DeAunteMason

High School: Named “Mr. Football” for Class AAA in Tennessee … Dual-threat quarterback with good size … Began starting at quarterback midway through his freshman season at Pearl-Cohn HS in Nashville, Tenn. … Helped Pearl-Cohn advance to the Class AAA state semifinals as a junior and senior … Threw for 2,375 yards as a senior, also rushing for 1,052 yards, and accounted for 35 total touchdowns … Also the team’s punter and placekicker … Passed for almost 2,000 yards an 19 touchdowns as a junior, to go along with 906 rushing yards and 15 TDs … All-state as a junior and senior … Regional Most Valuable Player and also Nashville Metro MVP as a senior … Coached by Tony Brunetti … One of the top-11 prospects in Tennessee by the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel … One of the top-20 prospects in the state by Rivals.com … Among the nation’s top 100 QBs by Scout.com … Teammate of fellow UK signee William Johnson … Played basketball and ran track … Three-year all-district choice in basketball, also two years on the all-region squad … Member of the 4×200-meter and 4×400-meter relay teams that won state championships his junior year … President of his school’s chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes … Finalist for three prestigious awards that recognize athletics, academics and citizenship – the Admiral Lawrence Scholarship Award given by the Nashville chapter of the National Football Foundation; the Hume Award; and the Nick Coutras Award … Member of the “I Have a Future” leadership organization … Honor-roll student.

Personal: Born in Nashville, Tenn. … Name is pronounced “dee-AUN-tay” … Son of Vickie Mason and Art Tucker … Major is undecided.