Player Dossier

2008-2010

Alabama

Mark Ingram

RB • 5'10" • Flint, MI, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Mark Ingram leans workhorse runner traits and 58.8 efficiency.

Usage / Role

56%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

91

Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Alabama

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Alabama
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina

Player Story

Mark Ingram built his college career from 2008 through 2010 as a running back from Flint, MI wearing No. 22, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Mark Ingram's career was his backfield work: 3,261 rushing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2008 · Rating 0.9444

Southwestern Commencement Academy · Flint, MI

Committed To
Alabama
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2011
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 28
Overall
No. 28
NFL Team
New Orleans Saints

Mark Ingram, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Alabama. Mark Ingram leans workhorse runner traits and 58.8 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,931
Rushing yards
3,261
Receiving yards
670
Touchdowns
46
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2010 · Alabama · Player Highlight

Mark Ingram college highlights at Alabama.

Season
2010
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Mark Ingram quick answers

Latest team and position
Alabama · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,931
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 39 games
Best season
2009 Postseason · Alabama
Top game
South Carolina
Recruit profile
4-star · Southwestern Commencement Academy · Alabama
High school pipeline
Southwestern Commencement Academy · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2011 · Round 1 · Pick 28 · New Orleans Saints
Latest roster
No. 22 · Class 2010
2010 Scrimmage yards rank
1,157 scrimmage yards · RB 37th (top 9%) · SEC 10th (top 5%) · National 65th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2008 PostseasonAlabama1434268053.1
2008 Regular SeasonAlabama14748702461253.1
2009 PostseasonAlabama1412811612284.8
2009 Regular SeasonAlabama141,8641,5423221884.8
2010 PostseasonAlabama11895930269.8
2010 Regular SeasonAlabama111,0688162521269.8

Related Context

Mark Ingram played RB for Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, Mark Ingram recorded 3,261 rushing yards, 670 receiving yards, and 46 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Alabama.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason

Alabama paired 1,992 primary output with 64.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2010 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 58.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2010 Postseason · Alabama

Games

11

Scrimmage Yards / G

105.2

Efficiency

58.8

Usage

30

Consistency

76.5

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 89. Duke: 151. Arkansas: 184. Florida: 66. South Carolina: 57. Ole Miss: 67. Tennessee: 87. LSU: 97. Mississippi State: 130. Georgia State: 102. Auburn: 127

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 13 by 59.3. Duke: 9 by 100. Arkansas: 26 by 70.4. Florida: 15 by 42.8. South Carolina: 15 by 39.1. Ole Miss: 18 by 40.5. Tennessee: 15 by 63.5. LSU: 21 by 48.1. Mississippi State: 20 by 45.5. Georgia State: 13 by 77.5. Auburn: 14 by 60.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins109.5 · Games = 8 · +15.8 vs Losses
Losses93.7 · Games = 3 · -15.8 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Arkansas

Best efficiency game

100 vs Duke

Result
Sat 1/1@ Michigan State2+ TDW 49-712594.9021306.8
Fri 11/26vs AuburnL 27-2810363.6014919.1
Fri 11/19vs Georgia StateW 63-712867.2011167.8
Sun 11/14vs Mississippi StateW 30-1018532.9002776.5
Sat 11/6@ LSUL 21-2421974.6014.6
Sat 10/23@ Tennessee2+ TDW 41-1014886.3021-15.8
Sun 10/17vs Ole MissW 23-10156040373.7
Sat 10/9@ South CarolinaL 21-3511413.7004163.8
Sun 10/3vs Florida2+ TDW 31-612473.9023194.4
Sat 9/25@ Arkansas100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 24-20241576.5022277.1
Sat 9/18@ Duke100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 62-13915116.80216.8

Player Story

Mark Ingram story

Mark Ingram built his college career from 2008 through 2010 as a running back from Flint, MI wearing No. 22, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Mark Ingram's career was his backfield work: 3,261 rushing yards, 572 carries, 42 rushing touchdowns, and 670 receiving yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 670 receiving yards and 19 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama.

The arc is straightforward: Mark Ingram moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Alabama

    2008-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200820082009200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 PostseasonAlabama78248.120.2
2008 Regular SeasonAlabama78248.120.20
2009 PostseasonAlabama1,99264.938.61,210
2009 Regular SeasonAlabama1,99264.938.60
2010 PostseasonAlabama1,15758.830-835
2010 Regular SeasonAlabama1,15758.8300

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs South Carolina

Week 7 · W 20-6 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

269

Scrimmage Yards

97.7 takeover

269 scrimmage yards and 56.5 usage.

#2

@ Arkansas

Week 4 · W 24-20 · Conference game

184

Scrimmage Yards

90.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

184 scrimmage yards and 45.6 usage.

#3

vs Arkansas State

Week 10 · W 35-0

115

Scrimmage Yards

86.6 takeover

Win with 115 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

115 scrimmage yards and 25.5 usage.

#4

@ Mississippi State

Week 11 · W 31-3 · Conference game

158

Scrimmage Yards

80.2 takeover

Win with 158 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

158 scrimmage yards and 37.7 usage.

#5

@ Ole Miss

Week 6 · W 22-3 · Conference game

188

Scrimmage Yards

77.9 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

188 scrimmage yards and 54.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Alabama

1,992 primary output · 64.9 efficiency · 38.6 usage

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#2

2009 Regular Season · Alabama

84.8

1,992 primary · 64.9 efficiency · 38.6 usage

#3

2010 Postseason · Alabama

69.8

1,157 primary · 58.8 efficiency · 30 usage

Milestones

12

100+ rush yards

8

150+ scrimmage yards

16

2+ TD games