Mark Andrews (American football)

Mark Andrews (born September 6, 1995) is an American football tight end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma and was drafted by the Ravens in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

Mark Andrews
Andrews in 2020
No. 89 – Baltimore Ravens
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1995-09-06) September 6, 1995
Scottsdale, Arizona
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:256 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:Desert Mountain (Scottsdale)
College:Oklahoma
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 3 / Pick: 86
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Receptions:156
Receiving yards:2,105
Receiving touchdowns:20
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Andrews was born in Scottsdale, Arizona to Paul and Martha Andrews. His father is a urologist and his mother works in real estate. He has two brothers and a sister.[1] Andrews was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when he was nine-years old, but has been unhindered by the disease throughout his career.[2]

Andrews attended Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Arizona.[3] He played wide receiver in high school and had 68 receptions for 1,122 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior, 81 receptions for 1,494 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior and 58 receptions for 1,058 yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore. He held the Arizona high school record for career receptions, before Kade Warner, the son of Kurt Warner, broke his record.[4] Andrews committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football.[5][6]

College career

Andrews switched from wide receiver to tight end at Oklahoma.[7] After redshirting his first year in 2014, he played in all 13 games with one start in 2015 and had 19 receptions for 318 yards and seven touchdowns. In 2016, Andrews started 11 of 13 games, recording 31 receptions for 489 yards and seven touchdowns.[8][9] He was the recipient of the 2017 John Mackey Award.[10] In early January 2018, it was announced that Andrews would forgo his senior year at Oklahoma in favor of the 2018 NFL Draft.[11] Andrews finished his three years at Oklahoma with the sixth most touchdown receptions (22) by any receiver and had the most receiving yards (1,765) by a tight end.[1]

Collegiate statistics
Year School Conf Class Pos G Rec Yds Avg TD
2015 Oklahoma Big 12 FR TE 9 19 318 16.7 7
2016 Oklahoma Big 12 SO WR 12 31 489 15.8 7
2017 Oklahoma Big 12 JR TE 14 62 958 15.5 8
Career Oklahoma 112 1,765 15.8 22

Professional career

On January 4, 2018, Andrews announced his decision to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[2] Andrews attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine and positional drills. His overall performance was described as solid by scouts and analysts.[12] On March 14, 2018, Andrews participated at Oklahoma's pro day, but chose to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Andrews was projected to be a second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts.[13] He was ranked as the fourth best tight end prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com, Scouts Inc., NFL analyst Mike Mayock, and Sports Illustrated.[14][15][16]

External video
NFL Draft Profile: Mark Andrews
Mark Andrews' 40-yard dash
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5 1⁄8 in
(1.96 m)		 256 lb
(116 kg)		 32 1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		 9 1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.67 s 4.38 s 7.34 s 31 in
(0.79 m)		 9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)		 17 reps
All values from NFL Combine[17]

The Baltimore Ravens selected Andrews in the third round (86th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Andrews was the fourth tight end drafted in 2018 and was the second tight end drafted by the Ravens, after Hayden Hurst (25th overall).[18][19]

External video
Ravens draft Mark Andrews 86th overall

On May 16, 2018, the Baltimore Ravens signed Andrews to a four-year, $3.45 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $836,660.[20]

2018

Throughout training camp, Andrews competed to be a starting tight end against Hayden Hurst, Nick Boyle, and Maxx Williams. Head coach John Harbaugh named Andrews the fourth tight end to start the regular season, behind Hurst, Williams, and Boyle.[21]

In the season opener against the Buffalo Bills, Andrews made his NFL debut and had three receptions for 31 yards in the 47–3 victory.[22] On September 13, Andrews scored his first-career touchdown in the 34–23 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday Night Football.[23]

Andrews closed out the 2018 regular season with 34 receptions for 552 yards and three touchdowns. He also was responsible for two of the Ravens longest passing plays that season. The first was a 74-yard catch-and-run against the Oakland Raiders on November 25 and the second was a 68-yard touchdown against the Los Angeles Chargers on December 22.[24] He led all rookie tight ends in receiving yards and finished third in receptions.

2019

In Week 1 against the Miami Dolphins, Andrews had eight catches for 108 yards and one touchdown as the Ravens won 59–10.[25] In Week 2 against the Arizona Cardinals, Andrews caught eight passes for 112 yards and one touchdown as the Ravens won 23–17.[26] In Week 16 against the Cleveland Browns, Andrews caught six passes for 93 yards and two touchdowns during the 31–15 win.[27] Overall, Andrews finished the 2019 season with 64 receptions for 852 receiving yards and ten receiving touchdowns.[28] His ten receiving touchdowns led the league among tight ends and tied with Cooper Kupp for second in the league among all positions.[29]

2020

Andrews started the 2020 season off with five catches for 58 yards and two receiving touchdowns in the Ravens' 38–6 victory over the Cleveland Browns.[30] In Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football, Andrews caught three of his eight targets and dropped a potential touchdown pass in the end zone during the 34–20 loss.[31] Andrews rebounded in the following week’s game against the Washington Football Team, catching three passes for 57 yards and two touchdowns during the 31–17 win. [32] In Week 11 against the Tennessee Titans, Andrews recorded 5 catches for 96 yards and a touchdown during the 30–24 overtime loss.[33] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 30, 2020,[34] and activated on December 9.[35]

Career statistics
Regular season statistics
SeasonTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSTgtRecCtch%YdsAvgLngTD
2018BAL 163503468.0%55216.3743
2019BAL 154986465.3%85213.35110
2020BAL 142885865.9%70112.1397
Total45923615666.1%2,10513.57420
Postseason statistics
SeasonTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSTgtRecCtch%YdsAvgLngTD
2018BAL 107342.9%3110.3130
2019BAL 107457.1%399.8160
2020 BAL 2 1 17 8 47.1% 69 8.6 17 0
Total41311548.4%1399.3170

Ravens franchise records
  • Most touchdown receptions by a tight end in a season: 10 (2019)[36]
  • Most reception yards by a tight end in rookie season: 552 (2018) [1]
  • Longest regular season reception by a tight end: 74 yds (2018)[1]

Personal life

Because of his Type 1 diabetes, Andrews wears an insulin pump, except when he plays football.[37] He serves as a spokesperson for those with diabetes and speaks with young people about its effects and ways to live with diabetes.

His brother Jack is a urologist, his sister Annie is in dental school and his other brother, Charlie works in real estate.[1]

References
  1. "89 Mark Andrews" (PDF). baltimoreravens.com. Baltimore Ravens. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. Parr, Dan (January 4, 2018). "Oklahoma TE Mark Andrews intends to enter 2018 NFL Draft". NFL.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  3. Parr, Dan. "Desert Mountain standout Mark Andrews drafted by Baltimore Ravens". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  4. Obert, Richard (October 2, 2016). "Desert Mountain's Kade Warner breaks 11-man state record for career catches". AZ Central. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. Kersey, Jason (August 2, 2013). "Four-star Arizona prospect Mark Andrews becomes Oklahoma's third 2014 wide receiver commitment". Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. Aber, Ryan (February 3, 2014). "OU football recruiting: Versatile receiver Mark Andrews was enamored with Sooners from the get-go". News OK. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  7. Kersey, Jason (September 20, 2015). "Oklahoma football: Mark Andrews continuing OU's tight end resurgence". News OK. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  8. "Oklahoma TE Mark Andrews looks forward to bigger role". Associated Press. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  9. Carlson, Jenni (August 7, 2017). "Why OU tight end Mark Andrews is the Sooners' most important skill player not named Baker Mayfield". News OK. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  10. Shields, Jack (December 6, 2017). "Oklahoma Sooners Football: Mark Andrews wins John Mackey Award". Crimson and Cream Machine. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  11. Trotter, Jack (January 4, 2018). "Oklahoma's Mark Andrews declares for NFL draft". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  12. Carusillo, Brandon (March 6, 2018). "2018 NFL Combine: Stock up, stock down for tight ends". thrphinsider.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  13. "*Mark Andrews, DS #4 TE, Oklahoma". draftscout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  14. "NFL Mark Andrews-ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  15. Mayock, Mike (April 20, 2018). "Mike Mayock's 2018 NFL Draft position rankings 3.0". NFL.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  16. "The 2018 NFL Draft Big Board, Vol. 2". si.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  17. "NFL Draft Profile: Mark Andrews". National Football League. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  18. Downing, Garrett (April 27, 2018). "Round 3: Ravens Draft TE Mark Andrews at No. 86". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  19. "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  20. "Spotrac.com: Mark Andrews contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  21. Stevens, Matthew (September 1, 2018). "Ravens' depth chart projection after initial cuts". USA Today. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  22. "Late for Work 9/10: That Was Pretty Close to Perfect". Baltimore Ravens. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  23. Eisenburg, Wick (September 14, 2018). "Late for Work 9/14: Dissecting the Ravens' First Loss of the Season". Baltimore Ravens. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  24. "Luke Jones on Twitter". December 22, 2018.
  25. "Jackson's 5 TD passes help Ravens drub Dolphins 59–10". www.espn.com. Associated Press. September 8, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  26. "Lamar Jackson helps Ravens run over Cardinals 23–17". www.espn.com. Associated Press. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  27. "Ravens win 11th straight, clinch top seed in AFC playoffs". www.espn.com. Associated Press. December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  28. "Mark Andrews 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  29. "2019 NFL Receiving". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  30. "Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens – September 13th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  31. "Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens – September 28th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  32. "Ravens vs. Washington score: Lamar Jackson, Mark Andrews rebound to defeat Washington with ease". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  33. "Tennessee Titans at Baltimore Ravens - November 22nd, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  34. Brown, Clifton; Mink, Ryan (November 30, 2020). "Four More Ravens Added to Reserve/COVID-19 List, Four Return". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  35. Mink, Ryan (December 9, 2020). "Ravens Activate Mark Andrews, Matthew Judon Off COVID-19 List". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  36. Stevens, Matthew. "Mark Andrews sets Ravens mark for TD receptions by tight end". ravenswire.usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  37. "Ravens rookie Mark Andrews refuses to be defined by diabetes". ESPN.com. June 20, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.