#28 Justinian Mason
Position: Free Safety
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Year: Senior
Hometown: Mason, Ohio
High School: Cincinnati St. Xavier
2012
▪ NEC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 8).
▪ Started all 11 games at safety.
▪ Ranked fifth on the team with 46 tackles, including 35 solo.
▪ Picked off a third-down pass at Bryant (10/6) and ran it back 75 yards for a touchdown, giving UAlbany the lead for good.
▪ Also intercepted a pass at Robert Morris (9/8) and returned it 24 yards, as well as recorded a pick at No. 23 Maine (9/22).
▪ Tallied a career-high seven tackles in win at Maine.
▪ Recovered a fumble for 10 yards at No. 5 Youngstown State (9/15).
2011: Member of special teams on kickoff cover, kickoff return, punt cover and punt return... Played in 11 games... Caught a 44-yard pass for a touchdown at Monmouth (11/12)... Recorded 38 total tackles... Had a season-high seven tackles against Bryant (11/5)... Had six tackles at Wagner (10/29)... Recorded two tackles, including one for a loss, against Robert Morris (10/15.
2010: Made 21 tackles and broke up two passes in 11 games played ... Northeast Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Yale, a 23-20 victory ... scored on a seven-yard runback with a blocked punt in the first quarter ... caught a 28-yard pass off a faked punt in the second period ... career-high six tackles, including five unassisted, in 24-14 league win over Wagner ...
2009: Redshirt season ...
High School: All-Greater Catholic League honorable mention selection ... made 50 tackles with three hits for a loss, 10 pass break-ups, two blocked punts, one blocked field goal as a senior ... voted top special teams performer ... member of 2007 Division I state championship team that finished a perfect 15-0 overall ... two-time track & field captain ... team MVP as a junior when he competed in the 55- and 400-meter events ...
Personal: Major is communication ... born 12-6-90 ... parents are Oliver and Lissette Mason ... has two sisters, Everdeen and Marisol.
