayton27RBSr.5′8″211

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
2025Dayton (FCS)102-0.0414th (n=576)0.10-3.921%
2026Dayton (FCS)70-0.242nd (n=478)0.10-17.017%

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 Dayton 6 games, 227 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Fairmont StateW 43–⁠20754127––
Sep 12vs.Thomas MoreW 30–⁠71565012336
Sep 19atEastern KentuckyW 17–⁠14123301013
Oct 3atDrakeL 22–⁠309220912
Oct 10vs.Morehead StateW 56–⁠281145193−4
Oct 17atButlerW 19–⁠98808210
2025 Dayton 8 games, 338 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28atEastern IllinoisL 14–⁠2482401311
Sep 6vs.Thomas MoreW 38–⁠0185607––
Sep 20atRobert MorrisW 17–⁠14189702819
Sep 27vs.StetsonW 48–⁠14921091−3
Oct 4atMorehead StateW 35–⁠28229212228
Oct 11atValparaisoW 41–⁠1061215273
Oct 18vs.ButlerL 17–⁠2361104––
Oct 25vs.PresbyterianW 35–⁠196250181−3
2024 Dayton 11 games, 806 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Saint FrancisW 18–⁠10185608––
Sep 14atIndiana StateL 13–⁠24174601019
Sep 21vs.Ave Maria UniversityW 49–⁠71289227––
Sep 28atMaristW 47–⁠1428110017110
Oct 12vs.DavidsonW 16–⁠1422218058––
Oct 19atButlerW 21–⁠1435111016––
Oct 26vs.Morehead StateL 6–⁠142182028––
Nov 2atPresbyterianL 7–⁠2882517––
Nov 9vs.San DiegoL 10–⁠16520016––
Nov 16vs.ValparaisoW 26–⁠14122607––
Nov 23atSt. Thomas (MN)L 9–⁠32723012––
2023 Dayton 7 games, 84 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 16vs.TaylorW 52–⁠20428011––
Sep 23atSan DiegoL 25–⁠403905––
Sep 30vs.St. Thomas (MN)L 14–⁠201202––
Oct 21vs.ButlerL 10–⁠373605––
Nov 4atValparaisoL 7–⁠218260512
Nov 11vs.MaristW 35–⁠621006––
Nov 18atDavidsonW 45–⁠14230312

No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Central State, so that game is not listed.

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

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