Introduction
Mason Rudolph (born July 17, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
Early years
Rudolph was named for, but is not related to, the PGA Tour golfer Mason Rudolph.
He attended Westminster Catawba Christian School before transferring to Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina. During his career he passed for 10,986 yards and 132 passing touchdowns. Rudolph was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the ninth best pro-style quarterback in his class. He committed to Oklahoma State University to play college football.
College career
Rudolph entered his true freshman season in 2014 as a third string behind J. W. Walsh and Daxx Garman. After Walsh was injured, Garman became the starter with Rudolph as his backup. After Garman was injured, Rudolph started his first career game against Baylor. During the game he completed 13 of 25 passes for 281 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Rudolph would remain the starter for the final two games, including the 2015 Cactus Bowl victory against Washington. In three games total, he completed 49 of 86 passes for 853 yards, six touchdowns and four interceptions.
He was named the starter for the 2015 season in January of that year.
College statistics
| Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | GP | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yards | TDs | Int |
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 49 | 86 | 57.0 | 853 | 6 | 4 |
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 264 | 424 | 62.3 | 3,770 | 21 | 9 |
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 262 | 416 | 63.0 | 3,777 | 25 | 4 |
| College Totals | 28 | 575 | 926 | 62.1 | 8,400 | 52 | 17 | |