Senior wide receiver for Auburn. 2022: 19 catches, 218 receiving yards, 3 TD.
6′6″ · 206 lb · Oakville, ON
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 wide receiver for Auburn. 2022: 19 catches, 218 receiving yards, 3 TD.
Nick Mardner
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Nick Rolovich, Todd Graham and Luke Fickell. The receipt on tape: 47 rec yds, 3 receptions against Miami (OH), Week 3, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Cincinnati, 1,488 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Kevin Steele, Bryan Harsin, and Cadillac Williams. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: explosive rate (9th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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 · Per-game
2022 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 11.4 | 9.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 32.2 | 16.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 23.6 | 14.9 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 20.0 | 10.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 19 | 218 | 11.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Hawai'i | 46 | 913 | 19.8 | 5 | -- |
| 2020 | Hawai'i | 11 | 188 | 17.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Hawai'i | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 81 | 1,488 | 18.4 | 11 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Hawai'i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Hawai'i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Hawai'i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ Arkansas | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | 35 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-17@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 21 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 45-24vs Indiana | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-24vs South Florida | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 8 | W 29-27@ SMU | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-25@ UCF | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-10vs Navy | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-3@ Temple | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27vs Tulane | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 19 | 218 | 12.5 | 3 | 35 |
Play style
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Carlos Carriere’s 2021 season.
Matches Carlos on
Differs from Carlos on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Austin Trammell’s path through Rice.
Dennis Houston
Matches Austin on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Sean Shaw Jr.'s senior season at Iowa State (2022).
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Differs from Sean on
Player DNA