{{Short description|American football player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Mason Shipley | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | number = 46 | position = Placekicker | current_team = New Orleans Saints | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 187 | high_school = Liberty Hill High School | college = Oklahoma State (2020)<br>Texas State (2021–2024)<br>Texas (2025) | undraftedyear = 2026 | pastteams = * New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2026}}–present) | status = Active | highlights = | statseason = | statweek = | statlabel1 = | statvalue1 = | statlabel2 = | statvalue2 = | nfl = | pfr = }}
'''Mason Shipley''' is an American football kicker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, Texas State Bobcats, and for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
==Early life and high school== Shipley attended Liberty Hill High School in Williamson County, Texas, and committed to play college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys, joining the team as a walk-on.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alfano |first1=Jon |title=Texas State Coach Heaps Praise on Longhorns' New Kicker |url=https://www.si.com/college/texas/football/texas-state-coach-heaps-praise-on-longhorns-new-kicker |website=Texas Longhorns On SI |access-date=2 May 2026}}</ref>
==College career== === Oklahoma State === In 2020, Shipley did not appear in any games. He entered the NCAA transfer portal after the season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Firtel |first1=Tyler |title=Texas Longhorns Player Spotlight: Kicker Mason Shipley |url=https://www.si.com/college/texas/football/texas-longhorns-player-spotlight-kicker-mason-shipley |website=Texas Longhorns On SI |access-date=2 May 2026}}</ref>
=== Texas State === Shipley transferred to play for the Texas State Bobcats. During his four-year career as a Bobcat from 2021 to 2024, he went 31 for 35 on field goal attempts, while hitting a career-long 60-yard field goal. After the conclusion of the 2024 season, he once again entered the NCAA transfer portal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Thomas |title=Texas football: Why Mason Shipley replaced Bert Auburn as kicker |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/longhorns/football/2025/07/30/texas-football-why-mason-shipley-replaced-bert-auburn-as-kicker/85443979007/ |website=Austin American-Statesman |access-date=30 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dimmitt |first1=Zach |title=Texas State Transfer Kicker Signs With Texas Longhorns |url=https://www.si.com/college/texas/football/texas-longhorns-kicker-mason-shipley-transfer-portal-texas-state |website=Texas Longhorns On SI |access-date=30 April 2026}}</ref>
=== Texas === Shipley transferred to play for the Texas Longhorns.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Thomas |title=Texas football: Why Steve Sarkisian now has faith in Mason Shipley, Longhorns' kicking game |url=https://www.statesman.com/sports/college/longhorns/football/article/mason-shipley-texas-football-vs-utep-longhorns-k-21036554.php |website=Austin American-Statesman |access-date=30 April 2026}}</ref> Entering the 2025 season, he won the Longhorns starting kicker and kickoff specialist job.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Thomas |title=Texas football: Why Steve Sarkisian, coaches are confident in kicker Mason Shipley |url=https://www.statesman.com/sports/college/longhorns/football/article/texas-vs-kentucky-mason-shipley-k-horns-sec-21107547.php |website=Austin American-Statesman |access-date=30 April 2026}}</ref> In week 7 of the 2025 season, Shipley hit the game-winning 45-yard field goal in an overtime victory versus Kentucky.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Thomas |title=Texas football vs Kentucky: Mason Shipley's OT field goal salvages road win for Longhorns |url=https://www.statesman.com/sports/college/longhorns/football/article/texas-football-steve-sarkisian-arch-manning-21098036.php |website=Austin American-Statesman |access-date=30 April 2026}}</ref> During his lone season as a Longhorn in 2025, he converted 20 of 24 field goals, while making all 48 extra point attempts. After the conclusion of the season, Shipley declared for the 2026 NFL draft.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Neidig |first1=Jacob |title=2026 NFL Draft profile: Texas K Mason Shipley |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/2026-nfl-draft-profile-texas-213000195.html |website=Yahoo Sports |access-date=30 April 2026}}</ref>
==Professional career== After not being selected in the 2026 NFL draft, Shipley signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sigler |first1=John |title=Saints to sign former Texas, Texas State kicker Mason Shipley |url=https://saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/saints/2026/04/25/undrafted-free-agency-saints-sign-texas-kicker-mason-shipley/89803956007/ |website=Saints Wire |access-date=30 April 2026}}</ref> He signed a three-year contract worth $3.1 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mason Shipley |url=https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/107633 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |website=Spotrac}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/players-roster/mason-shipley/ New Orleans Saints bio] *[https://texaslonghorns.com/sports/football/roster/mason-shipley/14659 Texas Longhorns bio] *[https://txst.com/sports/football/roster/mason-shipley/11024 Texas State Bobcats bio]
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