Mason Espinosa Explained

Mason Espinosa
Current Team:DePauw Tigers
Position:Offensive coordinator
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:225
High School:Cookeville (TN)
College:Ohio Wesleyan
Undraftedyear:2014
Pastteams:
Pastcoaching:
  • Defiance (2014–2015)
    Graduate assistant & quarterbacks coach
  • Denison (2016–2018)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Denison (2019–2021)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Denison (2021)
    Interim co-offensive coordinator
  • Wooster HS (OH) (2021)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • DePauw (2022–present)
    Offensive coordinator
Highlights:
  • NAL Most Valuable Player (2021)
  • First Team All-NAL (2021)
  • Second Team All-NAL (2017)

Mason Espinosa is a former professional American football quarterback and current coach for the DePauw Tigers football team. He has also played for the Albany Empire, the Erie Explosion and the Billings Wolves.[1] [2] [3] Espinosa played college football for Ohio Wesleyan University. He currently holds 17 individual Ohio Wesleyan records, as well as being the all-time North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) career leader in passing yards and total yards, while also setting a single season NCAC record for completions.[4]

He was also an assistant football coach at Granville, Ohio-based Denison University, for the 2016–17 and 2017-18 seasons.[5]

College career

Espinosa played college football at Ohio Wesleyan University. He was a 4-time all NCAC selection, and was the NCAC Player of the Year in 2012. In addition, he was named the ohiocollegefootball.com First-Team All-Ohio quarterback in 2012, and a Beyond Sports Network All-American that same year.[6] [7] He was the MVP of the 2013 National Bowl Game.[8] In total, Espinosa finished as the record holder to 17 different records for Ohio Wesleyan, in addition to being the Conference's all-time record holder in career passing yards (11,069), total yards (10,839), and completions (1004), ranking him statistically among the best to have played Division III football.[9] [10]

Professional career

Erie Explosion

Espinosa signed with the Erie Explosion of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) for the 2015 season. In his rookie year, he was an Honorable Mention for Rookie of the year and was the Week 9 PIFL Offensive Player of the week.[11]

Columbus Lions

Espinosa started the 2016 season with the Columbus Lions of American Indoor Football (AIF).[12]

Billings Wolves

In late March 2016, Espinosa signed with the Billings Wolves of the Indoor Football League (IFL).[13] He led the Wolves to their only playoff appearance and was the IFL's week 10 Offensive Player of the Week.[14]

Columbus Lions (second stint)

For the 2017 season, Espinosa signed and played with the Columbus Lions of the NAL. He was voted 2nd team All-NAL and was 2-time NAL Player of the Week, while leading Columbus to the NAL championship game against the Jacksonville Sharks, where they lost 27–21.[15] [16] [17] He has re-signed with the Lions for 2018.[3]

Albany Empire

On March 5, 2019, Espinosa was assigned to the Albany Empire of the Arena Football League.

Columbus Lions (third stint)

With the AFL closing down its teams in anticipation of either closure or reformatting as a touring league, the Columbus Lions re-signed Espinosa for the 2020 season.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mason Espinosa '14 Signs with Professional Indoor Football League . October 13, 2017 . owu.edu.
  2. Web site: Mason Espinosa . October 13, 2017 . goifl.com.
  3. Web site: Lions resign standout QB Mason Espinosa. nationalarenaleague.com. October 13, 2017.
  4. Web site: 2015 Defiance College Media Guide. issuu.com. October 13, 2017.
  5. Web site: Inside Athletics: Mason Espinosa. denisonbigred.com . 2017-10-31.
  6. Web site: Mason Espinosa. denisonbigred.com. October 13, 2017.
  7. Web site: Ohiocollegefootball.com All-Ohio DIII Teams. bluffton.edu. October 13, 2017.
  8. Web site: Sherman Gains Red Nation MVP at National Bowl . goetbutigers.com . December 12, 2013 . November 17, 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20171118004737/http://www.goetbutigers.com/news/2013/12/12/IMPORTED_STORY_823_131449534328098494.aspx?path=football . November 18, 2017 .
  9. Web site: Denison Coaches. denisonbigred.com. October 13, 2017.
  10. NCAC Football Records. northcoast.org. October 13, 2017.
  11. Web site: Billings Wolves' QB Mason Espinosa putting up eye-popping numbers . October 13, 2017 . Billingsgazette.com.
  12. Web site: Lions open season with dominating 86-0 win . wltz.com . March 21, 2016 . November 17, 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20171118001518/http://www.wltz.com/2016/03/21/lions-open-season-with-dominating-86-0-win/ . November 18, 2017 .
  13. Web site: Wolves sign Ohio Wesleyan quarterback . billingsgazette.com . March 31, 2016 . November 17, 2017.
  14. Web site: Week 10 IFL Offensive Player of the Week. goifl.com. October 13, 2017. October 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171024190629/http://goifl.com/aotw/Espinosa_Mason. dead.
  15. Web site: Lions resign standout QB Mason Espinosa. columbuslions.net. October 13, 2017.
  16. Web site: 4 COLUMBUS LIONS NAMED TO ALL-NAL OFFENSIVE SQUAD. columbuslions.net.
  17. Web site: Lions Nation, I wanted to personally thank you for a great 2017 season . October 13, 2017 . columbuslions.net.
  18. Web site: Espinoza resigns with Lions for 2020 Season . www.nationalarenaleague.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191116225251/http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news-m/980-espinoza-resigns-with-lions-for-2020-season.html . 2019-11-16.

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