Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/16Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 16 inside-the-5 carries (18.8%).
Mark Thompson
Last confirmed: Florida, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 239 lb · La Mott, PA · Dodge City C.C.
Mark Thompson: RB · Florida · #24.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mark Thompson
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Two seasons at Florida, two different head coaches: Jim McElwain and Randy Shannon. One game to point at: 78 rushing yards against UAB — Week 12, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Florida in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-33vs No. 11 Michigan | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-20vs No. 23 Tennessee | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-27@ Kentucky | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-24vs Vanderbilt | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-42vs No. 3 Georgia | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 1 | 25 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-45@ Missouri | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-28@ South Carolina | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 31 | |
| Wk 12 | W 36-7vs UAB | 13 | 78 | 6.0 | 0 | 17 | Season-high 78 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 22-38vs Florida State | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Total | 58 | 297 | 5.1 | 3 | 31 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2017
L 22-38
63 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
With J. Townsend — 43.8 yards per punt · 6 punts · 60 long · F. Franks — 184 yds · 2 TD · 3 INT · QBR 5.9
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Florida State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +6.79Mark Thompson run for 10 yds for a TD, (Eddy Pineiro KICK)
- Week 11 · South Carolina · 1st and 15 · Q2 · EPA +3.19Mark Thompson run for 31 yds to the SCaro 40 for a
- Week 12 · UAB · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.56Mark Thompson run for 17 yds to the UAB 49 for a
- Week 4 · Kentucky · 4th and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.42Luke Del Rio pass complete to Mark Thompson for 10 yds to the Kent 30 for a
- Week 9 · Georgia · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.24Mark Thompson run for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 5 · Vanderbilt · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.10Feleipe Franks pass complete to Mark Thompson for 16 yds to the Fla 42 for a
4 more plays
- Week 9 · Georgia · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +1.72Malik Zaire pass complete to Mark Thompson for 11 yds to the Geo 1 for a
- Week 4 · Kentucky · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.65Mark Thompson run for 11 yds to the Kent 36 for a
- Week 13 · Florida State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.63Mark Thompson run for 11 yds to the Fla 36 for a
- Week 5 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.40Mark Thompson run for a loss of 4 yards to the Vandy 38
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
58 of 58 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
41%58 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds19%of carries
11 carries
Grind
1–3 yds38%of carries
22 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds21%of carries
12 carries
Explosive
10+ yds22%of carries
13 carries
2 of 3 (67%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.1 yds/carry on 58 carries · 22% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2016Florida9-4HC: Jim McElwain · Balanced
2017Florida4-7HC: Randy Shannon · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 48.8 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 17.0 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 20.2 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 43.2 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Randy Shannon
Pass share
43.9%
312 pass / 398 run
Plays / game
64.5
11 games
Team sack rate
9.9%
352 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
58 carries and 12 catches in 9 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at Florida
- 2017 Florida McElwainYear 2 · 9 games
- 2016 Florida McElwainYear 1 · 10 games
- Before collegeSigned with Florida in 2016 as a 4-star junior college recruit out of Dodge City C.C., No. 5 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Florida in the 2016 class, a 4-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at Florida, 596 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2016 10 games
- Signed with Florida4-star out of Dodge City C.C.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2017
2 coaches2016
Florida
Coaching transition mid-career: Jim McElwain → Randy Shannon. Worth noting in scheme + development context.