Mason Schreck


Mason Schreck is an American football tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He played college football at Buffalo.

Amateur career

Schreck attended Medina High School in Medina, Ohio where he played both basketball and football. Schreck played primarily as a quarterback at Medina and threw for 667 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior. He was recruited by college football programs including Ohio State, Iowa, South Florida, Cincinnati, North Carolina State, Northwestern and Bowling Green but ultimately only received offers from Toledo and Buffalo.
In 2012 Schreck signed a letter of intent to play at Buffalo where Jeff Quinn recruited him to play tight end. After redshirting as a freshman at the University at Buffalo in 2012, Schreck caught a total of six touchdown passes from Joe Licata and Tyree Jackson between 2013 and 2016. As a redshirt senior in 2016, he set a school record for a tight end with 651 receiving yards and was named to the All-Mid-American Conference Second Team.

Professional career

Schreck was drafted in the seventh round by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2017 NFL Draft and was signed to a four-year, $2.46 million contract. He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2017.
Schreck played in six games in 2018 before being placed on injured reserve on October 23, 2018 with a knee injury.
Schreck was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on November 30, 2019.