2022 Football Roster

Parker Hewett
Kurt DeVoe

24 Mason Pierce

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position CB
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 185
  • Hometown Bulverde, Texas
  • Highschool Smithson Valley
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

2022: Received a B.S. in mechanical engineering in December 2022 … Team captain … Associated Press Second-Team All-America … D2CCA Second-Team All-America … Don Hansen Honorable Mention All-America ... D2CCA First-Team All-Super Region 4 ... NFFCC First-Team All-Colorado … First-Team All-RMAC at cornerback and Second-Team All-RMAC at punt returner ...  RMAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 6) … Produced 56 total tackles with 1.0 for a loss ... Led Mines with five interceptions including two returned for touchdowns ... Had a team-best seven PBUs ... Ended his career as Mines' all-time leader in PBUs (47) and passes defended (53) ... Also one of the nation's top punt returners averaging 13.2 yards per return on 21 tries, with a long of 43 yards ... Had interceptions in three consecutive games early in the season with a pick-six vs. Angelo State and grabs against Adams State and CSU Pueblo ... Made another house call against Colorado Mesa ... Final interception came in the NCAA semifinal vs. Shepherd ... Top tackle production game was a career-high 11 in the NCAA quarterfinal at Angelo State ... Also had five with a tackle for loss in the national final vs. Ferris State.

2021: Don Hansen Honorable Mention All-America ... D2CCA Second-Team All-Region … First-Team All-NFFCC … First-Team All-RMAC as a punt returner and honorable mention all-RMAC at cornerback … RMAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 7) … Reset his own program record for pass break-ups with 18 … Had 55 total tackles in 14 starts at corner … Added 1.5 TFL and half a sack … Had an interception against Colorado Mesa … Made multiple PBUs in five games, including four vs. Adams State and two each in the NCAA tournament vs. Bemidji State and Angelo State … Ranked second nationally in punt return average with a Mines single-season record of 19.0 yards per return … Returned 19 punts for 361 total yards with a long of 56.

2019: Honorable Mention All-RMAC … Started in 11 of 12 appearances at corner … Made 52 tackles with 2.0 for a loss … Set the Mines single-season record with 18 pass break-ups despite missing one game … Had two or more PBUs in six different games including three each against Western Colorado and South Dakota Mines … Top tackle outputs were an 11-stop effort against Dixie State and nine against Texas A&M-Commerce.

2018: Named the team’s Newcomer of the Year … Appeared in seven games with one start as a true freshman … Made 17 tackles … Broke up four passes … Made career debut against Western Colorado with a PBU … Had a career-high five tackles versus South Dakota Mines.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played corner and wide receiver at Smithson Valley (Texas) ... First-Team All-District receiver and Second-Team All-District corner in 2017 ... Second-Team All-Area corner ... Named to the 5A All-Star Game roster ... Also a two-time all-district baseball player, earning three letters in that sport ... Led both teams to success, including district championships in both sports, the 2016 and 2017 football bi-district titles, and a regional final spot for football in 2015 ... All-District Academic honoree six times combined between football and baseball ... 2017 Academic All-State in football.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2018Freshman

    CB
    5'10" 170 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2019Sophomore

    CB
    5'10" 185 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2020Junior

    CB
    5'10" 185 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2021Senior

    CB
    5'10" 185 lbs
    24
  • 24
    C

    2022Redshirt Senior

    CB
    5'10" 185 lbs
    24
    C