Skip To Main Content

FIU Athletics

PanthersCalendar

2024 Football Roster

12 Hezekiah Masses

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 170
  • Position Defensive Back
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Deerfield Beach, Fla.
  • High School Deerfield Beach HS

Biography

2024 All-CUSA Preseason Third Team (Athlon)
2024 All-CUSA Preseason Second Team (Phil Steele)2023 Phil Steele Preseason All-CUSA Team (Third)
2022 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
2022 College Football News (CFN) Freshman All-American Team
 
2023: Started 11 games at defensive back for the Panthers…tabbed 42 tackles (37 solo)…forced one fumble and picked off one pass…broke up four passes…made seven tackles in season opener at Louisiana Tech (8/26)…followed with seven more stops vs. Maine (9/2)…returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown in win over North Texas (9/9)…tabbed six tackles and recovered a fumble vs. Liberty (9/23)…registered seven stops in overtime win at Sam Houston (10/18).

2022: Saw action in all 12 games, while making six starts…registered 25 tackles (13 solo) and 3.5 tackles for losses…added a fumble recovery and four pass breakups… notched four tackles with one TFL at Western Kentucky (9/24)…logged two stops with a fumble recovery at Texas State (9/10)…posted four tackles with a 0.5 TFL vs FAU (11/12)…rang up four stops at Charlotte (10/22)…added two tackles and a pass breakup vs La Tech (10/28).

Prep: Was a key performer in the defensive backfield for Deerfield Beach High School, which posted a 9-3 record and a perfect 5-0 district mark during his senior campaign.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2022Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 160 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2023Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 160 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2024Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 170 lbs
    12