Freshman DB with size and a proven blue-collar résumé
Mason Strader enters Butler as a **6-foot, 190-pound freshman defensive back** with a strong high-school track record and clear leadership traits: at Libertyville, he was a **two-year starter**, **team captain**, All-Conference/All-Area selection, and posted **75 tackles as a junior** and **48 as a senior**. Butler lists him as active, but public college game data is still thin, so his value is more about projection than production right now. What should intrigue you is the combination of size, tackling volume, and captaincy—an indicator of a dependable, physical, coachable fit for a secondary looking for upside.[1][12]
