{{short description|American football player}} {{Infobox college football player |name=Mason Posa |school=Wisconsin Badgers |currentnumber=8 |currentposition=Linebacker |class=Freshman |major= |birth_date=<!-- February 24 https://x.com/MasonPosa/status/1894150961100169229--> |birth_place= |heightft=6 |heightin=3 |weight_lb=231 |highschool=La Cueva (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |pastschools= *Wisconsin (2025–present) | highlights = * Third-team All-Big Ten (2025) |espn=5195298 }} '''Mason Posa''' is an American college football linebacker for the Wisconsin Badgers.
==Early life== Posa attended La Cueva High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico.<ref>[https://www.abqjournal.com/sports/article_fe1b26f8-4f64-11ee-9e6e-5b10c5c60e79.html La Cueva's Mason Posa collecting Power 5 offers]</ref> As a senior, he had 133 tackles, nine sacks, two interceptions with three defensive touchdowns and was named the ''Albuquerque Journal'' Metro Male Athlete of the Year.<ref>[https://www.abqjournal.com/sports/article_f190b1a2-8926-47b1-adff-5c6c398e5d3e.html JOURNAL METRO MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Mason Posa, La Cueva]</ref> Posa was selected to play in the 2025 All-American Bowl. He committed to the University of Wisconsin to play college football.<ref>[https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uw/2024/06/13/new-mexico-linebacker-mason-posa-commits-to-wisconsin-for-2025-class/74075313007/ New Mexico linebacker Mason Posa makes it official: He commits to Wisconsin's 2025 class]</ref><ref>[https://badgerextra.com/sports/football/recruiting/wisconsin-footbal-recruiting-mason-posa-commits/article_9c086e5c-20fc-11ef-9491-f30a9d4ea026.html Wisconsin football recruiting: 4-star LB Mason Posa commits]</ref> Posa was also a four-time New Mexico State Champion wrestler in high school and went 130–3 during his career.<ref>[https://www.abqjournal.com/sports/article_7de77946-f0b7-11ef-88e3-ef304855fb69.html Yodice: Mason Posa reaches the final day of a glorious prep career]</ref>
==College career== As a true freshman at Wisconsin in 2025, Posa started the first six games he played in as a backup before starting his first career game against the Oregon Ducks, recording 13 tackles.<ref>[https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uw/2025/08/14/wisconsin-badgers-freshmen-cooper-catalano-mason-posa-fall-camp-standouts-2025/85651209007/ Why Wisconsin Badgers defensive coordinator Mike Tressel is bullish on Cooper Catalano, Mason Posa]</ref><ref>[https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uw/2025/10/17/why-wisconsins-mason-posa-cooper-catalano-could-be-in-line-for-more-playing-time/86722795007/ Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell hopes to get more young players like linebackers Mason Posa, Cooper Catalano on the field]</ref> The next game against the Washington Huskies, he recorded 11 tackles and 2.5 sacks.<ref>[https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uw/2025/11/10/wisconsin-freshmen-lbs-cooper-catalano-mason-posa-honored-by-big-ten/87203601007/ Wisconsin freshmen linebackers Cooper Catalano, Mason Posa honored by Big Ten]</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://uwbadgers.com/sports/football/roster/mason-posa/14197 Wisconsin Badgers bio]
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