Mason is just under 6'... but plays much taller. His leaping ability is off the charts.

And no, he's not really fast... at least not off the line. Once he gets it revved up he has deceiving speed - he never 'looks' fast but watching him in practice he will consistently out pace the guys on the team who 'look' like they're twice as fast as he is. I believe there is only one other player on the team faster, possibly two.

There is another video of the return.. wait, TWO others... the game film video from the announcers booth, (opposite side of my video), and the video taken by HUDL.. think ESPN of High School Football, and it's shot from the end zone with a very high camcorder... higher than the goal posts. Mason never turned it on until he as pretty far downfield, (he is often chastised for waiting a bit too long to read his blockers). On the other videos you can see his blockers setting up a wall in front of him... Mason, for the first twenty yards or so, is waiting for the wall to form... (drives me nuts)... he doesn't really begin to reach full speed until the hard left cut across the field.

For comparison... one of Kennedy's players, (the team we played), is a barn burner, well known for his speed. On another play Mason caught him from behind and saved a TD. But he did this because he was 'at speed'... as I said, off the line he needs work. - JamesJM