Tight end, Texas Tech, 2021–⁠24

Mason Tharp

Number
No. 80
Height
6′9″
Weight
270 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Klein, TX

Mason Tharp played tight end at Texas Tech (2021–⁠24).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Texas Tech1419814.1125
2022Texas Tech121008.3221
2023Texas Tech181789.9428
2024Texas Tech1213911.6244
Career5661511.0944

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Texas Tech80TEFr.
2022Texas Tech80TESo.
2023Texas Tech80TEJr.
2024Texas Tech80TESr.6′9″270

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
2021Texas Tech161.03––16.4–
2022Texas Tech160.32––5.1–
2023Texas Tech210.69––14.44%
2024Texas Tech140.87––12.2–

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 Texas Tech 9 games, 12 catches, 139 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Abilene ChristianW 52–⁠511909
Sep 21vs.Arizona StateW 30–⁠22112012
Sep 28vs.CincinnatiW 44–⁠41116016
Oct 5atArizonaW 28–⁠221909
Oct 26atTCUL 34–⁠351909
Nov 2atIowa StateW 23–⁠22218014
Nov 23atOklahoma StateW 56–⁠4821318
Nov 30vs.West VirginiaW 52–⁠152918
Dec 27 ✦vs.ArkansasL 26–⁠39144044
2023 Texas Tech 8 games, 18 catches, 178 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atWyomingL 33–⁠35110010
Sep 9vs.OregonL 30–⁠38437115
Sep 16vs.Tarleton StateW 41–⁠3343128
Sep 23atWest VirginiaL 13–⁠20114014
Sep 30vs.HoustonW 49–⁠28216015
Nov 18vs.UCFW 24–⁠23332119
Nov 24atTexasL 7–⁠571404
Dec 16 ✦vs.CaliforniaW 34–⁠14322115
2022 Texas Tech 7 games, 12 catches, 100 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Murray StateW 63–⁠10121121
Sep 17atNC StateL 14–⁠27326014
Sep 24vs.TexasW 37–⁠34113013
Oct 8atOklahoma StateL 31–⁠411202
Oct 22vs.West VirginiaW 48–⁠10335019
Oct 29vs.BaylorL 17–⁠451000
Nov 12vs.KansasW 43–⁠282312
2021 Texas Tech 6 games, 14 catches, 198 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 18vs.Florida InternationalW 54–⁠21361125
Sep 25atTexasL 35–⁠701707
Oct 9vs.TCUL 31–⁠52222014
Oct 16atKansasW 41–⁠14338025
Oct 30atOklahomaL 21–⁠52231023
Nov 20vs.Oklahoma StateL 0–⁠23339025

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

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