Isaiah Mack
Isaiah Dwight Mack (born March 19, 1996) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Chattanooga, and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans in 2018.
 Mack with the Tennessee Titans in 2019 | |||||||||
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| Born: | March 19, 1996 Tunnel Hill, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 299 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Northwest Whitfield | ||||||||
| College: | Chattanooga | ||||||||
| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2022 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
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 as an undrafted free agent 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]
On August 30, 2022, Mack was waived by the Ravens and signed to the practice squad the next day.[22][23] He was promoted to the active roster on December 23.[24] He was waived on December 26.
Seattle Seahawks
On December 27, 2022, Mack was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks.[25] He was waived on January 13, 2023.[26]
New York Jets
On January 16, 2023, Mack was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets, but not officially added to their roster until after Super Bowl LVII.[27] He was released on August 8, 2023.[28]
Washington Commanders
On August 20, 2023, Mack signed with the Washington Commanders.[29] Eight days later, he was released as part of final roster cuts before the start of 2023 season.[30]
NFL career statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
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| 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
- 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. 28 April 2019. 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 (November 2, 2020). "Titans Acquire Chargers CB Desmond King Via Trade". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- Crabtree, Curtis (November 4, 2020). "Patriots claim defensive tackle Isaiah Mack off waivers from Titans". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- "Patriots Activate Linebacker Shilique Calhoun To The 53-Man Roster From Injured Reserve; Release Defensive Lineman Isaiah Mack". Patriots.com. December 19, 2020.
- "Patriots Sign DL Isaiah Mack to Practice Squad; Release TE Paul Quessenberry from Practice Squad". Patriots.com. December 23, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- "Isaiah Mack: Lands on COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. December 25, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- "Isaiah Mack: Back to practice squad". CBSSports.com. January 4, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- Thomas, Oliver (January 11, 2021). "Contracts expire for four members of Patriots' 2020 practice squad". PatsPulpit.com. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- "Broncos sign DT Isaiah Mack". denverbroncos.com. February 11, 2021. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- DiLalla, Aric (August 31, 2021). "Broncos make series of roster transactions to reach 53-man limit". DenverBroncos.com.
- "Report: Steelers Sign WR Anthony Miller, DL Isaiah Mack To Practice Squad". Steelers Depot. October 12, 2021.
- "Steelers make roster moves". Steelers.com. November 15, 2021.
- Brown, Clifton (November 17, 2021). "Ravens Sign Defensive Tackle To Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- Mink, Ryan (January 10, 2022). "Ravens Sign Eight Players to Reserve/Future Deals". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- Mink, Ryan (August 30, 2022). "Ravens Make Roster Cuts to 53". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- Mink, Ryan (August 31, 2022). "Ravens Set Initial Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- Brown, Clifton (December 23, 2022). "Isaiah Mack Signed to 53-Man Roster; Josh Bynes Waived". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- Boyle, John (December 27, 2022). "Seahawks Claim DT Isaiah Mack Off Waivers, Waive DT Daviyon Nixon". Seahawks.com.
- Boyle, John (January 13, 2023). "Seahawks Sign RB Tony Jones Jr. To 53-Man Roster; Elevate Cade Johnson & Alexander Johnson From Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
- Alper, Josh (February 13, 2023). "Jets add Isaiah Mack off waivers". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Greenberg, Ethan (August 8, 2023). "Jets Sign DT Bruce Hector, DE Pita Taumoepenu". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- Selby, Zach (2023-08-20). "Commanders sign DT Isaiah Mack, P Michael Palardy; release K Michael Badgley, WR Jalen Sample". Commanders.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- Selby, Zach (August 28, 2023). "Commanders place Braeden Daniels on IR, release 12 players". Commanders.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
