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
Receiving yards:
6
Player stats at NFL.com · 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.

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
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
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 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]

Cincinnati Bengals

Schreck was drafted in the seventh round (251st overall) by the

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]

References

  1. ^ Fortuna, Bob (February 1, 2012). "Medina High School's Mason Schreck to Buffalo". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Blake, John (March 4, 2012). "Medina quarterback Mason Schreck looking forward to Buffalo". Sun Newspapers. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Fortuna, Bob (August 10, 2011). "Medina teammates Benny Cunningham and Mason Schreck will be college foes". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "Mason Schreck College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  5. ^ Gaughan, Mark (November 30, 2016). "UB's Schreck, Hodge earn 2nd team All-MAC honors". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "Mason Schreck, Buffalo, TE, 2017 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "Mason Schreck Drafted By The Cincinnati Bengals". Bull Run. April 30, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  9. ^ Howe, Connor (April 29, 2017). "Bengals 2017 NFL Draft: Cincinnati selects Buffalo tight end Mason Schreck in Round 7". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  10. ^ Noland, Rick (September 5, 2018). "Medina graduate Mason Schreck makes Bengals roster after injury-plagued rookie year". Medina Gazette. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  11. ^ Toback, Rebecca (September 2, 2017). "NFL roster cuts 2017: Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster". CincyJungle.com.
  12. ^ "Bengals make 3 roster moves including placing TE Mason Schreck on IR". CincyJungle.com. October 23, 2018.
  13. ^ "Bengals Announce 53-Man Roster". Bengals.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  14. ^ "Bengals Establish Practice Squad". Bengals.com. September 1, 2019.
  15. ^ "Bengals Waive Smith, Sign Schreck From Practice Squad". Bengals.com. November 30, 2019.
  16. ^ "Mason Schreck 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  17. ^ "Bengals Reduce 2020 Roster To 53 Players". Bengals.com. September 5, 2020.
  18. ^ "Bengals Establish Practice Squad". Bengals.com. September 6, 2020.
  19. ^ "Bengals Sign Mason Schreck To Roster, Place C.J. Uzomah On Reserve/Injured". Bengals.com.
  20. ^ "Mason Schreck Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  21. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins - December 6th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  22. ^ a b c "Mason Schreck Career Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  23. ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals - December 21st, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  24. ^ "Bengals Reduce 2021 Roster To 53 Players". Bengals.com. August 31, 2021.
  25. ^ "Bengals Make Player Moves, Sign 15 To The Practice Squad". Bengals.com. September 1, 2021.
  26. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-30-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. August 30, 2022.
  27. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-31-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2022.
  28. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans - October 2nd, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  29. ^ "Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars - October 9th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  30. ^ "Mason Schreck: Returns to practice squad". CBSSports.com. CBS Sports. RotoWire. October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  31. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (1-10-2023)". HoustonTexans.com. January 10, 2023.
  32. ^ "Texans announce initial 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. August 29, 2023.

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