2023 USC Football Roster
Roster
Cobb, Mason

Jersey Number 13
Mason Cobb
- Position:
- Inside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Provo, Utah
- High School:
- Provo HS / Oklahoma State
Bio
CAREER: In his 5-year career (3 years at Oklahoma State, 2 at USC), he has 263 tackles, including 25.5 for loss (with 3 sacks), 5 PBUs, 1 QB hurry, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, and 3 INTs while appearing in 54 games with 34 starts.
2024: Cobb recorded 72 tackles (second on the team), including 2.5 for loss of 7 yards, 2 INT (tied first on the team), 1 QB hurry, and 3 PBUs (tied third on team), while appearing and starting in 12 games (all but Utah State) as a redshirt senior in 2024.
He was named to the Phil Steele All-Pac-12 Second Team.
He collected 6 tackles, including 2 for loss of 7 yards against San Jose State. He had 1 tackle against Arizona State. He tallied a team-leading 13 tackles, including 2 for loss of 4 yards and a PBU against Colorado. He notched 6 tackles, including 0.5 for loss of 1 yard versus Arizona. He recorded 5 tackles against Notre Dame. He posted a team-leading 9 tackles against Utah. He once again led the Trojans with 15 tackles, including 2 for loss 7 yards, versus California. He collected 8 tackles against Washington and a team-leading 9 tackles versus Oregon. He tallied 5 tackles, including 0.5 for loss against UCLA, and 8 tackles and 1 fumble recovery in the Holiday Bowl versus Louisville.
OKLAHOMA STATE: He was named to the All-Big-12 Second Team as he led the Pokes in tackles and tackles for loss with 96 total tackles and 13.0 for losses as a junior linebacker in 2022. His tackles for loss marked the second-most in the Big-12. He had 11 tackles against Central Michigan, 9 tackles against Arizona State, 4 tackles (with 2 sacks) against Arkansas Pine-Bluff, 6 tackles against Baylor, 8 tackles and.1 INT for 13 yards against Texas Tech, a career-high 16 tackles against TCU, which was the most in a single game by an OSU player since Jordan Sterns had 20 tackles on Oct. 25, 2014, 7 tackles against Texas, 8 tackles against Kansas State, 3 tackles and 1 forced fumble against Kansas, 5 tackles against Iowa State, 8 tackles and 1 pass deflection against Oklahoma and 11 tackles against West Virginia.
He collected 8 tackles (with 1 sack) as a sophomore in 2021. He was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team. He played in 14 games with 1 start and was heavily used on special teams. He had 1 tackle (with 1 sack) against Missouri State, 1 tackle against Tulsa, 1 tackle against Baylor, 1 tackle against West Virginia, 3 tackles against TCU, 2 tackles against Texas Tech and 1 tackle against Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl.
He appeared in the final 5 games of the 2020 season as a freshman, primarily on special teams. He recorded 2 tackles, 1 against Baylor and 1 against Miami in the Cheez-It Bowl.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, he helped lead Provo HS to a regional championship and a quarterfinal appearance in the playoffs. He recorded 118 tackles with 11 for loss (and 3 sacks) and 3 INTs and 2 fumble recoveries.
As a junior, he earned First Team All-State and First Team All-District as he tallied 119 tackles with 11 for loss and 3 INTs. Offensively, he had 38 catches for 384 yards as a tight end during his junior and senior seasons.
He also played basketball and baseball at Provo.
PERSONAL: He is majoring in Social Sciences with an emphasis in Economics at USC.
2024: Cobb recorded 72 tackles (second on the team), including 2.5 for loss of 7 yards, 2 INT (tied first on the team), 1 QB hurry, and 3 PBUs (tied third on team), while appearing and starting in 12 games (all but Utah State) as a redshirt senior in 2024.
He tallied 7 tackles against LSU, with 1 INT and 1 QB hurry, and 5 tackles at Michigan, including 1.5 for loss of 4 yards. He accounted for 2 tackles versus Wisconsin, including 1 INT, and 11 tackles against Minnesota. He collected 6 tackles versus Penn State and 5 tackles at Maryland. He had 9 tackles against Rutgers, with 1 PBU, and 7 tackles at Washington, with 1 PBU. He accounted for 9 tackles against Nebraska, including 1 for loss of 3 yards, with 1 PBU and 7 against UCLA. He tallied 3 tackles versus Notre Dame and 1 tackles against Texas A&M in the Distribution Las Vegas Bowl.
2023: Cobb, who transferred to USC in the spring of 2023 from Oklahoma State, recorded a team-leading 85 tackles, including 7 for loss of 19 yards, 1 fumble recovery and 2 PBU while appearing in 11 games with 9 starts.He was named to the Phil Steele All-Pac-12 Second Team.
He collected 6 tackles, including 2 for loss of 7 yards against San Jose State. He had 1 tackle against Arizona State. He tallied a team-leading 13 tackles, including 2 for loss of 4 yards and a PBU against Colorado. He notched 6 tackles, including 0.5 for loss of 1 yard versus Arizona. He recorded 5 tackles against Notre Dame. He posted a team-leading 9 tackles against Utah. He once again led the Trojans with 15 tackles, including 2 for loss 7 yards, versus California. He collected 8 tackles against Washington and a team-leading 9 tackles versus Oregon. He tallied 5 tackles, including 0.5 for loss against UCLA, and 8 tackles and 1 fumble recovery in the Holiday Bowl versus Louisville.
OKLAHOMA STATE: He was named to the All-Big-12 Second Team as he led the Pokes in tackles and tackles for loss with 96 total tackles and 13.0 for losses as a junior linebacker in 2022. His tackles for loss marked the second-most in the Big-12. He had 11 tackles against Central Michigan, 9 tackles against Arizona State, 4 tackles (with 2 sacks) against Arkansas Pine-Bluff, 6 tackles against Baylor, 8 tackles and.1 INT for 13 yards against Texas Tech, a career-high 16 tackles against TCU, which was the most in a single game by an OSU player since Jordan Sterns had 20 tackles on Oct. 25, 2014, 7 tackles against Texas, 8 tackles against Kansas State, 3 tackles and 1 forced fumble against Kansas, 5 tackles against Iowa State, 8 tackles and 1 pass deflection against Oklahoma and 11 tackles against West Virginia.
He collected 8 tackles (with 1 sack) as a sophomore in 2021. He was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team. He played in 14 games with 1 start and was heavily used on special teams. He had 1 tackle (with 1 sack) against Missouri State, 1 tackle against Tulsa, 1 tackle against Baylor, 1 tackle against West Virginia, 3 tackles against TCU, 2 tackles against Texas Tech and 1 tackle against Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl.
He appeared in the final 5 games of the 2020 season as a freshman, primarily on special teams. He recorded 2 tackles, 1 against Baylor and 1 against Miami in the Cheez-It Bowl.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, he helped lead Provo HS to a regional championship and a quarterfinal appearance in the playoffs. He recorded 118 tackles with 11 for loss (and 3 sacks) and 3 INTs and 2 fumble recoveries.
As a junior, he earned First Team All-State and First Team All-District as he tallied 119 tackles with 11 for loss and 3 INTs. Offensively, he had 38 catches for 384 yards as a tight end during his junior and senior seasons.
He also played basketball and baseball at Provo.
PERSONAL: He is majoring in Social Sciences with an emphasis in Economics at USC.
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