#8

Nick Mardner

WR · Auburn · Sr. · #8

Cincinnati 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Nick Mardner

WR · Auburn · Sr · #8

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
2022
Cadillac Williams
Auburn
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bryan Harsin → Cadillac Williams. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Hawai'i6-7HC: Todd Graham · Balanced
2022Cincinnati9-4HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Cincinnati1921811.53--
2021Hawai'i4691319.85--
Career651,13117.48--
SeasonTeam
2022Cincinnati13------
2021Hawai'i----------
Career13------

How he plays

Play style

Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Jump-Ball Target

Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.

WR

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Carlos Carriere’s 2021 season.

Maryland · 2021

#2

Sean Shaw Jr.

Iowa State · 2022

72%
#3

Justin McGriff

Utah State · 2022

69%
#4

Savion Williams

TCU · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 23
66%
#5

Noah Frith

Liberty · 2021

64%

Matches Carlos on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Height

Differs from Carlos on

TD rate (lower)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Austin Trammell’s path through Rice.

Austin Trammell

99%match

Rice · 2020

All-Conference USA
#2

Dennis Houston

Western Illinois · 2021

98%
#3

Duce Robinson

Florida State · 2025

All-ACC
91%
#4

Dez Fitzpatrick

Louisville · 2020

NFL Rd 4
91%
#5

Lavel Davis

Virginia · 2022

86%

Matches Austin on

Yards per reception
202020212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Sean Shaw Jr.'s junior season at Iowa State (2022).

Iowa State · 2022

#2

Jordan Smith

Temple · 2023

72%
#3

Savion Williams

TCU · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 23
72%
#4

Justin McGriff

Utah State · 2022

71%
#5

Kaleb Webb

Maryland · 2025

70%

Matches Sean on

Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Sean on

Yards / reception (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Nick Mardner

#1

Duce Robinson

USC · 2023

91%
#2

Lavel Davis

Virginia · 2022

86%
#3

Prince Strachan

Boise State · 2023

85%
#4

Deondre Johnson

Jacksonville State · 2025

68%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
9132021
2182022

-76%

Sharp dropoff (-76%) — career inflection point.