Mason Lunsford Season 2023
Transfer offensive lineman who will join the Tigers during the summer … Spent 4 years at Maryland, seeing action in 29 games with 26 starts … Helped Maryland to an 8-5 mark and a win over North Carolina State in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in 2022 … Joins the Tigers after seeing action on 1,670 offensive snaps during his 4 years with Maryland.
JUNIOR SEASON (2022)
Appeared in 11 games with 10 starts … Helped lead Maryland to an 8-5 overall mark capped with a win over 23rd-ranked North Carolina State in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl … Played a total of 676 offensive snaps … Didn’t allow a sack on 381 pass blocking opportunities … Missed 3 games with an injury late in the year … Had season-best 94 offensive snaps in 40-16 win over Rutgers in regular-season finale.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2021)
Started in all 13 games at left guard for 7-6 Maryland …. Terps capped season with a 54-10 win over Virginia Tech in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl in Yankee Stadium … Part of Pro Football Focus Offensive Line of the Week for efforts following win over Kent State … … Played career-high 917 offensive snaps … Had back-to-back games of 90-plus offensive snaps against Indiana (94) and Penn State (93) … Allowed only 4 sacks all season … Blocked for the record-setting pass offense, which set a program record for most passing yards in a season with 3,960 and was No. 13 in the FBS and No. 3 Big Ten … Protected for fourth-ranked offense in the Big Ten, averaging 441 yards per game … Blocked for three All-Big Ten skill players: WR Rakim Jarrett, TE Chigoziem Okonkwo and QB Taulia Tagovailoa
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2020)
Appeared in 3 of Maryland’s 5 games in the COVID-shortened season … First career start came against Rutgers in the season-finale … Started at right guard vs. Rutgers and helped the Terps to 458 rushing yards in the 27-24 setback … Played a total of 44 offensive snaps with season-high of 28 coming vs. Rutgers … Other action came vs. Northwestern (8 snaps) and Penn State (8 snaps).
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)
Appeared in two games vs. Howard in the season-opener and Ohio State in week 11 … Played a total of 33 snaps (22 vs. Howard, 11 vs. Ohio State).
HIGH SCHOOL
Consensus three-star recruit among the recruiting outlets … 2018 First Team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference … 2018 Washington Post All-Met First Team selection … Second-highest rated offensive tackle in the state of Maryland … Played multiple positions on the offensive line in high school.