{{short description|American football player (born 2002)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox NFL biography |name=Mason Reiger |team=Miami Dolphins |number=90 |position=Linebacker |birth_date={{birth date and age|2002|8|19}} |birth_place= |heightft=6 |heightin=5 |weight_lb=251 |highschool=Conant (Hoffman Estates, Illinois) |college= *Louisville (2020–2024) *Wisconsin (2025) | pastteams= * Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2026}}–present) | status = Active | highlights = | espn = 4691903 | pfr = ReigMa00 }} '''Mason Reiger''' (born August 19, 2002) is an American professional football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals and Wisconsin Badgers.
==Early life== Reiger attended James B. Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. He committed to the University of Louisville to play college football.
==College career== Reiger played at Louisville from 2020 to 2024. He missed the 2024 season due to injury.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Five (more) local college football players to watch this season |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/20250811/prep-football/five-more-local-college-football-players-to-watch-this-season/ |access-date=January 28, 2026 |website=www.dailyherald.com}}</ref> In 33 games at Louisville he had 49 tackles and eight sacks. After the 2024 season, Reiger entered the transfer portal and transferred to the University of Wisconsin–Madison.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Mark |title=Former Louisville defensive end commits to Wisconsin football |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uw/2024/12/14/former-louisville-de-mason-reiger-commits-to-wisconsin-football/76987228007/ |date=December 14, 2024 |access-date=January 28, 2026 |website=Journal Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uw/2025/08/08/how-mason-reiger-gives-wisconsin-badgers-different-energy-on-defense/85556501007/ How Louisville transfer Mason Reiger gives Wisconsin Badgers ‘different energy’ on defense]</ref><ref>[https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uw/2025/10/18/can-wisconsins-mason-reiger-turn-up-the-heat-on-no-1-ohio-state/86745514007/ Can Wisconsin outside linebacker Mason Reiger turn up the heat on top-ranked Ohio State?]</ref> In his lone season at Wisconsin, he started 11 of 12 games and had 33 tackles and five sacks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2, 2026 |title=Wisconsin Badgers star defender earns invite to prestigious All-Star showcase |url=https://www.si.com/college/wisconsin/football/badgers-star-pass-rusher-nfl-draft-east-west-shrine-bowl-mason-reiger |access-date=January 28, 2026 |website=Wisconsin Badgers On SI |language=en-US}}</ref>
Reiger was selected to play in the 2026 East–West Shrine Bowl,<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2026 |title=Wisconsin Badgers pass rusher already boosting his NFL Draft stock at Shrine Bowl practice |url=https://www.si.com/college/wisconsin/football/badgers-nfl-draft-east-west-shrine-bowl-practice-mason-reiger |access-date=January 28, 2026 |website=Wisconsin Badgers On SI |language=en-US}}</ref> and was selected as that year's defensive MVP.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MVP Awards Presented by Intermountain Healthcare |url=https://shrinebowl.com/award/mvp-awards/ |access-date=April 9, 2026 |website=East-West Shrine Bowl |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 4 5/8 | weight = 251 | dash = 4.78 | ten split = 1.61 | twenty split = 2.72 | vertical = 40.0 | broad ft = 10 | broad in = 5 | arm span = 32 5/8 | hand span = 10 3/8 | wingspan ft = 6 | wingspan in = 8 3/4 | note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/mason-reiger/32005245-4940-8593-54c3-c06da91ee616 |title=Mason Reiger Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 12, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1059594&DraftYear=2026 |title=Mason Reiger College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 12, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/draft/tracker/2026/prospects/edge_all |title=Draft Tracker 2026 |website=NFL.com |access-date=April 28, 2026}}</ref> }} On May 8, 2026, Reiger signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dolphins sign 11 undrafted college free agents |url=https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/dolphins-sign-11-undrafted-college-free-agents |website=MiamiDolphins.com |access-date=10 May 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.miamidolphins.com/team/players-roster/mason-reiger/ Miami Dolphins bio] *[https://gocards.com/sports/football/roster/mason-reiger/14596 Louisville Cardinals bio] *[https://uwbadgers.com/sports/football/roster/mason-reiger/14178 Wisconsin Badgers bio]
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