2022 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 10 games as a sophomore with seven starts … missed each of the final three games of the season due to injury … finished on the receiving end of 12 catches for 100 yards and a pair of touchdowns … shared the high for receptions in the tight end room with Baylor Cupp … had a catch in seven of the 10 games he played … credited with playing in 412 offensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which led the tight end room … also saw action on special teams, mainly on the field goal protection unit … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the year with one catch for 21 yards in the season-opening win against Murray State (9/3) … reception went for a touchdown from Behren Morton to cap Texas Tech’s 63-10 victory … matched his career high with three receptions twice on the year at N.C. State (9/17) and versus West Virginia (10/22) … totaled 26 yards through the air against the Wolfpack and then a season-high 35 yards in the win over the Mountaineers … made one catch in three different games against Texas (9/24), at Oklahoma State (10/8) and Baylor (10/29) … lone reception versus Texas was an important one as it went 13 yards, pushing the Red Raiders to the one yard line for a SaRodorick Thompson touchdown that cut the deficit to 31-24 before halftime … last outing of the year came in the win over Kansas (11/12) with two catches for three yards and a touchdown … gave the Red Raiders a 24-7 lead early in the second quarter on a one-yard pass from Tyler Shough … AWARDS AND HONORS: recognized on the Academic All-Big 12 second team.

2021 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Demonstrated why he was highly-touted out of high school as only a true freshman … appeared in 12 games overall with eight starts at tight end … missed only the win over Iowa State due to injury … seven of his eight starts on the year came either in Big 12 play or in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl … caught 14 passes on the season for 198 yards and a touchdown … finished fifth on the team in receiving yards and sixth for receptions … led all freshmen in both categories as well … targeted 19 times through the passing game, resulting in a 73.7 completion percentage … size radius helped him rank fourth on the team in completion percentage among receivers with at least 10 targets … credited with appearing in 353 snaps on offense, grading out at 74.1 according to Pro Football Focus … that grade ranked eighth on the team and led all freshmen … his overall grade was fifth nationally among tight ends listed as either a sophomore or freshman … caught at least one pass in six different games and has multiple receptions in five of those contests … recorded four different receptions of at least 20 yards … contributed on special teams as well as part of the kick return and field goal protect units … credited with 119 snaps on special teams with 71 coming as a blocker on kickoff return … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made collegiate debut in the season opener versus Houston (9/4) and then his first career start the next week versus Stephen F. Austin (9/11) … hauled in his first career catch in the non-conference finale against Florida International (9/18) … likely his best performance of the season with three catches for 61 yards and a touchdown versus the Panthers … touchdown came via a 25-yard pass from Tyler Shough with less than a minute remaining in the third quarter, giving the Red Raiders a 44-21 lead … reception was his longest of the season that would be matched two additional times … had one catch for seven yards in the Big 12 opener at Texas (9/25) … combined for five receptions over a two-game stretch against TCU (10/9) and at Kansas (10/16) … had two catches for 22 yards versus the Horned Frogs and then three receptions for 38 yards in the win over the Jayhawks … one of his three catches at Kansas went for 25 yards, matching his season long … posted two receptions for 31 yards at Oklahoma (10/30) … missed the win over Iowa State (11/13) due to injury, returning the next week against Oklahoma State (11/20) … made his final three catches of the season versus the Cowboys, resulting in 39 yards overall … the Oklahoma State game kicked off the first of three-consecutive games to be in the starting lineup.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Klein High School in his hometown of Spring, Texas … graduated high school early in order to enroll at Texas Tech in January for spring practice … tabbed a preseason candidate for High School All-America honors by Sports Illustrated prior to his senior season … earned first team All-District 15-6A honors as both a junior and senior ... was an Academic All-District honoree as a senior as well ... previously caught 30 passes for 523 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior … also a member of the school’s basketball program ... was a first team All-District 15-6A honoree on the hardwood as a junior, his final prep season … consensus three-star prospect by the likes of ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … listed at No. 25 among tight ends by 247Sports and No. 26 by ESPN … received more than 15 scholarships offers, the majority of which from power-five schools … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arizona State, Colorado, Duke, Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas, Michigan State, Ole Miss, North Texas, Northwestern, Penn, Pittsburgh, Rice, SMU, Utah and Virginia.

PERSONAL
Mason Tharp ... son of Clay and Susanne Tharp … has an older sister, Cameron … sister was also a collegiate student-athlete, competing in soccer at the University of Oklahoma from 2018-21 ... a supply chain management major at Texas Tech.