#85
California · 2026

Mason Mini

TEJunior6' 4", 245 lbsPacifica, CA
California Golden Bears3-6 · TDC #93
Snap share
63%
7 of 9 started · likely 55–76%
Receptions
22
272nd of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
226
383rd of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
10.3
352nd of 460 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
223rd of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.18
277th of 315 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

45 plays · +8.1 total EPA · 277th of 315 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.18
Passing+0.15
Rushing+0.50
1st down-0.11
2nd down+0.46
3rd down+0.64
Standard downs+0.07
Passing downs+0.43
MiniWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays8%
Pass plays12%
Run plays2%
1st down8%
2nd down7%
3rd down10%
Standard downs8%
Passing downs7%
MiniWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets33—
Target share10.5%502nd / 534
Catch rate54.5%431st / 534
Success rate per target27.3%514th / 534
Yards per target5.5467th / 534
Explosive catches12.1%230th / 534
Deep-target rate15.2%—
3rd-down targets8—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

Where Mini's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
40
22 caught (55%)
Avg. depth of target
7.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.2
70 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
156
of 226 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
15%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted40 targets charted

55% comp7.5 avg. depth3.2 YAC/catch15% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target1100% · 0yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 8 targets (20%), 4 caught (50%), 20 yds, 2.5 per target850% · 20yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (13%), 3 caught (60%), 27 yds, 5.4 per target560% · 27yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 targets (8%), 2 caught (67%), 54 yds, 18.0 per target367% · 54yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (10%), 3 caught (75%), 11 yds, 2.8 per target475% · 11yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 24 yds, 24.0 per target1100% · 24yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 38 yds, 38.0 per target1100% · 38yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (13%), 3 caught (60%), 11 yds, 2.2 per target560% · 11yRight, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (10%), 1 caught (25%), 6 yds, 1.5 per target425% · 6yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 1 caught (50%), 23 yds, 11.5 per target250% · 23yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · California

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Mini’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
9
7 caught (78%)
Avg. depth of target
9.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.3
23 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
52
of 75 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
11%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted9 targets charted

71% comp9.4 avg. depth3.3 YAC/catch11% 20+ air yds4–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 2 caught (100%), 15 yds, 7.5 per target2100% · 15yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 24 yds, 24.0 per target1100% · 24yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 22 yds, 22.0 per target1100% · 22yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farCalifornia#93 · 3-6963%22226210.5%
2025California#82 · 7-61056%35387413.2%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Mason Mini's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Mason Mini's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.6 avg. game scoreBest: 8.4 vs UCLA (Week 1)2 of 8 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1UCLAL 24–458.4·····45814.5126
2@SyracuseW 21–186.9·····23819.0038
3WagnerW 49–7—no stats recorded
4ClemsonL 10–246.8242.0033144.709
5@UNLVL 31–397.1·····34214.0024
6Virginia TechW 25–206.0·····3196.307
7Wake ForestL 7–418.2·····5499.8128
8@SMUL 20–595.7111.011100.000
9@NC StateL 10–314.0122.002166.006
2026 · 8 games6.6471.8132222610.3238

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions1—
Attempts1—
Completion %100.0%—
Yards26—
Yards / att.26—
Touchdowns0—
Interceptions0—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries4—
Yards71146th / 1519
Yards / carry1.8—
Touchdowns1411th / 683
Long3—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions22272nd / 2089
Yards226383rd / 2074
Yards / catch10.3352nd / 460
Touchdowns2223rd / 914
Long38—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · UCLA✓ TE86~65 (55–79)5·76%
Wk 2 · Syracuse✓ TE60~31 (14–44)3·52%
Wk 3 · Wagner✓ TE71~28 (13–40)1·39%
Wk 4 · Clemson✓ TE56~47 (40–56)9·84%
Wk 5 · UNLV✓ TE84~62 (53–75)9·74%
Wk 6 · Virginia Tech—69~42 (36–51)5·61%
Wk 7 · Wake Forest✓ TE70~46 (39–56)7·66%
Wk 8 · SMU✓ TE66~42 (36–51)4164%
Wk 9 · NC State—72~36 (17–51)3·50%
Season7 GS634399 (347–481)46163%

Position Room

7 TEs on the California roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
85Mason MiniTEJR22226212%+0.18
22Taimane PurcellTEFR1924118%+0.47
0Dorian ThomasTEJR21404%+0.05
39Michael CooleyTEJR—————
44John Tofi Jr.TEFR—————
88Sosaia NoaTEFR—————
90Jack OlyphantTESO—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. California depth chart →