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#4 Mekhi Mason
Class RS SR/TRFrom Louisiana Tech (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'2" · 233 lbHometown Pembroke Pines, FL · Monsignor Pace
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5-SRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29LB room context
View full depth chart →Mekhi Mason holds the MLB · Starter spot in Kansas State Wildcats’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Louisiana Tech→Kansas State Wildcats
Background & career
Mekhi Mason is a middle linebacker from Pembroke Pines, Florida who transferred to Kansas State from Louisiana Tech. At Monsignor Pace High School, he recorded 102 tackles, 20.0 tackles for loss, and 6.0 sacks as a senior. Mason played at Syracuse in 2022–2023 before joining Louisiana Tech, where he earned 2025 All-Conference USA Second Team honors. In 2025, he appeared in 12 games with 11 starts, accumulating 68 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks—his 14.5 TFLs led Conference USA. He earned Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week against Southeastern Louisiana.
Syracuse2022 – 2023
Louisiana Tech2024 – 2025
Kansas State2026 — presentPrevious schoolLouisiana TechRecruiting3-star · No. 1161 nationalOriginPembroke Pines, FL · Monsignor Pace