Ben Mason Bio
Ben Mason is a former NFL tight end and fullback from Newtown, Connecticut, who is now an assistant football coach at Fordham University. Fordham appointed Mason as its tight ends coach in January 2026 after coaching at Ithaca College in 2025 and working as an offensive analyst and assistant running backs coach at Army West Point in 2024. His coaching career follows a professional playing career with the Baltimore Ravens and subsequent affiliations with the New England Patriots, Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Chargers; he is not identified as a current NFL player in the cited 2026 source.
Mason was born May 25, 1999, and stands 6 feet 3 inches tall. At Michigan, he played a highly versatile role that included fullback, tight end, defensive tackle and special teams. The Wolverines describe him as a team captain, a four-year letterwinner and a two-time recipient of the program’s Toughest Player award. His playing style was built around power, physical blocking, toughness and positional flexibility, allowing him to contribute in short-yardage, blocking and defensive situations.
The Baltimore Ravens selected Mason in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft and signed him as a draft choice. NFL.com lists Michigan as his college and identifies him as a tight end. Mason’s NFL role reflected the same multipurpose profile he developed at Michigan: a physically imposing blocker and special-teams contributor who could line up in multiple offensive formations.
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