Mason Espinosa
| DePauw Tigers | |
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| Position: | Ohio Wesleyan |
| Undrafted: | 2014 |
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Mason Espinosa is a former professional American football quarterback and current coach for the DePauw Tigers football team. He has also played for the Albany Empire, the Erie Explosion and the Billings Wolves.[1][2][3] Espinosa played college football for Ohio Wesleyan University. He currently holds 17 individual Ohio Wesleyan records, as well as being the all-time North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) career leader in passing yards and total yards, while also setting a single season NCAC record for completions.[4]
He was also an assistant football coach at Granville, Ohio-based Denison University, for the 2016–17 and 2017-18 seasons.[5]
College career
Espinosa played college football at Ohio Wesleyan University. He was a 4-time all NCAC selection, and was the NCAC Player of the Year in 2012. In addition he was named the ohiocollegefootball.com First-Team All-Ohio quarterback in 2012, and a Beyond Sports Network All-American that same year.[6][7] He was the MVP of the 2013 National Bowl Game.[8] In total, Espinosa finished as the record holder to 17 different records for Ohio Wesleyan, in addition to being the Conference's all-time record holder in career passing yards (11,069), total yards (10,839), and completions (1004), ranking him statistically among the best to have played Division III football.[9][10]
Professional career
Erie Explosion
Espinosa signed with the Erie Explosion of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) for the 2015 season.[1] In his rookie year, he was an Honorable Mention for Rookie of the year and was the Week 9 PIFL Offensive Player of the week.[11]
Columbus Lions
Espinosa started the 2016 season with the Columbus Lions of American Indoor Football (AIF).[12]
Billings Wolves
In late March 2016, Espinosa signed with the Billings Wolves of the Indoor Football League (IFL).[13] He led the Wolves to their only playoff appearance and was the IFL's week 10 Offensive Player of the Week.[11][14]
Columbus Lions (second stint)
For the 2017 season, Espinosa signed and played with the Columbus Lions of the NAL. He was voted 2nd team All-NAL and was 2-time NAL Player of the Week, while leading Columbus to the NAL championship game against the Jacksonville Sharks, where they lost 27–21.[15][16][17] He has re-signed with the Lions for 2018.[3]
Albany Empire
On March 5, 2019, Espinosa was assigned to the Albany Empire of the Arena Football League.[citation needed]
Columbus Lions (third stint)
With the AFL closing down its teams in anticipation of either closure or reformatting as a touring league, the Columbus Lions re-signed Espinosa for the 2020 season.[18]
References
- ^ a b "Mason Espinosa '14 Signs with Professional Indoor Football League". owu.edu. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Mason Espinosa". goifl.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ a b "Lions resign standout QB Mason Espinosa". nationalarenaleague.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "2015 Defiance College Media Guide". issuu.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Inside Athletics: Mason Espinosa". denisonbigred.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "Mason Espinosa". denisonbigred.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Ohiocollegefootball.com All-Ohio DIII Teams" (PDF). bluffton.edu. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Sherman Gains Red Nation MVP at National Bowl". goetbutigers.com. December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Denison Coaches". denisonbigred.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "NCAC Football Records". northcoast.org. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ a b "Billings Wolves' QB Mason Espinosa putting up eye-popping numbers". Billingsgazette.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Lions open season with dominating 86-0 win". wltz.com. March 21, 2016. Archived from the original on November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Wolves sign Ohio Wesleyan quarterback". billingsgazette.com. March 31, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Week 10 IFL Offensive Player of the Week". goifl.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Lions resign standout QB Mason Espinosa". columbuslions.net. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "4 COLUMBUS LIONS NAMED TO ALL-NAL OFFENSIVE SQUAD". columbuslions.net.
- ^ "Lions Nation, I wanted to personally thank you for a great 2017 season". columbuslions.net. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Espinoza resigns with Lions for 2020 Season". www.nationalarenaleague.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-16.