(S25) - PT 3 - Early Decisions

[Jay_Doctor]

Mason wasn't a highly touted prospect coming out of high school. He was certainly an athlete, though a big knock on him was the small town competition. As such, he didn't get much in the way of D1 offers. Mason wanted to stay in state though, so he enrolled and signed on with Division III powerhouse UW-Whitewater. Like most other underclassman at Whitewater, he sat his freshman season. He got some backup return duties and a few snaps in blowout games. His second season didn't yield a ton of playing time either. He earned the starting spot in the return game, but an early injury derailed the season. After a long road to recovery and some new lifestyle habits, his junior year saw him in the starting safety role finally. After finally breaking into the starting 11 on defense, Mason had a dominant two seasons. Since grade school, he has always been a natural and reading a quarterback and where they were going to throw the ball. As the talent got better and better, it became more difficult to do. Only the best of the best can still do it at the top level of competition. The only real positional "transition" was if Blaylock was moved into the slot or the box. He spent all of middle school and high school in a safety net sort of role, often being the last line of defense for his team. In college, the Warhawks had enough speed on the corners to allow some creative freedom. 

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