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Mason Wolfe - Football - University of Kentucky Athletics 77

MasonWolfe

  • position Offensive Guard
  • height 6-6
  • Weight 315
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Henderson, Ky.
  • High school Henderson County
Career
  • Played in 37 career games
  • Team’s top reserve at offensive guard
  • Had 13 knockdown blocks
  • Did not allow a quarterback sack all season and only one QB pressure
  • Had only one penalty and one missed assignment in 299 plays
  • Helped UK set single-season school records with 3,624 rushing yards, 36 rushing touchdowns, and 6.3 yards per carry
  • Named to the 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District® Football Team
  • Four-time member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll which recognizes athletes with a 3.0 GPA or higher … Also earned a spot on the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll as a freshman
  • Two-time member of the Dean’s List
  • Graduated cum laude in May of 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a minor in criminology
2019 – Senior
  • Saw action in all 13 games at right guard
  • Named to the 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District® Football Team
  • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2018 – Junior
  • Saw action in 12 games
  • Dean’s List (Fall 2018)
  • Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017 – Sophomore
  • Saw action in 11 games
  • Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll
2016 – r-Freshman
  • Saw action in two games
  • Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015 – Freshman
  • Redshirt season
  • First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
High School
  • A three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout, 247sports.com and ESPN
  • Helped his team to the state playoffs all four years of high school, including the quarterfinals his freshman season
  • Scout ranked him the No. 1 offensive tackle in the state of Kentucky and sixth-best overall player in the state
  • Rivals ranks him the fifth-best player in the state
  • ESPN report on Wolfe says, “good height and bulk at this stage with room to rework body comp some and still add good mass to frame”
  • His blocking helped Henderson County rush for 1,592 yards his senior season with 23 rushing touchdowns
  • Helped the Colonels rush for 1,863 yards his junior season and 26 rushing touchdowns
  • Named first-team all-state by The Associated Press and Louisville Courier-Journal in 2014
  • A 2014 Herald-Leader Class of the Commonwealth honoree
  • Three-year starter in the offensive and defensive lines
  • Coached by Tony Lewis
  • Picked Kentucky over California, Louisville, Missouri and Purdue
Personal
  • Born in Evansville, Ind.
  • Son of Ron and Julie Wolfe
Community Cats
  • Stayed after practice to spend time with the Special Olympics (2015)
Mason Says
  • His favorite meal is chicken and dumplings
  • One word to describe him on the field is “smart”
  • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to coach and teach
  • His favorite movie is The Longest Yard
  • When he’s not playing football he enjoys boating and fishing
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