Mason Schreck (born November 4, 1993) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He last played for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Buffalo.
Personal information | |||||
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Born: | Medina, Ohio, U.S. | November 4, 1993||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Medina (OH) | ||||
College: | Buffalo | ||||
Position: | Tight end | ||||
NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 7 / Pick: 251 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Schreck attended Medina High School in Medina, Ohio where he played both basketball and football.[1] Schreck played primarily as a quarterback at Medina and threw for 667 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior.[2] He was recruited by college football programs including Ohio State, Iowa, South Florida, Cincinnati, North Carolina State, Northwestern and Bowling Green but ultimately only received offers from Toledo and Buffalo.[3]
In 2012 Schreck signed a letter of intent to play at Buffalo where Jeff Quinn recruited him to play tight end.[2] After redshirting as a freshman at the University at Buffalo in 2012, Schreck caught a total of six touchdown passes from Joe Licata and Tyree Jackson between 2013 and 2016.[4] As a redshirt senior in 2016, he set a school record for a tight end with 651 receiving yards and was named to the All-Mid-American Conference Second-team.[5]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.94 m) |
253 lb (115 kg) |
33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
4.76 s | 1.59 s | 2.74 s | 4.27 s | 7.36 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
19 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[6] |
Schreck was drafted in the seventh round (251st overall) by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2017 NFL Draft.[7] He was signed to a four-year, $2.46 million contract.[8][9][10] He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2017.[11]
Schreck played in six games in 2018 before being placed on injured reserve on October 23, 2018 with a knee injury.[12]
Schreck was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[13][14] He was promoted to the active roster on November 30, 2019.[15] He appeared in two games in the 2019 season; he was on the field for 22 snaps against the New York Jets on December 1 and one snap against the New England Patriots two weeks later.[16]
On September 5, 2020, Schreck was waived by the Bengals.[17] He was signed to the practice squad the following day.[18] He was promoted to the active roster on September 18.[19][20][21] Two weeks later, Schreck recorded the first tackle of his NFL career when he brought down Pittsburgh Steelers punt returner Ray-Ray McCloud after a return of only eight yards.[22][23]
On August 31, 2021, Schreck was waived by the Bengals and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[24][25]
On June 11, 2022, Schreck signed with the Houston Texans. He was released on August 30, 2022 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[26][27] Schreck made his Texans debut in the fourth week of the season at NRG Stadium and, in his sixth professional season, caught the first pass of his career on a short throw from Davis Mills; he was tackled by Derwin James before being able to gain any ground.[22][28] The following week, he was an offensive starter for just the second time in his career and was on the field for a career high 24 offensive plays. He also tallied the first receiving yards of his career,[22] picking up six yards on a pass from Mills before being brought down by Foyesade Oluokun of the Jacksonville Jaguars.[29] The Texans returned him to their practice squad the following day.[30] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2023.[31]
On August 29, 2023, Schreck was waived by the Texans.[32]