Senior (2013): First-team All-MAC honors forthe third straight season… MAC Defensive Player of theYear…Earned the Jack Lambert Award – given to the nation’stop linebacker…Finished second in the voting for the ButkusAward…Broke the NCAA record for career forced fumbes (16) and hastied the NCAA mark for career TFLs with 75…A three-time MAC EastDefensive Player of the Week…Led the Bulls in tackles (100), TFLs(19), sacks (10.5), interceptions (3) and forced fumbles (5)…Hadpick sixes against OhioState (8/31) and UMass (10/19). Had ninetackles, 2.5 sacks and an interception at Ohio State (8/31)…had10 tackles and two TFLs against Stony Brook (9/14)…Had sixtackles, 1.5 TFLs, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery at WesternMichigan (10/12)…Had two TFLs, a sack and an interception againstUMass (10/19)…Had 10 tackles, a sack and an interception at KentState (10/26)…Had a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recoveryagainst Ohio (11/5)…Tied a career high with 15 tackles, includingfor loss, at Toledo (11/12)…Had eight tackles, three sacks, andthree forced fumbles (to break NCAA mark) at Miami (OH)(11/19)…Had 12 tackles, including 2.5 for loss against BowlingGreen (11/29).
Junior (2012): First-team All-MAC honors forthe second straight season… two-time MAC East Defensive Player ofthe Week (11/19, 10/1)… Sports Illustrated’s honorablemention All-American… named to Bronko Nagurski Trophy andLombardi Award pre-season watch lists… now owns program recordsfor tackles for loss and forced fumbles… despite missing thefirst game of the season, he set career highs in tackles, tacklesfor loss, and sacks… led the team with 94 tackles, including 21tackles for loss which ranked fourth in the nation, bringing himinto 2013 as the NCAA’s active career leader in tackles forloss (with 56.0)… added four forced fumbles (tied for eighth inthe nation) and eight quarterback sacks… needs seven more sacksto take over the program record for career sacks… made his seasondebut with eight tackles (3.5 for loss) and 1.5 sacks againstMorgan State (9/8)… set a career high with eight solo tackles,also recording two sacks and four tackles for lossagainst KentState (9/19)… forced a fumble, had one sack, and 3.5 tackles forloss at UConn (9/29)… had a sack and a forced fumble in a winover Western Michigan (11/10)… had one of the best single gamesof his career, with a career high 15 tackles (3.5 for loss), acareer high 2.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles in a comeback winover UMass (11/17)… ended the season with 10 tackles (2.5 forloss) at Bowling Green (11/23).
Sophomore (2011): Despite being the focal pointof nearly every offenses’ blocking scheme, Mack led the teamin sacks, tackles for loss and forced fumbles… first-teamAll-MAC… tabbed by Sports Illustrated as an honorablemention All-American… named to Phil Steele’s All-MAC firstteam… had 65 tackles, including 20.5 tackles for loss, third mostin the nation… added five forced fumbles (tied for eighth in thenation)… brought down the quarterback 5.5 times and added 13quarterback hurries… started the season with five tackles (twofor loss), a sack, a forced fumble and a pass breakup againstPittsburgh (9/3)… earned the MAC East defensive player of theweek honors and College Football Performance Awards’Linebacker of the week after eight tackles, a sack, 3.5 tackles forloss, two forced fumbles, an interception and three quarterbackhurries against Stony Brook (9/10)… had a season-high 11 tacklesagainst Ball State (9/17)… led the team to a 38-37 win over Ohiothanks to five tackles (2.5 for loss), a half sack and a forcedfumble (10/8)… tore apart the Akron backfield for five solotackles (three for loss), two sacks, a forced fumble and a blockedpunt (11/19).
Redshirt-Freshman (2010): Was a terror in theopponent’s backfield, setting the freshman record for mosttackles for loss in a season… recorded team highs in both sacks(4.5) and tackles for losses (14.5)… hit the quarterback eighttimes, also a team high… excelled in coverage, with a team-highten pass break ups… his 68 total tackles were third-most on theteam… named to Phil Steele’s All-MAC Third Team… broke uptwo passes, got a half sack and made three tackles in the seasonopener against Rhode Island… had five tackles, a sack and twotackles for loss against Central Florida (9/18)… wreaked havoc onthe Bowling Green offense, making nine tackles, four of which werefor a loss of 37 total yards, a forced fumble and a sack (10/2)…had a season-high ten tackles against Temple (10/23)… had a sackand six tackles, one for loss, against Miami (OH) (10/30)…torched Ohio with seven tackles, a sack and a forced fumble(11/4)… had three tackles for loss against Eastern Michigan(11/20)… against Akron, had seven tackles, two for loss, and twopass breakups (11/26).
Freshman (2009): Redshirted in his first seasonat Buffalo.
High School: Played for head coach WaidesAshmon at Westwood High School…had 140 tackles, including eightfor a loss and nine sacks his senior year (his only year offootball)…named third-team All-State in football-rich Florida, aswell as first-team All-Area…helped lead the Panthers to adistrict championship.
