Marcus Mariota in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Oregon, 2011–⁠14

Marcus Mariota

Number
No. 8
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Honolulu, HI
Born
Oct 30, 1993

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Marcus Mariota played quarterback at Oregon (2011–⁠14). He won the 2014 Heisman Trophy, the 2014 Davey O’Brien Award, the 2014 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the 2014 Manning Award and the 2014 Maxwell Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2014. The Tennessee Titans took Mariota in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
4,454
Passing yards, 2014 (Oregon, 13–⁠2)
Best game
456 yards
Vs. Tennessee, week 3, 2013: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in passer rating, 2014
Drafted
No. 2
Overall, 2015 NFL Draft (Tennessee Titans)

Career highs

456passing yards, career highvs. Tennessee, 20136touchdown passes, career highat California, 2012135rushing yards, career highat Arizona State, 20123rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Arizona, 2014

Honors

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2011 and 2014

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2012Oregon23033668.52,6778.0326
2013Oregon24538663.53,6659.5314
2014Oregon30444568.34,45410.0424
Career7791,16766.810,7969.310514

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Oregon1067527.1586
2013Oregon967157.4971
2014Oregon1357705.71561
Career3372,2376.62986

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Oregon8QB
2012Oregon8QB
2013Oregon8QB
2014Oregon8QB6′4″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2013Oregon4160.3692nd (n=144)0.22148.947%0.270.29
2014Oregon5780.5999th (n=147)0.24338.951%0.700.77

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 Oregon 15 games, 4,454 passing yards, 42 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.South DakotaW 62–⁠1314202673043
Sep 6vs.Michigan StateW 46–⁠2717283183042
Sep 13vs.WyomingW 48–⁠1419232212071
Sep 20atWashington StateW 38–⁠3121253295058
Oct 2vs.ArizonaL 24–⁠312032276201
Oct 11atUCLAW 42–⁠3017272102075
Oct 18vs.WashingtonW 45–⁠20243333620−1
Oct 24atCaliforniaW 59–⁠4118303265136
Nov 1vs.StanfordW 45–⁠1619302582185
Nov 8atUtahW 51–⁠27172923930114
Nov 22vs.ColoradoW 44–⁠1024323233073
Nov 29atOregon StateW 47–⁠1919253674039
Dec 5vs.ArizonaW 51–⁠1325383132033
Jan 1 ✦vs.Florida StateW 59–⁠2026363382162
Jan 12 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 20–⁠4224373332139
2013 Oregon 13 games, 3,665 passing yards, 31 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.NichollsW 66–⁠3122123410113
Sep 7atVirginiaW 59–⁠10142819920122
Sep 14vs.TennesseeW 59–⁠1423334564027
Sep 28vs.CaliforniaW 55–⁠1611251142033
Oct 5atColoradoW 57–⁠1616273555043
Oct 12atWashingtonW 45–⁠2424313663088
Oct 19vs.Washington StateW 62–⁠3823323272067
Oct 26vs.UCLAW 42–⁠1421282301018
Nov 7atStanfordL 20–⁠26203425020−16
Nov 16vs.UtahW 44–⁠21192628830−18
Nov 23atArizonaL 16–⁠4227413082252
Nov 29vs.Oregon StateW 36–⁠3517342853253
Dec 30 ✦vs.TexasW 30–⁠7182625310133
2012 Oregon 13 games, 2,677 passing yards, 32 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Arkansas StateW 57–⁠3418222003024
Sep 8vs.Fresno StateW 42–⁠2519271661067
Sep 15vs.Tennessee TechW 63–⁠1421283084117
Sep 22vs.ArizonaW 49–⁠020352602117
Sep 29atWashington StateW 51–⁠2621321691256
Oct 6vs.WashingtonW 52–⁠2115241984140
Oct 18atArizona StateW 43–⁠219124610135
Oct 27vs.ColoradoW 70–⁠1410141362022
Nov 3atUSCW 62–⁠5120233044096
Nov 10atCaliforniaW 59–⁠1727343776042
Nov 17vs.StanfordL 14–⁠1721372071189
Nov 24atOregon StateW 48–⁠2417241401085
Jan 3 ✦vs.Kansas StateW 35–⁠1712241662062

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2015
Height6′3¾″
Weight222 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9⅞″
Wingspan76⅜″W
40-yard dash4.52 s
10-yard split1.57 sW
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′1″
3-cone drill6.87 s
20-yard shuttle4.11 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

12 seasons, 102 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Commanders.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2015Tennessee Titans122303702,8181910252
2016Tennessee Titans152764513,426269349
2017Tennessee Titans152814533,2321315312
2018Tennessee Titans142283312,528118357
2019Tennessee Titans7951601,20372129
2020Las Vegas Raiders117282261188
2021Las Vegas Raiders71240087
2022Atlanta Falcons131843002,219159438
2023Philadelphia Eagles215231641152
2024Washington Commanders334443644092
2025Washington Commanders101392271,695107297
2026 (so far)Washington Commanders333513404049
NFL career1021,5332,44018,219111622,502

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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