Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2014West Virginia
Mario Alford
WR • 5'9" • Greenville, GA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Mario Alford reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
77
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Player Story
Mario Alford built his college career from 2013 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Greenville, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Mario Alford's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2015
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 21
- Overall
- No. 238
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
Mario Alford, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · West Virginia. Mario Alford reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,497
- Receptions
- 92
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
Mario Alford quick answers
- Latest team and position
- West Virginia · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,497
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · West Virginia
- Top game
- Iowa State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Deland
- High school pipeline
- Deland · 17 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2015 · Round 7 · Pick 21 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 945 receiving yards · WR 44th (top 5%) · Big 12 9th (top 7%) · National 44th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | West Virginia | 9 | 27 | 552 | 2 | 58.5 |
| 2014 Postseason | West Virginia | 13 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 79.2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | West Virginia | 13 | 62 | 888 | 12 | 79.2 |
Related Context
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Mario Alford played WR for West Virginia. Across 2 tracked seasons, Mario Alford recorded 61 rushing yards, 1,497 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with West Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
West Virginia paired 945 primary output with 83.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 83.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · West Virginia
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
72.7
Efficiency
83.5
Usage
19.5
Consistency
68.2
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 57. Alabama: 54. Towson: 21. Maryland: 131. Oklahoma: 101. Kansas: 80. Texas Tech: 24. Baylor: 53. Oklahoma State: 136. TCU: 79. Texas: 31. Kansas State: 92. Iowa State: 86
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 3 by 100. Alabama: 5 by 72. Towson: 5 by 28. Maryland: 11 by 79.4. Oklahoma: 7 by 96.2. Kansas: 4 by 100. Texas Tech: 2 by 80. Baylor: 4 by 88.3. Oklahoma State: 7 by 100. TCU: 3 by 100. Texas: 5 by 41.3. Kansas State: 4 by 100. Iowa State: 5 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins75.9 · Games = 7 · +6.9 vs Losses
Losses69 · Games = 6 · -6.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Texas A&M
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/29 | vs Texas A&M | L 37-45 | — | 3 | 57 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 45 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Iowa State2+ TD | W 37-24 | — | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 17.20 | 2 | 40 |
| Fri 11/21 | vs Kansas State | L 20-26 | — | 4 | 92 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 53 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Texas | L 16-33 | — | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 6.20 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs TCU | L 30-31 | — | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 26.30 | 1 | 46 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Oklahoma State100 receiving yards | W 34-10 | — | 7 | 136 | 16.4 | 19.40 | 1 | 79 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Baylor | W 41-27 | — | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 1 | 39 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Texas Tech | W 37-34 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Kansas | W 33-14 | — | 4 | 80 | 19.8 | 20 | 0 | 39 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Oklahoma100 receiving yards | L 33-45 | — | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 1 | 30 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Maryland100 receiving yards · High volume | W 40-37 | — | 11 | 131 | 11.9 | 11.90 | 2 | 43 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Towson | W 54-0 | — | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 4.20 | 1 | 8 |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Alabama | L 23-33 | — | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 0 | 16 |
Player Story
Mario Alford story
Mario Alford built his college career from 2013 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Greenville, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Mario Alford's career was his receiving role: 92 catches, 1,497 receiving yards, 13 touchdowns, and 61 rushing yards across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with West Virginia. 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 61 rushing yards and 959 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across West Virginia.
The arc is straightforward: Mario Alford 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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West Virginia
2013-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201320142014
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | West Virginia | 552 | 86.5 | 15.3 | — |
| 2014 Postseason | West Virginia | 945 | 83.5 | 19.5 | 393 |
| 2014 Regular Season | West Virginia | 945 | 83.5 | 19.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Iowa State
Week 14 · L 44-52 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
215
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
215 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Oklahoma State
Week 9 · W 34-10 · Conference game
136
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
136 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Maryland
Week 3 · W 40-37
131
Receiving Yards
91.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
131 receiving yards with a 79.4 efficiency score.
#4
vs Oklahoma
Week 4 · L 33-45 · Conference game
101
Receiving Yards
87.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
101 receiving yards with a 96.2 efficiency score.
#5
@ Iowa State
Week 14 · W 37-24 · Conference game
86
Receiving Yards
80.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · West Virginia
945 primary output · 83.5 efficiency · 19.5 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · West Virginia
79.2
945 primary · 83.5 efficiency · 19.5 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · West Virginia
58.5
552 primary · 86.5 efficiency · 15.3 usage
Milestones
4
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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