California Golden Bears Athletics
2026 Football Roster
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Sep 5 (Sat)
7:30 PM
Jersey Number 85
Mason Mini
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Pacifica, CA
- Prev School:
- Idaho
- High School:
- Terra Nova
Accolades - Athletic
- Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1000 (2026)
- 2025 ACC All-Academic
- 2025 ACC Academic Honor Roll
- 2024 Big Sky All-Academic
- Appeared in 11 games and made nine starts.
- Finished the season with 35 receptions for 387 yards and four touchdowns.
- Recorded four catches for 33 yards and caught his first touchdown as a Bear against Oregon State.
- Caught five passes for 42 yards against Texas Southern in the home-opener.
- Had four receptions for 24 yards and a touchdown against Minnesota.
- Collected a season-high six receptions for 54 yards at San Diego State.
- Had a 51-yard reception at Boston College for the winning touchdown.
- Caught five passes for 61 yards and a touchdown against Virginia Tech.
- Threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Kendrick Raphael against Virginia that made him Cal’s first non-quarterback to throw a touchdown pass since wide receiver Vic Wharton III at Colorado on Oct. 28, 2017.
- Played in 12 games.
- Logged five catches for 61 yards for the Vandals in 2024.
- Appeared in three games for the Vandals.
- Played at Terra Nova HS -- Class of 2023
- Ranked a 3-star transfer by On3 and 247 Sports
- Played quarterback and free safety in high school.
- He helped lead Terra Nova to an 8-3 record on the year and 4-1 on the Peninsula – Ocean Division.
- He threw for four TDs and ran for eight more during the season.
- He was 55-95 for 1,043 yards on the year and ran the ball 64 times for 538 yards. He also caught a touchdown pass on a throw back pass.
- He earned First-Team All-League honors and was named the Offensive Back of the Year.
- His parents are Stacy and Vincent Mini.
- Has three siblings; brother Vince and two sisters Kaylie and Madison.
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