Mark Fletcher Jr. RB Miami |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #4 ROLE: Work-Horse Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 4.52 seconds (64%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #4 | |
| ROLE: Work-Horse Back | |
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2027 | |
| Forty time: 4.52 seconds (64%*) | |
| Overall Rating: |
86.8 / 100
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| Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced | ||
| Defense Rating: |
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80% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| Rushing: |
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92% |
| Break Tackles: |
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77% |
| Receiving/Hands: |
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50% |
| Pass Blocking: |
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59% |
| Run Blocking: |
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58% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
1st - Late
Overall Rank:
#32
Position rank:
#3 (RB)
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| College Games: 35 College Snaps: 1126 | ||
ESPN RATING: 82/100
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247 RATING: 95/100
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RIVALS RATING: 5.8 (95%)
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Najee Harris - Alabama |
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78% |
| Tank Bigsby - Auburn |
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70% |
| Kalel Mullings - Michigan |
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67% |
Draft Profile: Bio
Mark Fletcher Jr. arrived at Miami as a consensus four-star recruit from American Heritage, where he won a state championship and earned MaxPreps Sophomore All-American honors while drawing offers from Ohio State, Alabama, and Georgia. Leading the Hurricanes in carries as a true freshman despite missing three games, he earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors after a 100-yard outing against NC State.A sophomore season brought 607 rushing yards, second on the team, and nine touchdowns at 5.4 yards per carry while splitting work with Damien Martinez, including multi-touchdown games against Florida and Syracuse.
Handed the lead role in 2025, Fletcher rushed for 1,192 yards and 12 touchdowns on 216 carries across 14 games, including a three-score day against Stanford. In the College Football Playoff he set a record with 507 postseason rushing yards: 172 yards on 17 carries against Texas A&M, an offensive MVP performance in the quarterfinal win over Ohio State, 133 yards against Ole Miss in the semifinal, and 112 yards with two touchdowns, one a 57-yard run, in Miami's 27-21 national championship loss to Indiana.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Set the College Football Playoff rushing record with 507 postseason yards.
- Quarterfinal MVP performance against Ohio State on the sport's biggest stage.
- Carried 217 times for 1,184 yards and twelve scores at a power back's 225 pounds.
- Closed the season with 172 yards on Texas A&M's top-ten defense.
- Good timed speed for the weight class, with 842 yards after contact.
- Tallest back in the group, a frame built for goal-line and four-minute work.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Four drops on 22 targets; the receiving tape sits at the bottom of the group.
- Protection work ranked poorly, unusual for a back with his mass.
- Breakaway production leans on the playoff burst; the regular season ran steadier.
- Heavy-share running style invites the tread-wear question unusually early.
Scouting Report: Summary
January made him famous: 507 rushing yards across the College Football Playoff, the most in the event's history, including a quarterfinal MVP night against Ohio State and 172 yards on Texas A&M's top-ten defense in the title-game run. Underneath the postseason is a full power-back season, 217 carries, 1,184 yards, twelve touchdowns at 225 pounds, with good timed speed for the weight and 842 yards earned after contact.The passing downs are the unfinished business. Four drops on twenty-two targets put his receiving tape at the bottom of this group, the pass protection ranked poorly, which is strange to see from a back with his mass and squanders his natural third-down credential, and the breakaway file leans on the playoff burst more than the steadier regular season. Big backs who cannot stay on the field for third down become two-down specialists by default.
Two-down specialists do not set playoff rushing records against Ohio State, which is why the league will work to fix him rather than discount him. A senior season with competent protection reps and even fifteen clean catches makes him a day-two power back with January receipts; without them he is still the best short-yardage insurance in the class. The Miami staff's featured plans for 2026 suggest the volume answer arrives either way.
How other scouting services rate Mark Fletcher Jr. (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
59.0
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
20.0
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in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.