He was once (quite obviously) former Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh’s favorite player on the team, but given his niche position, there wasn’t much more that he could have done to get on and stay on an NFL team.
Ben Mason was the Wolverines’ fullback under Harbaugh (and was briefly a 3-technique for a forgettable stint), but was frequently thought of as ‘a favored son’ in Ann Arbor. He parlayed his career with the maize and blue to being selected in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL draft, selected by the Baltimore Ravens. He split that first season with the Ravens, Bears, and Patriots before returning to Baltimore for 2022-23, and then reuniting with Harbaugh with the Chargers in 2024. But after that year, he started his coaching career in earnest.
Mason started with Ithaca as the co-special teams coordinator, running backs coach, and tight ends coach. Perhaps that was spreading it a bit thin, as he’s now a bit more focused, accepting a job coaching tight ends with Fordham.
Fordham is Division I-FCS, a big step up from Ithaca, which is Division III football.
Mason, as a former fullback, was somewhat of a quasi tight end (or running back) depending on his usage at any point. During his college career, he won the Lowman Award, given to the nation’s best fullback by Barstool representatives, Big Cat and PFT Commenter.
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Former Michigan fullback Ben Mason makes big coaching jump to Fordham
Reporting by Isaiah Hole, Wolverines Wire / Wolverines Wire
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