Wisconsin football notched a significant recruiting win on Friday, landing Missouri State transfer tight end Lance Mason.
Mason is a major addition at this late stage in the transfer process. He’s fresh off a breakout 2024 campaign that included 34 catches, 590 receiving yards, 17.4 yards per reception and six touchdowns. That yardage total was the most for any tight end at the Football Championship Subdivision level, a standing supported by ProFootballFocus listing him as the league’s top receiving threat at the position.
The rising senior projects to start at tight end for the Badgers in 2025, filling a vacancy created when winter transfer addition Tanner Koziol left for Houston.
In addition to Mason’s projected impact, the circumstances surrounding his commitment make it even more notable. The Badgers hosted the tight end on a visit on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, those dates immediately following his trip to Norman, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Sooners were viewed as the favorite to land his commitment. According to Rivals’ Parker Thune, he was the program’s top transfer target at the position.
Lance Mason, the #Sooners’ top portal target at TE, has committed to Wisconsin.
Badgers steal one from OU and Purdue, who had both been pushing hard to land him. Not clear where Oklahoma will turn next at tight end.https://t.co/pY0ZUtGndy
— Parker Thune (@ParkerThune) April 25, 2025
Instead, Mason pledged to the Badgers. Thune’s language is notable, saying the Badgers ‘stole one from OU.’
The recruiting win continues Wisconsin’s impressive offseason of transfer movement. The team rebuilt its quarterback room and defensive front seven during the winter transfer window with commitments from numerous highly touted prospects.
While Mason joins the Badgers as only the No. 835 overall player in the portal and No. 42 tight end, Wisconsin beating a top SEC power for his commitment is major news. This recruiting win should be highlighted if, and likely when, he plays an integral role in the Badgers’ offensive success in 2025. New coordinator Jeff Grimes’ scheme should highlight the position and give the former Missouri State Tiger plenty of opportunity to excel.
For more on Wisconsin’s incoming and outgoing spring transfer movement, check out our 2025 spring window tracker.
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Wisconsin football notched a significant recruiting win on Friday, landing Missouri State transfer tight end Lance Mason.
Mason is a major addition at this late stage in the transfer process. He’s fresh off a breakout 2024 campaign that included 34 catches, 590 receiving yards, 17.4 yards per reception and six touchdowns. That yardage total was the most for any tight end at the Football Championship Subdivision level, a standing supported by ProFootballFocus listing him as the league’s top receiving threat at the position.
The rising senior projects to start at tight end for the Badgers in 2025, filling a vacancy created when winter transfer addition Tanner Koziol left for Houston.
In addition to Mason’s projected impact, the circumstances surrounding his commitment make it even more notable. The Badgers hosted the tight end on a visit on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, those dates immediately following his trip to Norman, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Sooners were viewed as the favorite to land his commitment. According to Rivals’ Parker Thune, he was the program’s top transfer target at the position.
Lance Mason, the #Sooners’ top portal target at TE, has committed to Wisconsin.
Badgers steal one from OU and Purdue, who had both been pushing hard to land him. Not clear where Oklahoma will turn next at tight end.https://t.co/pY0ZUtGndy
— Parker Thune (@ParkerThune) April 25, 2025
Instead, Mason pledged to the Badgers. Thune’s language is notable, saying the Badgers ‘stole one from OU.’
The recruiting win continues Wisconsin’s impressive offseason of transfer movement. The team rebuilt its quarterback room and defensive front seven during the winter transfer window with commitments from numerous highly touted prospects.
While Mason joins the Badgers as only the No. 835 overall player in the portal and No. 42 tight end, Wisconsin beating a top SEC power for his commitment is major news. This recruiting win should be highlighted if, and likely when, he plays an integral role in the Badgers’ offensive success in 2025. New coordinator Jeff Grimes’ scheme should highlight the position and give the former Missouri State Tiger plenty of opportunity to excel.
For more on Wisconsin’s incoming and outgoing spring transfer movement, check out our 2025 spring window tracker.
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