Mario Alford

#5 · WR · West Virginia5′9″ · Greenville, GA

Mario Alford: WR · West Virginia · #5.

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Mario Alford

WR · West Virginia · #5

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. First career honor, 2014: All-America (FWAA). One game to point at: 136 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Oklahoma State — Week 9, 2014.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

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

West Virginia in the news

WVU reveals depth chart for Texas Tech gameSports Illustrated Nov 3
Big 12 commissioner stepping downOct 30
WVU fraternities searched in hazing probeOct 27
WVU updates depth chart for TCU gameOct 20

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2014	West Virginia	65	945	14.5	11	79
Career		65	945	14.5	11	79

Season	Team
2014	West Virginia	2	14	743	−11
Career		2	14	743	−11

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2014 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 23-33vs No. 2 Alabama	5	54	10.8	0	16
Wk 2	W 54-0vs Towson	5	21	4.2	1	8
Wk 3	W 40-37@ Maryland	11	131	11.9	2	43	2 TD catches
Wk 4	L 33-45vs No. 4 Oklahoma	7	101	14.4	1	30
Wk 6	W 33-14vs Kansas	4	80	20.0	0	39
Wk 7	W 37-34@ Texas Tech	2	24	12.0	0	21
Wk 8	W 41-27vs No. 4 Baylor	4	53	13.3	1	39
Wk 9	W 34-10@ Oklahoma State	7	136	19.4	1	79	Season-high 136 yds
Wk 10	L 30-31vs No. 10 TCU	3	79	26.3	1	46
Wk 11	L 16-33@ Texas	5	31	6.2	0	11
Wk 13	L 20-26vs No. 12 Kansas State	4	92	23.0	1	53
Wk 14	W 37-24@ Iowa State	5	86	17.2	2	40	2 TD catches
Bowl	L 37-45vs Texas A&M	3	57	19.0	1	45
Total		65	945	14.5	11	79

Signature game

Week 3 · 2014

W 40-37

at Maryland

11 rec · 131 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Maryland on the road in a shootout.

With C. Trickett — 511 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 81.6 · K. White — 13 rec · 216 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +6.33Clint Trickett pass complete to Mario Alford for 79 yds for a TD, (Josh Lambert KICK)
Week 1 · Texas A&M · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +5.42Skyler Howard pass complete to Mario Alford for 45 yds for a TD, (Josh Lambert KICK)
Week 8 · Baylor · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.96Clint Trickett pass complete to Mario Alford for 39 yds for a TD, (Josh Lambert KICK)
Week 13 · Kansas State · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +4.96Skyler Howard pass complete to Mario Alford for 53 yds for a TD, (Josh Lambert KICK)
Week 3 · Maryland · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA −4.08Clint Trickett pass complete to Mario Alford for 4 yds Mario Alford fumbled, forced by William Likely, recovered by Mary Cole Farrand , return for 6 yds to the Mary 11
Week 14 · Iowa State · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +3.92Skyler Howard pass complete to Mario Alford for 40 yds to the IowSt 30 for a

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Week 6 · Kansas · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.83Clint Trickett pass complete to Mario Alford for 39 yds to the Kans 2 for a KANSAS Penalty, personal foul (Isaiah Johnson) to the Kans 1 for a
Week 13 · Kansas State · 4th and 8 · Q4 · EPA +3.68Skyler Howard pass complete to Mario Alford for 17 yds to the KanSt 35 for a
Week 3 · Maryland · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.35Clint Trickett pass complete to Mario Alford for 43 yds for a TD, (Josh Lambert KICK)
Week 14 · Iowa State · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.86Skyler Howard pass complete to Mario Alford for 29 yds for a TD, (Josh Lambert KICK)

Teams and coaches

2014West Virginia7-6HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced, fast tempo

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2014 season

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (86th percentile). Strength: rec tds (97th percentile). Concern: catch rate (17th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#101 / 713 · 86th pct

9.1%

Yards / catch#169 / 713 · 76th pct

14.4

Explosive rate#262 / 713 · 63rd pct

12.7%

EPA / target#417 / 713 · 42nd pct

0.42

Catch rate#590 / 713 · 17th pct

58.2%

Box-score rates (7)

Rec TDs#12 / 556 · 97th pct

Rec yards#43 / 556 · 92nd pct

945

Long catch#46 / 556 · 91st pct

Receptions#48 / 556 · 91st pct

Yards / catch#158 / 556 · 71st pct

14.5

Rush yards#137 / 270 · 49th pct

Rush TDs#60 / 270 · 39th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2014. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2014 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.5	71.0	16.9	0.8
Road5g	6.0	81.6	13.3	1.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.3	66.9	13.2	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	4.7	79.5	17.6	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2014 season

Head Coach

Dana Holgorsen

Pass share

48.8%

533 pass / 559 run

Plays / game

84.0

13 games

Team sack rate

5.1%

587 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2014

Starter

65 catches and 2 carries in 13 games, more catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Mario Alford

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Splits

Awards

Starter

Two seasons at West Virginia, drafted

2011

2013

2015