Austin Mack

Austin Mack (born August 31, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Austin Mack
Mack at MetLife Stadium in 2020
No. 81 – New York Giants
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-08-31) August 31, 1997
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Bishop Luers High School
(Fort Wayne, Indiana)
College:Ohio State
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Receptions:7
Receiving yards:91
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and high school

Mack grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and attended Bishop Luers High School.[1] He had 69 receptions for 1,062 yards and 15 touchdowns and was the runner up to Indiana's Mr. Football award as a junior.[2] In his senior season he caught 41 passes for 805 yards and six touchdowns and had to move to running back midway through the season due to injuries on the team and rushed for 718 yards.[3] Rated a four-star recruit and the best collegiate prospect in Indiana by Rivals.com, Mack committed to play college football at Ohio State going into his senior year over offers from Notre Dame, Michigan, and Tennessee.[4]

College career

Mack was a member of the Ohio State Buckeyes for four seasons and joined the team as an early enrollee. Mack played mostly on special teams as a true freshman with two receptions for 15 yards on offense. As a sophomore, he caught 24 passes for 343 yards and two touchdowns.[5] Mack scored his first collegiate touchdown on September 16, 2017 against Army.[6] He had 26 receptions for 331 yards and one touchdown before suffering a season end ankle injury eight games into his junior season.[7] As a senior, Mack caught 27 passes for 361 yards and three touchdowns.[8] He finished his collegiate career with 79 receptions, 1,050 yards and six touchdowns.[9][10]

Professional career

Mack signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2020 shortly after the conclusion of the 2020 NFL Draft.[11] He was waived on September 5, 2020 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] On October 3, Mack was elevated to the active roster, but he was listed inactive for the team's game the next day against the Los Angeles Rams and was subsequently reverted to the practice squad.[14] Mack was signed to the active 53-man roster on October 13, 2020 and made his NFL debut on October 18, catching one pass for one yard in a 20–19 win over the Washington Football Team.[15][16] On November 8, he caught four passes for 72 yards in a 23–20 win against Washington, including a 50-yard reception from Daniel Jones.[17]

References
  1. Woodard, Adam (October 7, 2015). "Character, values led Austin Mack to select U.S. Army All-American Bowl". USA Today.
  2. Donohue, Tyler (May 8, 2015). "4-Star WR Austin Mack High on Ohio State: 'Columbus Is Buzzing Right Now'". Bleacher Report.
  3. Axelrod, Ben (March 29, 2016). "Ohio State Freshman Austin Mack Can Be the Buckeyes' Next Great Receiver". Bleacher Report.
  4. McMillen, Gabrielle (June 7, 2015). "Ohio State lands four-star recruit Austin Mack". Sporting News.
  5. Landis, Bill (July 14, 2018). "Top 50 Ohio State football players for 2018: No. 10, Austin Mack". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  6. Tamanini, Matt (September 20, 2017). "Following his first career touchdown, Austin Mack could be Ohio State's go-to receiver". LandGrantHolyLand.com. SB Nation.
  7. Patterson, Chip (October 23, 2018). "Ohio State WR Austin Mack out indefinitely after foot injury suffered in Purdue loss". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  8. Marini, Glenn (April 24, 2020). "Luers grad Mack eager for NFL opportunity". WANE.com. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  9. "Breaking down Buckeyes in 2020 NFL Draft: Austin Mack". 247 Sports. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  10. "WATCH: Austin Mack runs 40-yard dash at NFL combine". 247 Sports. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  11. Baird, Nathan (April 25, 2020). "Ohio State football's Austin Mack to join New York Giants as undrafted free agent: Report". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  12. Eisen, Michael (September 5, 2020). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com.
  13. Eisen, Michael (September 6, 2020). "Giants sign 14 to practice squad; 2 spots open". Giants.com.
  14. Hickey, Kevin (October 3, 2020). "Giants elevate WR Austin Mack to the active roster". Giants Wire. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  15. "Giants' Austin Mack: Ascends to active roster". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  16. Leonard, Pat (October 18, 2020). "Rookie Andrew Thomas benched for start of Giants win for being late to team meeting". New York Daily News. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  17. Botte, Peter (November 14, 2020). "Austin Mack impressing Giants with gritty play: 'Scrappy dude'". New York Post. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
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