2021 Football Roster
Jersey Number 29
Sean Mahone
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Liberty Township, Ohio
- High School:
- Lakota West HS
- Has played in 55 career games, most in program history, including 35 starts
2021 (r-Sr.)
- Played his sixth season, an NCAA COVID-19 eligible season
- William Campbell Trophy Finalist (Academic Heisman)
- National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Team
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- All-Big 12 Third Team (Phil Steele)
- All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)
- Finished as the second-leading tackler on the team with 81 tackles, including 54 solo stops, a half sack, four tackles for loss, two pass breakups and a forced fumble
- Tied for the team lead with two interceptions
- Had four career 10-plus tackle performances, including three during the season
- Finished college career with four tackles against Minnesota in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl
- Made six tackles at Kansas, including an assist on a sack
- WVU Defensive Player of the Week: Texas
- Snatched his second interception of the season against Texas to go along with six tackles
- Notched four tackles at Kansas State
- Registered six tackles, including the 200th of his career against Oklahoma State; also shared a tackle for loss
- Had six tackles and a pass breakup against Iowa State
Made four tackles at TCU to go along with a forced fumble - Has now forced a fumble in three consecutive seasons
- Tallied five tackles - all solos - at Baylor
- Earned second straight 10-tackle game against Texas Tech; also intercepted a pass
- Totaled 10 tackles, including a tackle for loss at Oklahoma
- Finished with seven tackles against Virginia Tech, including two tackles for loss
- Led team with 11 tackles in season opener at Maryland including nine solos
2020 (r-Jr.)
- 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team, 29th in the program’s history
- All-Big 12 Second Team (Pro Football Focus)
- NFF Foundation Scholar-Athlete Semifinalist
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Started all 10 games at Cat Safety and also used extensively on special teams
- Saw action on 517 defensive snaps and 120 special teams plays
- Fifth-leading tackler on WVU’s defense with 54 tackles, including 34 solo stops, two tackles for loss, an interception, a fumble recovery and four pass breakups
- Had five or more tackles in five games, including seven or more in four games
- Made three tackles against Army in the Liberty Bowl
- Totaled six tackles at Iowa State, including five solos
- Made four tackles, tallied a pass breakup and logged his second career fumble recovery against TCU
- Tallied nine tackles at Texas, as well as a pass breakup
- WVU Defensive Player of the Week: Kansas State
- Big day against Kansas State featured seven tackles (six solos), a TFL, two pass breakups and an interception
- Logged eight tackles at Texas Tech
- Had six tackles, including a TFL, against Kansas
- Finished with a pair of tackles against Baylor, helping him get to 100 for his career
- Recorded eight tackles at Oklahoma State, including six solos
2019 (r-Jr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Started all 12 games at Cat Safety
- Used on 938 plays, including 788 on defense
- Saw action on 50 or more plays in 10 games, including a season-high 85 plays at Baylor
- Led the WVU defense in tackles (80), including 42 unassisted tackles, two sacks, five tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one pass breakup and an interception
- Ranked No. 12 in the Big 12 in tackles per game (6.7)
- Earned his first career interception at TCU to go along with six tackles
- Tallied eight tackles, including five solos and a TFL, against Oklahoma State
- Recorded nine tackles and had two tackles for loss at Kansas State
- Totaled a career-high 15 tackles, including a TFL, against Texas Tech; became the fifth different Mountaineer to log a 10-plus tackle performance
- Finished with a then-career-high nine tackles at Baylor, including his first career sack and forced fumble
- Logged three tackles at Oklahoma
- Finished with seven tackles against Iowa State
- Logged five tackles against Texas
- Earned five solo stops against NC State
- Made four tackles, all solos, at Missouri
- Finished with six tackles in his first collegiate start against James Madison
- Moved from cornerback to safety during the spring
2018 (r-So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Saw action in 12 games, adding depth at cornerback
- Used primarily on special teams
- Used on 200 plays, including 48 on defense
- Finished with six tackles with a pass breakup and a fumble recovery
- Season-high two solo tackles at Texas
- Posted a solo tackle at Texas Tech
2017 (r-Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First-Team honors
- Saw action in eight games, adding depth at cornerback
- Used primarily on special teams
- Season-high 12 plays at Kansas State
- Saw action on 11 plays against Utah
- Finished with three tackles, including two unassisted
2016 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
High School
- Two-year starter for coach Larry Cox at Lakota West High
- Made 94 tackles with five interceptions and two pass breakups in final two seasons
- Played in the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Game
- AP All-Ohio Division I Honorable Mention (2015)
- AP All-Southwest Division I District First Team (2015)
- AP All-Southwest Division I District Honorable Mention (2014)
- Two-time All-Greater Miami Conference First Team (2014-15)
- All-Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association Division I First Team (2015)
- Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Fall All-Star (2015)
- Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Fall All-Star Honorable Mention (2014)
- Journal-News All-Area First Team (2015)
- Journal-News All-Area Second Team (2015)
- TriStateFootball.com All-TSF Second Team (2015)
Personal
- Son of William and Kim Mahone
- One of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
- Graduated in May 2020 with his bachelor’s degree in management information systems
- Graduated in May 2021 with his master’s degree in business administration
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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