Isaiah Mack

Isaiah Dwight Mack (born March 19, 1996) is an American football defensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Chattanooga.

Isaiah Mack
Mack with the Tennessee Titans in 2019
No. 94 – New England Patriots
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1996-03-19) March 19, 1996
Tunnel Hill, Georgia
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:299 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:Northwest Whitfield
College:Chattanooga
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Roster status:Practice squad/COVID-19
Career highlights and awards
  • SoCon Defensive Player of the Year (2018)
  • First team All-SoCon (2018)
  • Second team All-SoCon (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2020
Total tackles:9
Sacks:1.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at 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 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]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Rancudo, Jeff (July 27, 2016). "Local athletes ready to continue college football careers". The Daily Citizen. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  3. McLaughlin, Brian (June 26, 2018). "FCS: Chattanooga Football Preview Focused On Rebound". HEROSports.com. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  4. O'Shea, Patrick (April 30, 2019). "Former Northwest Whitfield standout Mack signs with NFL's Tennessee Titans". The Daily Citizen. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  5. "Chattanooga Athletics - Mack Signs with the Tennessee Titans". gomocs.com. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  6. Herndon, Mike (September 9, 2019). "Eight quick takeaways from the Titans snap counts against the Browns". MusicCityMiracles.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  7. "Titans-Colts Game Notes". TitansOnline.com. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  8. "Titans force 4 turnovers by Winston, hold off Tampa Bay". www.espn.com. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  9. Wyatt, Jim (November 2, 2020). "Titans Acquire Chargers CB Desmond King Via Trade". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  10. Crabtree, Curtis (November 4, 2020). "Patriots claim defensive tackle Isaiah Mack off waivers from Titans". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  11. "Patriots Activate Linebacker Shilique Calhoun To The 53-Man Roster From Injured Reserve; Release Defensive Lineman Isaiah Mack". Patriots.com. December 19, 2020.
  12. "Patriots Sign DL Isaiah Mack to Practice Squad; Release TE Paul Quessenberry from Practice Squad". Patriots.com. December 23, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
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