Mason Tipton | |
Currentteam: | New Orleans Saints |
Number: | 84 |
Position: | Wide receiver |
Birth Date: | 27 September 2000 |
Birth Place: | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lb: | 187 |
College: | Yale (2019–2023) |
Undraftedyear: | 2024 |
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Status: | Active |
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Pfr: | TiptMa00 |
Mason Tipton (born September 27, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Yale.
Tipton grew up in Akron, Ohio, and attended Archbishop Hoban High School.[1] At Hoban, he played football and baseball and was a three-time state football champion.[2] He committed to play college football at Yale upon concluding his senior season over an offer from Kent State.[3]
Tipton played football at Yale from 2019 to 2023, appearing in 36 games and making 33 starts. During the 2023 season, Tipton was named a unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection.[4] He finished third in school history in career receiving touchdowns with 19, fifth in career receptions with 132 and sixth in career receiving yards with 2,067.[5]
Yale Bulldogs | ||||||||||
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Season | GP | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||
Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
2019 | 8 | 24 | 325 | 13.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
2021 | 10 | 27 | 570 | 21.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | 8 | 29 | 386 | 13.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | 10 | 52 | 786 | 15.1 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | |
Career | 36 | 132 | 2067 | 15.7 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 |
After not being selected in the 2024 NFL draft, Tipton signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent.[6] Despite growing up as a fan of the Cleveland Browns, Tipton opted to sign with the Saints after meeting with both teams. Tipton was also selected by the Memphis Showboats of the UFL during the 2024 UFL Draft, but chose not to sign with them.[7]
After impressing during the Saints' training camp, head coach Dennis Allen compared Tipton to former undrafted free agent and All-Pro Chris Harris Jr., whom Allen coached as the Denver Broncos' defensive coordinator in 2011.[8]
Tipton is the son of Lawrence and Angela Tipton. His father played football at Akron. His father was sentenced to two years in federal prison, and his mother was placed on four months of home confinement and probation after they were charged in federal court and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States.[9]