Marlon Mack: RB · South Florida · #5.
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Marlon Mack
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Three seasons in the South Florida backfield to date. One game to point at: 155 rushing yards and 8 receiving yards against UCF — Week 13, 2016.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
30.0% of carries overall (150/500) → 23.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (26/110) — 76.9% 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
11 of 13 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (84.6%). 7 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (35.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Florida | 174 | 1,187 | 6.8 | 15 | 85 |
| 2015 | South Florida | 210 | 1,381 | 6.6 | 8 | 59 |
| 2014 | South Florida | 202 | 1,041 | 5.2 | 9 | 75 |
| Career | 586 | 3,609 | 6.2 | 32 | 85 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Florida | 28 | 227 | 8.1 | 0 | 37 |
| 2015 | South Florida | 16 | 111 | 6.9 | 1 | 20 |
| 2014 | South Florida | 21 | 160 | 7.6 | 0 | 19 |
| Career | 65 | 498 | 7.7 | 1 | 37 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-20vs Towson | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-20@ Syracuse | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 2 | 52 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-55vs No. 13 Florida State | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-20@ Cincinnati | 20 | 118 | 5.9 | 2 | 49 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-22vs East Carolina | 18 | 152 | 8.4 | 2 | 65 | 152-yard day |
| Wk 7 | W 42-27vs UConn | 16 | 107 | 6.7 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 8 | L 30-46@ Temple | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-45vs No. 22 Navy | 11 | 125 | 11.4 | 1 | 85 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-42@ Memphis | 15 | 69 | 4.6 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-27@ SMU | 18 | 129 | 7.2 | 1 | 60 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-31vs UCF | 20 | 155 | 7.8 | 2 | 56 | Season-high 155 yds |
 Bowl | W 46-39vs South Carolina | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 174 | 1187 | 6.8 | 15 | 85 |
Week 13 · 2016
W 48-31
vs UCF
155 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD
Edged out UCF at home in a shootout.
With J. Hernandez — 45.1 yards per punt · 8 punts · 66 long · Q. Flowers — 152 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.4 · 152 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
44%140 carriesFumble rate
2.3%4 of 174 carries · 3 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.8 yds/carry on 174 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Willie Taggart — 23-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 106 | 7.4 | 1.3 |
| Road5g | 99.6 | 7.1 | 1.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 91.7 | 6.8 | 1.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 109 | 7.2 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Taggart
Pass share
39.0%
358 pass / 559 run
Plays / game
70.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
352 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
174 carries and 28 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at South Florida, 3,609 rushing yards — drafted at #143 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
A stat line in 36 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Willie Taggart.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 10th NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 10th NFL season
