Marcus Mason

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**Marcus Mason**
National Football League debut

Washington Redskins — No. 23
Running back
Date of birth: June 23, 1984 (1984-06-23) (age 23)
Place of birth: Potomac, Maryland
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Weight: 215 lb (98 kg)
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
College: Youngstown State
Undrafted in 2007
Teams: Washington Redskins (2007-present)
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Gateway (2005) GFC Newcomer of the Year (2005) First-team All-Gateway (2006) GFC Offensive Player of the Year (2006) First-team Division I-FCS All-American (2006)
Stats at NFL.com

Marcus Mason (born June 23, 1984 in Potomac, Maryland) is an American football running back for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Youngstown State.

1 Early years
2 College career
3 Professional career
4 External links

[edit] Early years

Mason starred at Georgetown Preparatory School in Bethesda, Maryland, where he became the all-time leading rusher (5,700 yards) in Maryland high school history.

[edit] College career

Mason played college football at the University of Illinois and Youngstown State University. In two seasons at Youngstown State, Mason compiled 2,739 rushing yards on 478 carries and scored 31 touchdowns. As a senior, he rushed for a school-record 1,847 yards on 302 carries and had 23 touchdowns. Mason's youth league team was Maplewood part of the Capital Beltway League

[edit] Professional career

In his first ever preseason game with the Redskins, Mason scored a 1-yard rushing touchdown to give the Redskins a 7-6 lead over the Tennessee Titans. He ran the ball five times for 22 yards (4.4 average gain). For the preseason, Mason had compiled 95 yards on 25 carries.