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ASU: Versatile player...will compete for playing time at defensive tackle and end.
2002: Played in 12 games...totaled four tackles, two were solo efforts...had a fumble recovery and a solo tackle vs. San Diego State.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Graduated from Glendale Community College...listed as a top 100 juco prospect by the FansOnly.com recruiting site...named second-team junior college All-American by JC Gridwire...recorded 11.5 quarterback sacks despite rotating in and out every other series...was a preseason all-American pick for 2001...was also named the ACCAC Co-Most Valuable Player in 2001...earned ACCAC first-team and WSFL first-team honors last season...second-team All-ACCAC as a freshman...helped team to 2001 NJCAA National Championship...captained the team as a sophomore...coached by Joe Kersting.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2000 graduate of Scottsdale's Chaparral High School...earned Scottsdale all-city second-team accolades as a senior...was a two-way starter during his sophomore and junior years at Paradise Valley High School...two-time AIA Scholar-Athlete as a sophomore and junior...earned second-team all-city honors as a senior...helped Chaparral to the Arizona state championship as a senior...was a 4A state track champion during his freshman year...runs a 4.6 40.
PERSONAL: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies (justice studies and sociology)...parents are Gary and Linda...has three brothers, Steven (23), Mark (20) and Johnny Powell (21)...is a third-generation Sun Devil...born March 9, 1981 in Phoenix...full name is Matthew Robert Mason.
Mason's Career Statistics
Year G/GS UT/AT TT TFL/Yds Sacks/Yds PB FF FR Int
2002 12/0 2/2 4 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 0
