Mason Posa
Wisconsin Badgers
93
Elite

Mason Posa

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Projected Starter

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Mason Posa is the projected starter at WLB for Wisconsin Badgers.

Sophomore · #8 · 6'3", 235 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Wisconsin Badgers

  1. 1893Mason PosaStarter
  2. 21981Thomas Heiberger
  3. 35976Aaron Witt
  4. 42369Landon Gauthier

Wisconsin Starting Lineup

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Up next for Wisconsin

Wisconsin plays Rutgers at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:15 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of La Cueva, ranked #221 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 57 tackles, 4 TFL, 4 sacks. That's 10% of the team's production at his spot and 86th-percentile production nationally — good for a 93 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #221 NatlTeam Share10%Percentile86th
Albuquerque, NM
Jersey
#8
Class
SO
Height
6'3"
Weight
235 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20255744

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9194
National Rank
#221
High School
La Cueva
Hometown
Albuquerque, NM

Why this rating?

On a 97-rated defense; 86th-percentile production (×0.86 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 93. Ranks among the nation's elite at the position, which lifted them into the 92-99 tier.

Team defense (SP+)
97
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 86% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.86)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LIOWATKL 13
TKL
13
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 30-0

Oct 24WUSCTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
1.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-7

Oct 17LUCLATKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
7
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 17-7

Oct 3WMSUTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
8
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-3

Sep 26WPSUTKL 12
TKL
12
SOLO
8
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-20

Sep 19WEMUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 54-10

Sep 12WWIUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 36-9

Sep 6LNDTKL 15
TKL
15
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-13

Mason Posa's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

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57 tkl · 4 TFL · 4 sacks
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.