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Position: | Offensive coordinator |
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Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
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High school: | Cookeville (TN) |
College: | 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]
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]
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]
Espinosa started the 2016 season with the Columbus Lions of American Indoor Football (AIF). [12]
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]
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]
On March 5, 2019, Espinosa was assigned to the Albany Empire of the Arena Football League.[ citation needed]
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]
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DePauw Tigers | |
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Position: | Offensive coordinator |
Personal information | |
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Cookeville (TN) |
College: | Ohio Wesleyan |
Undrafted: | 2014 |
Career history | |
As a player: | |
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As a coach: | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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]
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]
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]
Espinosa started the 2016 season with the Columbus Lions of American Indoor Football (AIF). [12]
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]
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]
On March 5, 2019, Espinosa was assigned to the Albany Empire of the Arena Football League.[ citation needed]
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]
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