Player Career

Mario Pender Career Story

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Player Story

Mario Pender story

Mario Pender built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Cape Coral, FL wearing No. 7, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Mario Pender's career was his backfield work: 346 rushing yards, 71 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 90 receiving yards across 12 career games in the available record. His career also includes 90 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Mario Pender's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Florida State

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122013201420142015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonFlorida State0
2013 Regular SeasonFlorida State00
2014 PostseasonFlorida State26240.910.6262
2014 Regular SeasonFlorida State26240.910.60
2015 Regular SeasonFlorida State17445.718.8-88

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Texas State

Week 1 · W 59-16

Win with 126 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

126

Scrimmage Yards

81.9 takeover

126 scrimmage yards and 25.8 usage.

#2

vs Wake Forest

Week 6 · W 43-3 · Conference game

84

Scrimmage Yards

78.8 takeover

Win with 84 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

84 scrimmage yards and 12.7 usage.

#3

@ Syracuse

Week 7 · W 38-20 · Conference game

61

Scrimmage Yards

59.5 takeover

Win with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

61 scrimmage yards and 18.5 usage.

#4

vs The Citadel

Week 2 · W 37-12

51

Scrimmage Yards

54.4 takeover

Win with 51 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

51 scrimmage yards and 15.8 usage.

#5

@ Oklahoma State

Week 1 · W 37-31

31

Scrimmage Yards

46.9 takeover

Win with 31 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

31 scrimmage yards and 7.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · Florida State

262 primary output · 40.9 efficiency · 10.6 usage

51.1

#2

2014 Regular Season · Florida State

51.1

262 primary · 40.9 efficiency · 10.6 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Florida State

49.8

174 primary · 45.7 efficiency · 18.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games