Career Notes: Leaves YSU after setting school record for rushing yards in a season (1,847 yards in 2006), average per game (153.9 in 2006) and longest run from scrimmage (95 yards at Western Illinois in 2006)...in two years amassed 2,739 yards on 478 carries and scored 31 touchdowns...in just 21 career games played, averaged 130.4 yards a contest...had 478 career carries averaging 5.7 yards per rush...rushed for more than 100 yards on 14 occasions...scored a touchdown in 16 games, including 10 multi-TD performances...had three 200-plus yard performances.

2006: Named a consensus first-team Football Championship Subdivision All-American...named to the Walter Camp Foundation, AFCA, The Sports Network and the Associated Press All-America teams...finished fourth in the Walter Payton voting for the top offensive player in the FCS...Gateway Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year...first-team All-Gateway pick...was second in FCS averaging 153.9 yards per game...also ranked fifth in all-purpose yards per game and sixth in scoring per game (11.5)...set a school record with 1,847 yards rushing in a season...played and started 12 games...did not play against Penn State and Western Kentucky...had a career-high 265 yards at Western Illinois on 20 carries...that performance ranked as the second most yards in a game in school history...against the Leathernecks, scored on runs of 95, 75 and one during the game...the 95-yarder set a school record...was the National Player of the Week following the contest...had 249 yards on 29 attempts against Southern Illinois, which ranked as the fifth-highest single game total in history...had two touchdown runs, including game-winning 22-yarder with 1:33 left...had three scores in the opener against Slippery Rock...had 101 yards on 17 carries against The Rock...finished with 107 yards on 29 attempts and a touchdown versus Maine...had 99 yards and a score on 22 carries against UC Davis...had 130 yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns at Missouri State...had 172 yards on 33 carries and scored three touchdowns against UNI...had a career-best 34 attempts for 176 yards and two touchdowns at Illinois State...had 72 yards on 26 attempts in playoff win over James Madison...touchdown run with 1:12 remaining was difference in the game...in the playoffs against Illinois State had 158 yards on 26 attempts and a touchdown...at Appalachian State had 121 yards on 22 carries and scored a touchdown...set a school record by eclipsing the 100-yard mark in six straight games...set a school mark by going over 100 on 10 occasions during the year...has average rushing per game bettered the school mark by 22.4 yards...caught seven passes for 79 yards...Penguins were 11-3 advance to the NCAA Playoff semifinals...YSU also won its first outright Gateway title in school history...earned his second letter.

2005: Named the Gateway Football Conference’s Newcomer of the Year...second-team all-conference selection...named to the all-newcomer team...finished the year with 892 yards rushing on 176 carries and eight touchdowns...averaged 99.1 yards playing in just nine games after sitting out the first two contests with an ankle injury...ranked 25th in Division I-AA...started seven contests...went for 5.1 yards an attempt...in seven Gateway games rushed for 810 yards on 156 attempts and had eight scores...averaged 115.7 yards in Gateway action...rushed for more than 100 yards in his first four league games...40 of his rushes went for first downs...averaged 5.6 per rush on first down...had seven rushes of 20-yards or more...four touchdowns over 20 yards...posted a season-high 203 yards on 32 carries against Missouri State...scored on a 26-yard run against the Bears...32 attempts tied for the 11th most in a game in school history...203 yards ranked as the 14th-best performance...made debut with four carries for 18 yards at Liberty...had 16 attempts for 64 yards at Pittsburgh...ran for 126 yards on 27 carries against Illinois State...scored on a 26-yard run against the Redbirds...at Indiana State, had 152 yards on 18 carries and scored two touchdowns...had two three-yard scoring runs...had a career-long 45-yard run against the Sycamores...had 21 carries for 125 yards and two scores versus Western Illinois...his 28-yard rumble with 3:57 remaining was the the game winner...also had a 25-yard score in the second quarter...at UNI was held to 41 yards on 12 carries before leaving the game early with an injury...had 74 yards on 20 rushes at Southern Illinois...in season finale against Western Kentucky ran for 89 yards on 26 carries and scored twice...had a one-yard and 10-yard score versus the Hilltoppers...for the year, caught five passes for nine yards...had a 10-yard catch at SIU...returned four kickoffs for 113 yards, an average of 28.2 per return...had a 44-yarder against WKU and a 39-yarder versus Illinois State...led team with 1,014 all-purpose yards, an average of 112.7...earned his first letter.

Illinois: Played two seasons with the Fighting Illini…as a sophomore (2004), he saw action in seven games…totaled 114 all-purpose yards, gaining 86 on six kickoff returns and 28 on 11 rushing attempts…had a season-long run of 15 yards against Minnesota…had seven carries against the Gophers…returned three kickoffs for 50 yards against Minnesota…had two kickoff returns against Indiana and one against Iowa…had two rushes against Wisconsin and Michigan State…team was 3-8…as a freshman (2003), played in eight games, earning a start against Iowa…he gained 214 yards rushing on 64 carries and returned 11 kickoffs for 208 yards…averaged 18.9 yards per kick return, including a long of 31…rushed for 102 yards on 23 carries at Indiana…had 42 yards on the ground at Iowa…had 14 carries against the Hawkeyes…returned five kicks for 116 yards at Purdue and had two receptions for 10 yards…also had 16 yards rushing against the Boliermakers…had nine rushes for 32 yards against Northwestern, including a 15-yard gain…had five attempts against Purdue and Michigan State…had four rushes against Minnesota…had two rushes against Michigan…coach was Ron Turner.

High School: All-time leading rusher in Maryland high school history...also tops the Maryland charts in career touchdowns and points scored...totaled over 5,700 yards in his four-year career as a varsity starter...despite missing three games with an injury, still racked up 1,532 yards and 29 TDs as a senior...named Area Player of the Year by the Gazette News...named the Metro Offensive Player of the Year by the Washington Post...also named to the Golden 11 All-State team...named the PowerBar East Region Athlete of the Week...rushed for more than 2,100 yards as a junior, scoring 26 touchdowns on the ground and three more as a receiver...was the Metro Area's leading rusher as a junior...named the Journal and Gazette News Offensive Player of the Year in 2001...three-time all-conference selection...rushed for 1,359 yards as a sophomore, finding the end zone 20 times, 17 of which were on the ground...also a standout defensive back and kick returner...had eight career interceptions, returning one for a score...had two career kick-off return touchdowns and averaged 33 yards per return over his career...also averaged 15 yards per punt return...led Georgetown Prep to an amazing 36-3 record in his four seasons...coach was Dan Paro…appeared in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd.”

Personal: Parents are Tarlton Barnett and Patricia Mason…born June 23, 1984…has two sisters…his uncle Mark Mason played football at Maryland…major is Sociology.