Austin Mack

WR · Ohio State 2019 · #11

Last confirmed: Ohio State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′2″ · 215 lb · Fort Wayne, IN · Bishop Luers

Austin Mack: WR · Ohio State · #11.

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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Austin Mack

WR · Ohio State · Sr · #11

Moves the chains on third down. Four seasons at Ohio State, two different head coaches: Urban Meyer and Ryan Day. On tape: 66 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Nebraska, Week 5, 2019.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Ohio State in the news

NCAA sues Ohio over eligibility orderOct 22
Ohio State QB out indefinitelyDucks Wire Oct 20
Indiana coach apologizes to Ohio State coachThe Big Lead Oct 18
NCAA sues Ohio governor over eligibility ruleOct 16

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	Ohio State	27	361	13.4	3
2018	Ohio State	26	331	12.7	1
2017	Ohio State	24	343	14.3	2
2016	Ohio State	2	15	7.5	0
Career		79	1,050	13.3	6

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-21vs Florida Atlantic	2	21	10.5	0	12
Wk 2	W 42-0vs Cincinnati	3	24	8.0	0	10
Wk 3	W 51-10@ Indiana	2	27	13.5	0	14
Wk 5	W 48-7@ Nebraska	3	66	22.0	1	38	Season-high 66 yds
Wk 6	W 34-10vs No. 25 Michigan State	1	19	19.0	0	19
Wk 8	W 52-3@ Northwestern	4	50	12.5	1	23
Wk 13	W 28-17vs No. 9 Penn State	2	27	13.5	0	14
Wk 14	W 56-27@ No. 10 Michigan	3	39	13.0	1	16
Wk 15	W 34-21@ No. 10 Wisconsin	1	34	34.0	0	34
Bowl	L 23-29vs No. 3 Clemson	6	54	9.0	0	24
Total		27	361	13.4	3	38

Signature game

Week 14 · 2019

W 56-27

at Michigan

3 rec · 39 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 29-point win on the road against Michigan.

With J. Dobbins — 211 rush yds (31 car) · 4 TD · 2 rec · 49 yds · J. Fields — 302 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · 25 rush yds (6 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Nebraska · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.03Justin Fields pass complete to Austin Mack for 38 yds to the Neb 37 for a
Week 14 · Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.90Justin Fields pass complete to Austin Mack for 16 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Week 15 · Wisconsin · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.86Justin Fields pass complete to Austin Mack for 34 yds to the Wisc 44 for a
Week 6 · Michigan State · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.79Justin Fields pass complete to Austin Mack for 19 yds to the MchSt 31 for a
Week 8 · Northwestern · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.66Justin Fields pass complete to Austin Mack for 23 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Week 5 · Nebraska · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.59Justin Fields pass complete to Austin Mack for 18 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)

4 more plays

Week 13 · Penn State · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.32Justin Fields pass complete to Austin Mack for 14 yds to the PnSt 31 for a
Week 1 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +2.03Justin Fields pass complete to Austin Mack for 12 yds to the OhSt 36 for a
Week 1 · Clemson · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.95Justin Fields pass complete to Austin Mack for 24 yds to the OhSt 45 for a
Week 1 · Clemson · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +1.87Justin Fields pass complete to Austin Mack for 12 yds to the Clem 45 for a

Teams and coaches

2016Ohio State11-2HC: Urban Meyer · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2017Ohio State12-2HC: Urban Meyer · Run-leaning

2018Ohio State13-1HC: Urban Meyer · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Ohio State13-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-heavy, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (86th percentile). Concern: long catch (27th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#100 / 728 · 86th pct

0.83

TD rate#173 / 728 · 76th pct

8.1%

Catch rate#253 / 728 · 65th pct

73.0%

Yards / catch#272 / 728 · 63rd pct

13.4

Explosive rate#408 / 728 · 44th pct

10.8%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#219 / 556 · 54th pct

Yards / catch#253 / 556 · 54th pct

13.4

Rec yards#310 / 556 · 44th pct

361

Receptions#315 / 556 · 42nd pct

Long catch#402 / 556 · 27th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

69th → 86th percentile

Explosive rate

39th → 44th percentile

Catch rate

31st → 65th percentile

TD rate

23rd → 76th percentile

Yards / catch

56th → 63rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	2.0	22.8	12.8	0.0
Road4g	3.0	45.5	15.2	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.8	35.2	13.7	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	2.5	37.5	18.2	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

Pass share

38.4%

404 pass / 647 run

Plays / game

75.1

14 games

Team sack rate

7.5%

452 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

27 catches in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Austin Mack

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Ohio State in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

27 catches in 10 games

Four seasons at Ohio State

His moves

2016 3 games