Josh Mack

#8 · RB · Sr. · Liberty5′11″ · 200 lb · Pittsford, NY

Josh Mack: RB · Liberty · #8.

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Josh Mack

RB · Liberty · Sr · #8

Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Third year in the same backfield at Liberty. The first career honor came in 2017: All-America (NCAA). On tape: 98 rushing yards and 1 reception against Ole Miss, Week 10, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

7/27Inside-5 share

7 of the team's 27 inside-the-5 carries (25.9%).

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Liberty	109	448	4.1	3	26
2020	Liberty	139	797	5.7	4	59
2019	Liberty	133	774	5.8	7	63
Career		381	2,019	5.3	14	63

Season	Team
2021	Liberty	4	15	3.8	7
2020	Liberty	6	18	3.0	15
2019	Liberty	13	177	13.6	62
Career		23	210	9.1	62

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 48-7vs Campbell	19	60	3.2	1	20
Wk 2	W 21-13@ Troy	8	20	2.5	0	6
Wk 3	W 45-17vs Old Dominion	13	47	3.6	0	12
Wk 4	L 21-24@ Syracuse	4	10	2.5	0	4
Wk 5	W 36-12@ UAB	10	33	3.3	1	8
Wk 6	W 41-13vs Middle Tennessee	14	91	6.5	1	26
Wk 7	L 28-31@ UL Monroe	8	32	4.0	0	10
Wk 8	W 35-26@ North Texas	5	16	3.2	0	7
Wk 10	L 14-27@ No. 15 Ole Miss	19	98	5.2	0	21	Season-high 98 yds
Wk 12	L 14-42vs No. 22 Louisiana	2	3	1.5	0	3
Wk 13	L 16-31vs Army	7	38	5.4	0	17
Total		109	448	4.1	3	26

Signature game

Week 6 · 2021

W 41-13

vs Middle Tennessee

91 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 28-point win at home against Middle Tennessee.

With M. Willis — 222 yds · 2 TD · 3 INT · QBR 67.1 · 80 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD · M. Morgan — 54 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Campbell · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.78Joshua Mack run for 20 yds to the Camp 45 for a
Week 10 · Ole Miss · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.33Joshua Mack run for 4 yds to the Miss 46 for a
Week 6 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.07Joshua Mack 2 Yd Run (Malik Willis Pass to Brody Brumm for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 1 · Campbell · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.90Joshua Mack run for 1 yd for a TD (Alex Barbir KICK)
Week 3 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.79Malik Willis pass complete to Joshua Mack for 7 yds to the ODU 38 for a
Week 6 · Middle Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.62Joshua Mack run for 26 yds to the MTnSt 31 for a

4 more plays

Week 13 · Army · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.56Joshua Mack run for 17 yds to the Liber 44 for a
Week 10 · Ole Miss · 1st and 1 · Q3 · EPA −1.27Joshua Mack run for a loss of 2 yards to the Miss 3
Week 2 · Troy · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.17Joshua Mack run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 10 · Ole Miss · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA −1.16Joshua Mack run for no gain to the 50 yard line

Rushing profile

Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security

How he gets his yards, and how often it works

109 car · 448 yds · 3 TD

98 of 109 carries matched to play-by-play

Success rate

41%98 carries

Fumble rate

1.8%2 of 109 carries · 1 lost

Stuffed

0 or fewer yds

15%of carries

15 carries

Grind

1–3 yds

43%of carries

42 carries

Chunk

4–9 yds

32%of carries

31 carries

Explosive

10+ yds

10%of carries

10 carries

5 of 6 (83%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 7 (29%) scored from inside the 5-yard line

4.1 yds/carry on 109 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Hugh Freeze — 26-11 over that span.

2019Liberty8-5HC: Hugh Freeze · Balanced

2020Liberty10-1HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2021Liberty8-5HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 30 (#305 of 315). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2021 season

30Below cohort / limited sample #305 of 315 · 2021?

8 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: rec yards (10th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Carries#147 / 343 · 57th pct

109

Fumbles lost#63 / 222 · 46th pct

Rush yards#190 / 343 · 44th pct

448

Rush TDs#200 / 343 · 36th pct

Yards / carry#272 / 343 · 20th pct

4.1

Long run#270 / 343 · 20th pct

Receptions#262 / 331 · 18th pct

Rec yards#298 / 331 · 10th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home5g	47.8	4.0	0.4
Road6g	34.8	3.4	0.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	41.9	3.7	0.4
Weeks 8+4g	38.8	3.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Hugh Freeze

Pass share

43.1%

381 pass / 504 run

Plays / game

73.8

12 games

Team sack rate

12.2%

444 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

109 carries and 4 catches in 11 games

About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

30 · #305 of 315 RBs · 2021

Selector Grid · 2017

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Josh Mack

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Rushing profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

109 carries and 4 catches in 11 games

Five seasons, two schools

2017