Mario Easterly
Mario Easterly
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. This is his fourth year in the same secondary at Old Dominion. The receipt: 13 tackles, 1 TFL against Indiana — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ricky Rahne.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 80 | 23 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 43 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 139 | 47 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 16 · 2025
W 24–10
at South Florida
9 TOT · 5 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Old Dominion
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Old Dominion
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (15 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Old Dominion · Last season: 10-3 · Talent rank #122 · 2026 recruiting class #96
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Zion Childress’s 2021 season.
Matches Zion on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kentrell Webb's senior season at Houston (2025).
Matches Kentrell on