Isaiah Mack

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Isaiah Mack
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Mack with the Tennessee Titans in 2019
No. 94 – Baltimore Ravens
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1996-03-19) March 19, 1996 (age 25)
Tunnel Hill, Georgia
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:299 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:Northwest Whitfield
College:Chattanooga
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Reserve/Futures
Career highlights and awards
  • SoCon Defensive Player of the Year (2018)
  • First team All-SoCon (2018)
  • Second team All-SoCon (2017)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:14
Sacks:2.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Isaiah Dwight Mack (born March 19, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Chattanooga.

Early life and high school[]

Mack was born and grew up in Tunnel Hill, Georgia. He attended Northwest Whitfield High School, where he played football and competed in wrestling. As a junior, Mack made 137 tackles (30 for loss) and eight sacks, highlighted by a 30-tackle performance against Gilmer High School that included nine tackles for loss, and was named first-team All-Region 7-AAAA and the regional defensive player of the year. As a senior, he repeated as first-team all-region and the defensive player of the year after tallying 121 tackles, 21 for loss, and 29 quarterback pressures with four forced fumbles. He committed to play college football at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga over offers from Georgia Southern, Appalachian State, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia State, Coastal Carolina and Kennesaw State.[1]

College career[]

Mack was a member of the Chattanooga Mocs football team for five seasons, redshirting his freshman year. He became a starter on the Mocs defensive line in his redshirt freshman season, making 54 tackles, nine for a loss, 3.5 sacks and a forced fumble and was named to the Southern Conference (SoCon) All-Freshman team.[2] As a redshirt sophomore, Mack made 36 tackles and finished fourth in the conference in both tackles for loss (14) and sacks (7.5). He was named second-team All-SoCon as a redshirt junior after recording 54 tackles, seven for a loss, and 1.5 sacks.[3] Mack was named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press, first-team All-SoCon and the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year as a redshirt senior after tallying 78 tackles (11 for loss), 8.5 sacks, two passes defensed, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery.[4]

Professional career[]

Tennessee Titans[]

Mack signed with the Tennessee Titans on April 28, 2019 and made the team out of training camp.[5] Mack made his NFL debut in the season opener against the Cleveland Browns, recording one tackle in the 43-13 road victory.[6] In the next game against the Indianapolis Colts, he recorded his first NFL sack after bringing down quarterback Jacoby Brissett in a narrow 19-17 loss.[7] During Week 8 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Mack recovered a fumble lost by Jameis Winston in the 27-23 win. [8]

Mack finished his rookie year with eight tackles, a fumble recovery, and 1.5 sacks.

On November 2, 2020, Mack was waived by the Titans.[9]

New England Patriots[]

On November 3, 2020, Mack was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots.[10] He was waived on December 19, 2020,[11] and re-signed to the practice squad four days later.[12] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 by the team on December 25, 2020,[13] and restored to the practice squad on January 4, 2021.[14] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021.[15]

Denver Broncos[]

On February 11, 2021, the Denver Broncos signed Mack.[16] He was waived on August 31, 2021.[17]

Pittsburgh Steelers[]

On October 12, 2021, Mack was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad.[18] He was released on November 15, 2021.[19]

Baltimore Ravens[]

On November 17, 2021, Mack was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad.[20] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 13, 2022.[21]

NFL career statistics[]

Regular season statistics
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR Yds TD
2019 TEN 13 13 6 2 4 0.0 – – – – – – – – – – –
2020 NE 8 8 3 1 2 0.0 – – – – – – – – – – –
2021 BAL 2 2 2 1 1 1.0 – – – – – – – – – – –
Career 23 23 11 4 7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References[]

  1. ^ Hargis, Stephen (December 19, 2013). "Isaiah Mack chooses Chattanooga Mocs: Northwest Whitfield lineman a big recruit for UTC". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Rancudo, Jeff (July 27, 2016). "Local athletes ready to continue college football careers". The Daily Citizen. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  3. ^ McLaughlin, Brian (June 26, 2018). "FCS: Chattanooga Football Preview Focused On Rebound". HEROSports.com. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  4. ^ O'Shea, Patrick (April 30, 2019). "Former Northwest Whitfield standout Mack signs with NFL's Tennessee Titans". The Daily Citizen. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "Chattanooga Athletics - Mack Signs with the Tennessee Titans". gomocs.com. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Herndon, Mike (September 9, 2019). "Eight quick takeaways from the Titans snap counts against the Browns". MusicCityMiracles.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  7. ^ "Titans-Colts Game Notes". TitansOnline.com. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  8. ^ "Titans force 4 turnovers by Winston, hold off Tampa Bay". www.espn.com. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  9. ^ Wyatt, Jim (November 2, 2020). "Titans Acquire Chargers CB Desmond King Via Trade". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  10. ^ Crabtree, Curtis (November 4, 2020). "Patriots claim defensive tackle Isaiah Mack off waivers from Titans". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  11. ^ "Patriots Activate Linebacker Shilique Calhoun To The 53-Man Roster From Injured Reserve; Release Defensive Lineman Isaiah Mack". Patriots.com. December 19, 2020.
  12. ^ "Patriots Sign DL Isaiah Mack to Practice Squad; Release TE Paul Quessenberry from Practice Squad". Patriots.com. December 23, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "Isaiah Mack: Lands on COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. December 25, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  14. ^ "Isaiah Mack: Back to practice squad". CBSSports.com. January 4, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  15. ^ Thomas, Oliver (January 11, 2021). "Contracts expire for four members of Patriots' 2020 practice squad". PatsPulpit.com. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  16. ^ "Broncos sign DT Isaiah Mack". denverbroncos.com. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  17. ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 31, 2021). "Broncos make series of roster transactions to reach 53-man limit". DenverBroncos.com.
  18. ^ "Report: Steelers Sign WR Anthony Miller, DL Isaiah Mack To Practice Squad". Steelers Depot. October 12, 2021.
  19. ^ "Steelers make roster moves". Steelers.com. November 15, 2021.
  20. ^ Brown, Clifton (November 17, 2021). "Ravens Sign Defensive Tackle To Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  21. ^ Mink, Ryan (January 10, 2022). "Ravens Sign Eight Players to Reserve/Future Deals". BaltimoreRavens.com.

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