#55

Mariano Sori-Marin

Senior linebacker for Minnesota. 2022: 79 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

LB · Minnesota · Sr. · #55

6′3″ · 245 lb · Mokena, IL

CFB Index 54 · #243 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceMinnesota 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ILB recruit

No. 1227 nationally · Signed with Minnesota

Statement game18 tacklesat Nebraska (FBS) · W 24-17

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Minnesota. 2022: 79 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Minnesota in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Minnesota, 265 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20183 games

Signed with Minnesota3-star out of Providence Catholic

202213 games

The role got bigger.

All-Big Ten

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1227 national

CFB

College

Minnesota

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

1 coach

2018–2022

P.J. Fleck

Minnesota

Played his entire career under P.J. Fleck.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 39-20 over that span.

2018Minnesota7-6HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-leaning

2019Minnesota11-2HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2020Minnesota3-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2021Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2022Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

54Rotational starter #243 of 548?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (94th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (91st percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#150 / 2755 · 94th pct

Solo tackles#251 / 2755 · 91st pct

Tackles for loss#562 / 2755 · 78th pct

5.0

Passes defended#492 / 2755 · 78th pct

Sacks#711 / 2755 · 72nd pct

1.5

QB hurries#823 / 2755 · 59th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	4.4	0.4	0.1	0.4
Road5g	8.8	0.3	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.7	0.5	0.1	0.1
Weeks 8+6g	6.5	0.2	0.2	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

P.J. Fleck

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

54 · #243 of 548 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #243 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Minnesota	79	38	5.0	1.5	3	--	--
2021	Minnesota	85	45	5.0	0.0	3	1	--
2020	Minnesota	54	28	1.5	0.0	3	--	--
2019	Minnesota	42	18	2.0	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Minnesota	5	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		265	130	13.5	1.5	9	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2022

W 23–16

at Wisconsin

6 TOT · 5 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

With A. Kaliakmanis — 319 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.9 · 14 rush yds (7 car) · M. Crawford — 41 AVG · 44 LONG · 4 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 38-0vs New Mexico State	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 62-10vs Western Illinois	5	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 49-7vs Colorado	6	4	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 34-7@ Michigan State	9	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 10-20vs Purdue	7	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 14-26@ Illinois	7	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 17-45@ Penn State	15	7	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 15 tackles
Wk 9	W 31-0vs Rutgers	5	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 10	W 20-13@ Nebraska	7	5	1.5	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 31-3vs Northwestern	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 10-13vs Iowa	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 23-16@ Wisconsin	6	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 28-20vs Syracuse	1	0	0.5	0.5	—	0
Total		79	38	5.0	1.5	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology