Mason Fairchild

American football player (born 2001)

American football player

Mason Fairchild
No. 82 – New Orleans Saints
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Born:	(2001-08-30) August 30, 2001 (age 22)^[1]
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:	Andale (Andale, Kansas)
College:	Kansas (2019–2023)
Undrafted:	2024
Career history
New Orleans Saints (2024–present)

Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big 12 (2022)

Mason Fairchild (born August 30, 2001)^[1] is an American football tight end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played in college at Kansas.

Early life

Fairchild grew up in Andale, Kansas and attended Andale High School. In Fairchild's high school career he played both ways racking up 630 yards and 35 tackles.^[2] Fairchild would decide to commit to play college football at the University of Kansas.^[3]^[4]

College career

In Fairchild's first season in 2019, he caught two passes for 32 yards.^[5] In the 2020 season, Fairchild would haul in five receptions for 57 yards.^[6] In week eleven of the 2021 season, Fairchild would bring in two receptions for 31 yards and his first career touchdown, as he helped the Jayhawks stun Texas 57–56.^[7]^[8] Fairchild would finish the 2021 season with 13 receptions for 128 yards and one touchdown.^[9] In week six of the 2022 season, Fairchild would have an excellent performance, making three catches for 80 yards and a touchdown, but Kansas would narrowly fall to TCU 38–31.^[10]^[11] In the following week, in week seven, Fairchild would have another amazing showing, hauling in six passes for 106 yards and two touchdown, but again the Jayhawks would fall, this time to Oklahoma 52–42.^[12]^[13] Fairchild would have another great game in the 2022 Liberty Bowl, where he brought in six receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown, but the Jayhawks could not pull off the win, losing 55–53 in triple overtime against Arkansas.^[14]^[15] Fairchild would finish his breakout 2022 season with 35 receptions for 443 yards and six touchdowns.^[16] For his performance on the season, Fairchild was named second team all Big-12.^[17]^[18] Ahead of the 2023 season, Fairchild was named a preseason third-team all-Big 12 selection by Phil Steele and Athlon Sports.^[19]^[20] Fairchild would also be named to the John Mackey Award watch list, which is given to the nation's best tight end.^[21]^[22]

Professional career

On August 3, 2024, Fairchild signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent.^[23] He was waived by the Saints on August 7,^[24] but re–signed with the team on August 14.^[25]

References

^ ^a ^b "Mason Fairchild Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
^ Kirby, Jon (December 9, 2018). "Mason Fairchild decides to stay home, commits to Kansas". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ Barber, Hayden. "Making history: One of Kansas' best high school football classes commits on signing day". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ Smith, Benton. "In-state recruits Jayden Russell and Mason Fairchild commit to Les Miles and KU football". KU Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "Mason Fairchild 2019 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "Mason Fairchild 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "Kansas snaps losing skid and stuns Texas 57-56 in OT". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ Guskey, Jordan. "Kansas football beat Texas in overtime. Here's what we learned from the Jayhawks' upset". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "Mason Fairchild 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ Swaffar, Nathan. "Tight end Mason Fairchild 'made some big plays' on his way to a career performance vs TCU". 247Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ Guskey, Jordan. "Recap: Kansas football loses 38-31 against TCU in Big 12 Conference matchup". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ Bedore, Gary. "Oklahoma beats No. 19 Kansas 52-42 in Big 12 football game". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "Gabriel helps Sooners top No. 19 Kansas, end skid at 3 games". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ Guskey, Jordan. "KU football vs. Arkansas recap: Razorbacks win 55-53 in 3 overtimes in Liberty Bowl". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "Kansas rallies, but Arkansas wins Liberty Bowl 55-53 in 3OTs". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "Mason Fairchild 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "2022 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Big-12 Conference. November 30, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ Tait, Matt. "KU's Cobee Bryant named first-team all-Big 12 by league's coaches; 8 other Jayhawks also honored". KU Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ Weber, Alex (July 8, 2023). "Phil Steele releases 2023 preseason All-Big 12 team". On3.com. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ Lassan, Steven (May 22, 2023). "Big 12 Football 2023 All-Conference Team". Athlon Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ Mitts, Andy (August 12, 2023). "Preseason Recognition Continues to Pile Up For Jayhawks". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ Fair, Daniel (August 5, 2023). "Andale native, KU tight end added to prestigious award watch list". KSN. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 3, 2024.
^ "Mason Fairchild: Gets let go". cbssports.com. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
^ "Saints bring back TE Mason Fairchild, waive rookie DT Kyler Baugh". saintswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved August 16, 2024.