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Edge

R Mason Thomas

Grade84 /100
Pos Rank11
OVR Rank50
School
OU

Experience

Played42
Started20

POSITION STATS LAST SEASON

Sacks
6.5
TFL
9.5
Tackles
26
FF
2
PBU
1
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Position-Specific Grades

COMBINE RESULTS

Height
6' 2 1/4"
Weight
241lbs
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ARM
31 5/8"
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HAND
8 7/8"
40-Yard Dash
4.67sec
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10-Yard Split
1.63sec

The Takeaway

The Player

Thomas is an attack dog of an edge prospect. He lacks height and length but has an enticing blend of power, physicality, speed, and an instinctive and refined pass rush. There’s no finesse to Thomas’s game. He’s always on the attack and has elite takeoff burst, outstanding forward lean, and an ability to shave a sharp edge. He’s built low to the ground, gets under the outstretched arms of offensive tackles, and can play with leverage and quickness. He suffered a quad/hamstring injury late in the season and wasn’t at his best during the Sooners’ CFP run.

On the flip side, he comes in hot at times and can’t recover if the QB moves off his spot. It’s too easy for offensive tackles to jolt him wide of the arc after he’s already won the edge. He needs to be used properly. He won’t hold up at the point of attack if asked to anchor an edge. He was bullied by Texas’s run game in 2025 and didn’t have great feel when asked to spot drop into coverage. 

The Draft

Thomas’s stature will turn some teams off. His 10-yard split of 1.63 seconds, which is underwhelming for an undersized edge rusher, doesn’t help his cause, either. But he’s a damn good football player who should outplay his draft slot wherever he’s taken in Round 2. 

The Projection

Thomas has a chance to be a high-impact, every-down edge in the right role or NFL scheme, similar to Denver’s Nik Bonitto or to Harold Landry when he played in Tennessee under Mike Vrabel.