Mason Schreck

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Mason Schreck
Personal information
Born: (1993-11-04) November 4, 1993 (age 30)
Medina, Ohio, U.S.
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
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:6
Player stats at PFR

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.

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Early years

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]

College career

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]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+12 in
(1.94 m)
253 lb
(115 kg)
33+18 in
(0.84 m)
9+78 in
(0.25 m)
4.76 s1.59 s2.74 s4.27 s7.36 s34.5 in
(0.88 m)
9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)
19 reps
All values from Pro Day [6]

Cincinnati Bengals

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]

Houston Texans

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]

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