Player Career

Mario Alford Career Story

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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

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

  1. 1

    West Virginia

    2013-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201320142014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonWest Virginia55286.515.3
2014 PostseasonWest Virginia94583.519.5393
2014 Regular SeasonWest Virginia94583.519.50

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

79.2

#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