Mario Anderson

#2 · RB · Sr. · Memphis5′9″ · 208 lb · Summerville, SC

Mario Anderson: RB · Memphis · #2.

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Mario Anderson

RB · Memphis · Sr · #2

Wins in space out of the backfield. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 183 rushing yards and 27 receiving yards against North Texas — Week 8, 2024.

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.

Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape

Steady, not spectacular

232Carries
1346Yards
15.8%Top-5 share
13.4%Stuffed rate

Just 15.8% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 13.4% of his carries. 6 carries for 18 yds vs South Florida; 22 for 183 vs North Texas.

Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.

Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share

The closer

55.0%Carry share
46.8%Q4-lead share
70.6%In competitive games

55.0% of carries overall (232/422) → 46.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (51/109) — 70.6% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.

Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

8/113rd/4th & short
19/38Inside-5 share

8 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (72.7%). 19 of the team's 38 inside-the-5 carries (50.0%).

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