Mason Tipton is one of the fastest wide receivers in the 2024 NFL Draft, and he’s also one of the most productive.
The former Yale Bulldog was one of the most dominant receivers in the Ivy league this past year, with athletic traits that look the part of a top-100 pick.
After the season, Tipton participated in the Tropical Bowl, a postseason invite-only all-star game for draft prospects.
Read on to learn more about Mason Tipton as an NFL Draft prospect, including his strengths, weaknesses, production, and measurables.
Prospect: Mason Tipton
School: Yale
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 5’10″
Weight: 179
Class: Senior (5th Year)
Mason Tipton Draft Profile Overview
Mason Tipton was very lightly recruited coming out of high school in Akron, Ohio.
Tipton was a two-sport star (football and baseball) for powerhouse Archbishop Hoban High School, who won three consecutive state titles during Tipton’s career. He decided to commit to Yale and enrolled as a true freshman in 2019.
Ivy league football has a rich tradition of JV football, and as a result it’s uncommon for true freshman to contribute on the varsity squad. Tipton was an exception. He became a starter midway through the 2019, and never looked back.
He received All-Ivy League conference honors in each of his three full seasons as a starter, including being named 1st-Team All Conference this past season.
Tipton is a smaller receiver, but has legitimate NFL speed. His feel for the game has improved dramatically in recent years, and he’s gotten much better at finding the soft spots in the defense.
His production also speaks for itself. 786 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns may not jump off the page, but that yardage accounted for 41.4% of his team’s receiving yardage. That makes him just 1 of 4 Division 1 receivers in this draft class with >40% receiving share. Only Ty James of Mercer, Malik Washington of Virginia, and Jalen Coker of Holy Cross had more.
By comparison, if Rome Odunze accounted for over 40% of his team’s receiving share this year, he would have had over 2000 yards receiving. That’s how unstoppable Tipton was.
Obviously the Ivy league doesn’t compare with the highest levels of college football, but speed isn’t coachable. And as I mentioned early, Tipton has real speed. He ran a verified 4.33 40 yard dash, which is tied for 3rd of the 490 wide receivers in my NFL draft database.
Yale didn’t hold their own pro days, but he had the opportunity to participate in both the Toledo and UConn pro days.
Stats
In the 2023 season, Mason Tipton had 786 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns on 52 receptions. That accounted for 41.7% of his team’s receiving yardage. He also ran the ball once for a 15 yard touchdown.
His stats were down while dealing with injuries in 2022.
| YEAR | GAMES | REC | YDS | TD | AVG/C |
| 2023 | 10 | 52 | 786 | 10 | 15.1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 29 | 386 | 2 | 13.3 |
| 2021 | 10 | 27 | 570 | 3 | 21.1 |
| 2019 | 8 | 24 | 325 | 4 | 13.5 |
Athletic & Physical Measurables
Mason Tipton ran a 4.33 40 yard dash at his pro day, which included a 1.46 10 yard split.
He put up 12 bench reps, a 37″ vertical, 125″ broad jump, 7.05 cone drill, and 4.22 shuttle time.
Official Measurements:
Age: 23
Height: 5’9 7/8″
Weight: 179
Hand: 9 1/8″
Arm: 29 1/2″
Wingspan: 71″ (5’11”)
40 Yard Dash: 4.33
10 Yard Split: 1.46
Bench: 12
Vertical: 37″
Broad: 125″
Cone: 7.05
Shuttle: 4.22
Accolades
2023: Ivy League All-Conference 1st Team
2022: Ivy League All-Conference Honorable Mention
2021: Ivy League All-Conference 2nd Team
Strengths
- Legitimate straight line speed
- Highly productive
- Good football instincts
- High character
- Can play inside or outside
- Very quick off the line
Weaknesses
- Has a tendency to crash to the ground to make catches, losing YAC opportunities
- Not very tested against high level competition
- Too many body catches
- Short wingspan minimized catch radius
- Doesn’t always high point the ball
Grade
7th Round – Late Day 3
Prediction
Priority Free Agent
Tipton absolutely looks the part on paper, but he’ll need to show some stronger hands if a team is going to give him an NFL roster spot.
He will 100% get an opportunity on a 90-man roster, and anything is possible from there. I would be comfortable drafting him late day 3, but I’d predict him to be a priority free agent for a team who plans to develop him on the practice squad to begin the season.
