Isaiah Mack
 Mack with the Tennessee Titans in 2019 | |||||||||
| No. 97 – Tennessee Titans | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 19, 1996 Tunnel Hill, Georgia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 299 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Northwest Whitfield | ||||||||
| College: | Chattanooga | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2019 | |||||||||
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Isaiah Dwight Mack (born March 19, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the Tennessee Titans 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
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 Titans' season opener against the Cleveland Browns, recording one tackle.[6] During Week 2 against the Indianapolis Colts, he recorded his first NFL sack after bringing down quarterback Jacoby Brissett in a narrow 19-17 loss.[7] In week 8 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Mack recovered a fumble lost by Jameis Winston in the 27-23 win. [8]
Personal life
Mack is extremely close with his mother, Sequoyah, who calls him "D" because his middle name is Dwight. Sequoyah is a nurse and Mack initially majored in nursing at Chattanooga. He switched to criminal justice after taking a course in violence against women as a freshman. He has a brother named Rashaun.[9]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rancudo, Jeff (July 27, 2016). "Local athletes ready to continue college football careers". The Daily Citizen. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ McLaughlin, Brian (June 26, 2018). "FCS: Chattanooga Football Preview Focused On Rebound". HEROSports.com. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ O'Shea, Patrick (April 30, 2019). "Former Northwest Whitfield standout Mack signs with NFL's Tennessee Titans". The Daily Citizen. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ "Chattanooga Athletics - Mack Signs with the Tennessee Titans". gomocs.com. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ Herndon, Mike (September 9, 2019). "Eight quick takeaways from the Titans snap counts against the Browns". MusicCityMiracles.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "Titans-Colts Game Notes". TitansOnline.com. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "Titans force 4 turnovers by Winston, hold off Tampa Bay". www.espn.com. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 2, 2019). "Isaiah Mack". Tennessee Titans. Retrieved August 2, 2019.