Ingram during his visit to the White House in 2010
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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Born: |
Hackensack, New Jersey |
December 21, 1989 ||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Flint (MI) Southwestern | ||||||||||||||
College: | Alabama | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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Rushing yards: | 5,362 |
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Yards per carry: | 4.5 |
Rushing touchdowns: | 44 |
Receptions: | 207 |
Receiving yards: | 1,428 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 4 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Mark V. Ingram Jr. (born December 21, 1989) is an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Alabama, won the Heisman Trophy, and was a member of a national championship team. The New Orleans Saints chose him in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
During his sophomore college season in 2009, Ingram won the first Heisman Trophy ever awarded to an Alabama Crimson Tide player, set the Crimson Tide's single-season rushing record with 1,658 yards, was recognized as a unanimous All-American, and helped lead the Tide to an undefeated 14–0 season and the 2010 BCS National Championship.
Since entering the NFL in 2011, Ingram has earned two Pro Bowl selections (2014 and 2017).
Ingram was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, the son of former wide receiver for the New York Giants, Mark Ingram Sr. He attended Grand Blanc Community High School in Grand Blanc, Michigan during his freshman, sophomore and junior years, and then Flint Southwestern Academy in Flint, Michigan for his senior year. He was a four-year starter on his high schools' football teams, running for 2,546 yards and 38 touchdowns in his final two seasons. He was Saginaw Valley MVP, Area Player of the Year, and an All-State selection as a senior. Ingram also played defensively as a cornerback, totaling 84 tackles and eight interceptions his senior year.