Mason Blaylock should be in the DSFL Hall of Fame (assuming such a thing would/could ever exist). For those who don’t know, Mason is a free safety that played his first season for the Kansas City Coyotes and his second season for the Tijuana Luchadores. In that timespan, he had his fair share of impactful plays and accolades, including Season 18 Defensive Rookie of the Year. Mason’s case for the Hall of Fame doesn’t lie in his stats on defense, though. The case for him to make it in would be on his return game prowess.
In his rookie season, he had the most return yards of any rookie, only being outdone by second year players and up. While his kick return numbers were not world beating, his punt return game was on point. He outran every rookie by a mile and finished 3rd overall in yards. He also had two punt returns for touchdown which is a Coyote team record.
In his sophomore season, Mason was picked second overall to Tijuana in the contraction draft. He didn’t waste any time getting to work in the return game again. Once again, his kick return numbers were only just above average, but his punt returns were head and shoulders above the rest. He set a team record with 130 punt yards early in the season. Mason then got up to a total of 280 in the first four games, a mark that is the highest in the league ever in such a span (I don’t this 100%, but it seems extremely unlikely to be beaten given season totals). It looked like he was on pace to destroy any punt records held before him, but then teams started avoiding him. For the rest of the season, Mason got two or less returns in almost every game. He passed the team record for punt returns the second to last game of the season but lost in the last week. He only got 1 return and lost a couple yards, taking his accolade away. Regardless, he played at a level that few returners in the DSFL ever had. In the conference championship, Blaylock posts 4 returns for 95 yards with one going for 68 yards and a touchdown. His return career saw set 3 team records in the return game while tying another 2. He wound up with 4 return touchdowns as well. I think it’s safe to say Mason Blaylock is one of the best returners we’ve ever seen in the DSFL.
In his rookie season, he had the most return yards of any rookie, only being outdone by second year players and up. While his kick return numbers were not world beating, his punt return game was on point. He outran every rookie by a mile and finished 3rd overall in yards. He also had two punt returns for touchdown which is a Coyote team record.
In his sophomore season, Mason was picked second overall to Tijuana in the contraction draft. He didn’t waste any time getting to work in the return game again. Once again, his kick return numbers were only just above average, but his punt returns were head and shoulders above the rest. He set a team record with 130 punt yards early in the season. Mason then got up to a total of 280 in the first four games, a mark that is the highest in the league ever in such a span (I don’t this 100%, but it seems extremely unlikely to be beaten given season totals). It looked like he was on pace to destroy any punt records held before him, but then teams started avoiding him. For the rest of the season, Mason got two or less returns in almost every game. He passed the team record for punt returns the second to last game of the season but lost in the last week. He only got 1 return and lost a couple yards, taking his accolade away. Regardless, he played at a level that few returners in the DSFL ever had. In the conference championship, Blaylock posts 4 returns for 95 yards with one going for 68 yards and a touchdown. His return career saw set 3 team records in the return game while tying another 2. He wound up with 4 return touchdowns as well. I think it’s safe to say Mason Blaylock is one of the best returners we’ve ever seen in the DSFL.
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