Running back, Northwestern, 2010–13
Venric Mark
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 5′8″
- Hometown
- Tomball, TX
Venric Mark played running back at Northwestern (2010–13).
Career highs
182rushing yards, career highat Minnesota, 20123rushing touchdowns, career highvs. South Dakota, 20127catches, career highvs. Boston College, 2012Honors
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Northwestern | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 0 | 29 |
| 2011 | Northwestern | 15 | 104 | 6.9 | 1 | 21 |
| 2012 | Northwestern | 226 | 1,366 | 6.0 | 12 | 80 |
| 2013 | Northwestern | 31 | 97 | 3.1 | 0 | 23 |
| Career | 280 | 1,630 | 5.8 | 13 | 80 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Northwestern | 21 | 550 | 1 | 9 | 116 | 0 |
| 2011 | Northwestern | 40 | 915 | 0 | 16 | 127 | 0 |
| 2012 | Northwestern | 21 | 416 | 0 | 15 | 280 | 2 |
| 2013 | Northwestern | 1 | 38 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Career | 83 | 1,919 | 1 | 40 | 523 | 2 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Northwestern | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 21 |
| 2011 | Northwestern | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | Northwestern | 20 | 104 | 5.2 | 1 | 21 |
| 2013 | Northwestern | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 41 |
| Career | 31 | 199 | 6.4 | 1 | 41 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| On file | 11 | 4 | 15 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Northwestern | 5 | RB | |
| 2011 | Northwestern | 5 | RB | |
| 2012 | Northwestern | 5 | RB | |
| 2013 | Northwestern | 5 | RB | 5′8″ |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Northwestern | 36 | -0.17 | – | – | -6.1 | 18% |
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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2013 Northwestern 3 games, 97 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | W 44–30 | 11 | 29 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 30–40 | 17 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 38 | – |
| Oct 12 | at | L 6–35 | 3 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
2012 Northwestern 13 games, 1,366 rushing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | W 42–41 | 14 | 82 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 2 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 23–13 | 24 | 123 | 1 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 22–13 | 18 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 38–7 | 16 | 117 | 3 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 44–29 | 29 | 139 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | at | L 28–39 | 13 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 21–13 | 20 | 182 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 28–29 | 16 | 118 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 2 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 28–17 | 16 | 162 | 0 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 31–38 | 23 | 104 | 1 | 4 | 126 | 3 |
| Nov 17 | at | W 23–20 | 6 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 50–14 | 18 | 127 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 34–20 | 13 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 1 |
2011 Northwestern 13 games, 56 returns, 1,042 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | W 24–17 | – | – | – | 2 | 46 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 42–21 | – | – | – | 3 | 120 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 14–21 | – | – | – | 3 | 65 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 35–38 | – | – | – | 2 | 22 | 3 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 24–42 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 31–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 142 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 24–34 | – | – | – | 3 | 50 | 2 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 59–38 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 2 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 28–25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 64 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 28–6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 28–13 | – | – | – | 2 | 86 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 17–31 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 78 | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 22–33 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 141 | 2 |
2010 Northwestern 11 games, 30 returns, 666 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | W 23–21 | – | – | – | 1 | 19 | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 37–3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 18 | at | W 30–13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | at | W 29–28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. | L 27–35 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 2 |
| Oct 30 | at | W 20–17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 2 |
| Nov 6 | at | L 21–35 | – | – | – | 1 | 26 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 21–17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | L 27–48 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | at | L 23–70 | – | – | – | 9 | 273 | 3 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 38–45 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 108 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2015 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′6¾″ |
| Weight | 175 lb |
| Arm length | 29⅞″ |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 71″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.38 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.61 sW |
| Vertical jump | 32″ |
| Broad jump | 9′2″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.34 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.51 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CFL | Ottawa RedBlacks * |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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