Mason Rudolph

QB

#2

Experience: 8 years

Height: 6-5

Age: 29

Weight: 235 lbs

College: Oklahoma State

2024 SEASON

TDS

9
INT

9
YDS

1530
RTG

80.12

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Year

Preseason

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	COMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	SCKY	RATE	ATT	YDS	AVG	FUM	LOST
3	08/25/2024	@Saints	W 30 - 27	11	15	114	7.6	0	0	0	94.9	2	-1	-0.5
2	08/17/2024	Seahawks	W 16 - 15	10	17	125	7.4	1	1	3	101.4	4	15	3.8
1	08/10/2024	49ers	W 17 - 13	10	17	126	7.4	0	0	0	82	2	2	1	1	1

Regular Season

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	COMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	SCKY	RATE	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	FUM	LOST
18	01/05/2025	Texans	L 14 - 23	7	9	70	7.8	0	0	1	8	99.1	1	5	5	0
17	12/29/2024	@Jaguars	L 13 - 20	19	31	193	6.2	1	1	3	15	76.4	5	23	4.6	0	1	0
16	12/22/2024	@Colts	L 30 - 38	23	34	252	7.4	2	3	1	10	72.2	4	3	0.8	0
15	12/15/2024	Bengals	L 27 - 37	21	26	209	8	2	1	0	0	109.8	2	14	7	0
14	12/08/2024	Jaguars	L 6 - 10
13	12/01/2024	@Commanders	L 19 - 42
12	11/24/2024	@Texans	W 32 - 27
11	11/17/2024	Vikings	L 13 - 23
10	11/10/2024	@Chargers	L 17 - 27
9	11/03/2024	Patriots	W 20 - 17	20	33	240	7.3	2	1	1	7	90.5	4	19	4.8	0	1	0
8	10/27/2024	@Lions	L 14 - 52	22	38	266	7	1	2	1	8	66.3	4	29	7.2	1
7	10/20/2024	@Bills	L 10 - 34	25	40	215	5.4	1	1	3	15	74.5	5	13	2.6	0	3	1
6	10/13/2024	Colts	L 17 - 20
4	09/30/2024	@Dolphins	W 31 - 12	9	17	85	5	0	0	1	8	67
3	09/22/2024	Packers	L 14 - 30
2	09/15/2024	Jets	L 17 - 24
1	09/08/2024	@Bears	L 17 - 24

Biography

PRO CAREER

Career regular-season record as a starter: 9-8-1 (.528): 5-3 (.625) in '19, 0-1 (.000) in '20, 0-0-1 (.500) in '21, 3-0 (1.000) in '23 and 1-4 (.200) in '24
Has played in 29 regular-season games (18 starts) over his six-year NFL career (Pittsburgh 2018-23, Tennessee 2024)
Has completed 437-of-686 passes (63.7 percent) for 4,615 yards and 28 TDs in his career
Set franchise records for a QB in first career home start (9/30/19 vs Cincinnati) in completions (24), completion percentage (85.7), and QB rating (124.6)
Set single-game career high in passing yards (315) at Cleveland in Week 17 of 2020 (1/3/21)
Set single-game career high in pass attempts (50) vs. Detroit in Week 10 of 2021 (11/14/21)
Set single-game career high in completions (30) vs. Detroit in Week 10 of 2021 (11/14/21)
Has registered nine multi-TD passing games
Led the Steelers to three consecutive wins to close the 2023 regular season, including a pair of road wins at Seattle and Baltimore
Completed 18-of-20 passes (90 percent) for 152 yards, one TD and a 115.0 rating at Baltimore in Week 18 of 2023
His 90.0 completion percentage is the best in single-game franchise history (min. 20 pass attempts)
Has two of the top four best completion percentage games in franchise history (24-28, 85.7, 09/30/2019 vs. Cincinnati)
First quarterback in NFL history to register his first two career wins on Monday Night Football
Third quarterback since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to record a passer rating of at least 81.4 and throw a TD in each of his first seven career starts
Fifth quarterback since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to throw a TD in each of his first eight career games (Jay Cutler, Mike Glennon, Oliver Luck and Mark Rypien)
Made NFL debut in Week 2 of 2019 (vs. Seattle)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 3 of 2019 (at San Francisco)

PRO CAREER

Career regular-season record as a starter: 9-8-1 (.528): 5-3 (.625) in '19, 0-1 (.000) in '20, 0-0-1 (.500) in '21, 3-0 (1.000) in '23 and 1-4 (.200) in '24
Has played in 29 regular-season games (18 starts) over his six-year NFL career (Pittsburgh 2018-23, Tennessee 2024)
Has completed 437-of-686 passes (63.7 percent) for 4,615 yards and 28 TDs in his career
Set franchise records for a QB in first career home start (9/30/19 vs Cincinnati) in completions (24), completion percentage (85.7), and QB rating (124.6)
Set single-game career high in passing yards (315) at Cleveland in Week 17 of 2020 (1/3/21)
Set single-game career high in pass attempts (50) vs. Detroit in Week 10 of 2021 (11/14/21)
Set single-game career high in completions (30) vs. Detroit in Week 10 of 2021 (11/14/21)
Has registered nine multi-TD passing games
Led the Steelers to three consecutive wins to close the 2023 regular season, including a pair of road wins at Seattle and Baltimore
Completed 18-of-20 passes (90 percent) for 152 yards, one TD and a 115.0 rating at Baltimore in Week 18 of 2023
His 90.0 completion percentage is the best in single-game franchise history (min. 20 pass attempts)
Has two of the top four best completion percentage games in franchise history (24-28, 85.7, 09/30/2019 vs. Cincinnati)
First quarterback in NFL history to register his first two career wins on Monday Night Football
Third quarterback since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to record a passer rating of at least 81.4 and throw a TD in each of his first seven career starts
Fifth quarterback since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to throw a TD in each of his first eight career games (Jay Cutler, Mike Glennon, Oliver Luck and Mark Rypien)
Made NFL debut in Week 2 of 2019 (vs. Seattle)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 3 of 2019 (at San Francisco)

2024 (TITANS)

Played in eight regular-season games (five starts)
Recorded 1,530 yards on 146-of-228 passing (64.0%) with nine TDs (80.1 rtg.)
Rushed 25 times for a career-best 106 yards with a rushing TD
Did not play as the backup quarterback in nine contests
Made first start of the season in Week 7 at Buffalo and completed 25-of-40 passes for 215 yards with a TD and interception
Completed 20-of-33 passes for 240 yards with two TDs and one interception for a 90.5 passer rating in Week 9 vs. New England
Registered third career game-winning drive and his first as a member of the Titans
Converted a third-and-five with a 14-yard connection to Calvin Ridley during the Titans' gamewinning scoring drive in overtime
Entered the game in the third quarter in Week 15 vs. Cincinnati and completed 21-of-26 passes for 209 yards with two TDs and an interception for a 109.8 passer rating

2023 (STEELERS)

Played in four regular-season games (three starts)
Recorded 719 yards on 55-of-74 passing (74.3%) with three TDs and no interceptions (118.0 rtg.)
Led the Steelers to three consecutive wins to close the regular season, including a pair of road wins at Seattle and Baltimore
Pittsburgh has closed the regular season with a win streak of at least three games on 13 occasions since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger
In his three starts vs. Cincinnati, at Seattle and at Baltimore: 55-of-74 (74.3%), 719 yards passing, three TDs, no interceptions, 118.0 passer rating and 9.7 pass yards/attempt
All three of his TD passes went for at least 60 yards
His three 60+ yard TD passes are the second-most in the NFL for the entire season (Tua Tagovailoa had four in 17 games)
Completed 18-of-20 passes (90 percent) for 152 yards, one TD and a 115.0 rating at Baltimore in Week 18
Threw a 71-yard TD pass that gave the Steelers a 14-7 lead with 14:49 left in the fourth quarter
His 90.0 completion percentage is the best in single-game franchise history (min. 20 pass attempts)
One of three quarterbacks to go undefeated in December and January with at least three starts
His passer rating (118.0) was the best in the NFL in December and January
His completion percentage (74.3%) was the second-best in the NFL in December and January
His pass yards/attempt (9.7 avg.) was the second-best in the NFL in the NFL in December and January
Completed 18-of-24 passes (75 percent) for 274 yards and a 112.2 rating in Week 17 at Seattle
Averaged 11.4 pass yards/attempt at Seattle in Week 17 -- highest by a Pittsburgh quarterback (min. 20 att.) since Ben Roethlisberger in Week 10 of 2018 (13.1 pass yards/attempt vs. Carolina)
Recorded 10.0 pass yards/attempt or higher in consecutive games (min. 20 att.) -- first Steelers quarterback to accomplish the feat since Ben Roethlisberger in 2010, and third in franchise history (Terry Bradshaw in 1982)
First Steelers signal caller to throw for 270 or more yards in consecutive games since Ben Roethlisberger in Weeks 2 and 3 of 2021
First Pittsburgh quarterback to record a passer rating of 112.0 or higher in back-to-back games since Ben Roethlisberger in Weeks 5 and 6 of 2016
Completed 17-of-27 passes (63 percent) for 290 yards, two TDs, no interceptions and a 124.0 rating in Week 16 vs. Cincinnati
Threw an 86-yard TD pass to WR George Pickens that gave the Steelers a 7-0 lead with 10:45 left in the first quarter
Threw a 66-yard TD pass to Pickens that gave the Steelers a 31-8 lead with 9:38 left in the third quarter
First Steelers QB to pass for 250 or more yards and two or more TDs in a game since Ben Roethlisberger in 2021
His 86-yard TD pass to Pickens was the longest of Rudolph's career and the TD reception was the longest of Pickens' career
Longest pass play of the season for the Steelers and longest since Week 12 of 2018 at Denver when Ben
Roethlisberger connected with JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 97-yard TD
Threw for 130 yards in the first quarter in Week 16 vs. Cincinnati, which is the most passing yards in a first quarter by the Steelers since Ben Roethlisberger in Week 3 of 2018 at Tampa Bay (153)

2022 (STEELERS)

Was inactive for all 17 regular-season games

2021 (STEELERS)

Played in two regular-season games and started one contest (Week 10 vs. Detroit)
Completed 30-of-50 passes for 242 yards and one TD with one interception; also rushed for 36 yards, including a career-long run of 26 yards
Completed 5-of-8 passes for 35 yards in Week 16 at Kansas City; also recorded a 17-yard run

2020 (STEELERS)

Played in five regular-season games (one start)
Finished the season with 25 completions for 324 yards and two TDs with one interception
Completed 22-of-39 passes for 315 yards and two TDs with one interception in only start of the season (Week 17 at Cleveland)
First career 300-yard passing game

2019 (STEELERS)

Played in 10 regular-season games (eight starts)
Finished the season with 176 completions for 1,765 yards and 13 TDs with 9 interceptions
Had a season long-pass in Week 3 at San Francisco when he connected with JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 76-yard TD
Recorded a season-high 26 completions and a TD in a win vs. Indianapolis in Week 9
Started twice on Monday Night Football and had a career-high 124.6 passer rating vs. Miami in Week 9
Made his NFL debut, entering the game in the second half for an injured Ben Roethlisberger and completed 12-of-19 passes for 112 yards, two TDs, one interception and a passer rating of 92.4 in Week 2
Completed 14-of-27 passes for 174 yards and 2 TDs in first career start (Week 3)
Tied franchise record for TD passes in first career start (tied with Ron Smith, 1966; Rudy Bukich, 1960; Scott Campbell, 1985) with scoring throws from 76 and 39 yards
Completed 24-of-28 passes for 229 yards, two TDs and no interceptions for a passer rating of 124.6 in his first start at home (vs. Cincinnati in Week 4)
Set franchise records for a QB in first career home start in completions (24), completion percentage (85.7), and QB rating (124.6)
His 85.7 completion percentage is tied with QB Ben Roethlisberger (85.7 vs. Miami, Nov. 26, 2007) for the third-highest in franchise history
Completed 17-of-18 passes for 133 yards and one TD in the first half vs. Miami

2018 (STEELERS)

Was inactive for all 16 regular-season games

COLLEGE

Led the Cowboys to a 32-9 record as a starting quarterback becoming the winningest QB in school history
Notched 10 wins in games in which Oklahoma State trailed during the second half
Finished his career holding no fewer than 54 school records, including single-season and career marks for passing yards, passing TDs and pass efficiency
Ranked fourth in Big-12 history with 13,618 career passing yards and third with a 324.2 passing yards per game average
Recipient of the 2017 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes' Bobby Bowden Award and the Sammy Baugh Award
Led the FBS with 4,904 passing yards, earning second-team All-Big 12 honors by the coaches in 2017
Broke Barry Sanders' school record for TDs responsible for with 47
Teamed with receivers James Washington and Marcell Ateman and running back Justice Hall to make Oklahoma State the first Big 12 school in conference history with a 4,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard running back in the same year (2017)
Tabbed the school's 2016 Offensive MVP by the coaching staff
Only player in the country to throw for at least 4,000 passing yards while throwing less than five interceptions
His 4,091 passing yards ranked eighth in the nation and third-most in school history for a single-season
Second-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree in 2015, throwing for 3,770 yards on 264 completions and 21 TDs
Threw for 299 yards, along with two TDs, in the Cactus Bowl vs. Washington – the most passing yards by a Cowboy freshman in a bowl game

PERSONAL

Attended Northwestern High School (S.C)
Led school to a 62-35 win over Stratford in the South Carolina Class 4A Division II Championship, completing 40-of-57 passes for 488 yards with eight TD passes
Racked up 4,377 passing yards on 350 completions with 64 TDs as a senior, while rushing for 543 yards (129 carries) and 16 TDs
"Mr. Football" award finalist in South Carolina and MVP of the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas
Son of Brett and Jamie Rudolph
Mother ran track at Liberty University and dad played football at the University of North Carolina
Graduated with a degree in marketing

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