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2019 Football Roster

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42 Mason Brunner

  • Position LB
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Harrison, Ohio
  • Highschool William Henry Harrison

Biography

*2017 Honorable Mention All-Pioneer Football League
*2018 Team Captain
*2018 All-PFL Second Team selection
*2019 All-PFL First Team selection at long snapper
*2019 All-PFL Second Team selection at linebacker
*2019 Team Captain

 
2019 Season (Senior): First Team All-PFL selection at long snapper… Second Team All-PFL performer at linebacker… Team captain… Started in all 12 games… Led the team with 97 tackles… Ranked fourth in the PFL in tackles… Ranked second in the PFL in tackles by linebackers… Ranked 73rd in the FCS in total tackles… Made three tackles for loss… Credited with half a sack… Broke up three passes… Recovered one fumble… Recorded a season-high 12 tackles vs. Taylor (Sept. 14)… Made 10 tackles and recovered a fumble in the season opener vs. North Dakota State (Aug. 31)… Half sack came at Princeton (Sept. 21)… Credited with 10 tackles at Marist (Nov. 2)… Matched that effort with 10 tackles the next game vs. Davidson (Nov. 9)… Made nine tackles vs. Valpo on Senior Day (Nov. 16)… Nine more tackles came the next week at Dayton (Nov. 23).

2018 Season (Junior): Team Captain… Second Team All-PFL selection at linebacker and long snapper… Finished third on the team with 73 total tackles… Made 48 solo tackles… Assisted on 25 tackles… Made 8.5 tackles for loss (25-yards)… Ended the year with two sacks (13-yards)… Broke up one pass… Credited with two QB hurries… Made a season-high 12 tackles in the win over Morehead State (Sept. 29)… Matched his season-best effort with 12 more tackles at Davidson in the season finale (Nov. 17)… Made seven tackles in the season opener at Youngstown State (Sept. 1)… First sack of the season came at Taylor (Sept. 8)… Second sack of the year came at home vs San Diego (Oct. 20).

2017 Season (Sophomore): Saw action in all 11 games... Finished the season with 53 total tackles... Had two tackles for a loss for eight total yards... Registered one sack for a loss of seven-yards.

2016 Season (Freshman): Played in six games, including one start... Finished the season with 12 total tackles... Had one tackle for a loss for two-yards... Accounted for one quarterback hit. 

High School: Earned three varsity letters in football at William Henry Harrison High School under head coach Keny McCullough... Conference Defensive Player of the Year... First Team All-Conference as a senior... First Team All-District as a senior... Second Team All-City as as senior... Third Team All-Tri State as a senior... Fist Team All-Conference as a junior... First Team All-District as a junior... Second Team All-City as a junior... Earned three varsity letters in baseball... Earned three varsity letters in wrestling. 

PersonalSon of Linda and Steve... Has a sister named Madelyn. 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2016Freshman

    LB
    6'0" 210 lbs
    18
  • 42

    2017Sophomore

    LB
    6'0" 215 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2018Junior

    LB
    6'0" 215 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2019Senior

    LB
    6'0" 215 lbs
    42
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