Alfonso Mack

Liberty

Sep 13 (Sat)

5 p.m.

Photo by: BGSU Marketing and Communications

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
178
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
South Bend, Ind.
High School:
Washington

2016: Played in 11 games, starting seven times … Finished with 35 tackles and a team-best five pass break-ups … Also had an interception and 1.0 tackle for loss … Had a season-high seven tackles against Eastern Michigan … Returned an interception 47 yards to the one-yard line against MTSU, setting up a touchdown one play later … Had a tackle for loss against North Dakota and broke up the Fighting Hawks’ two-point conversion attempt that gave the Falcons a 27-26 win.

2015: Played in all 14 games at cornerback, starting the final 12 … led the team with six interceptions … had 56 tackles (43 ua, 13 a) and 3.5 tackles for loss … earned a scholarship in December … named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete … also named Academic All-MAC … after not recording a tackle in the season opener, had two tackles and a crucial fumble recovery in a win at Maryland … made five tackles and registered a pass breakup against Memphis … made four tackles in a road victory at Purdue … had five tackles at Buffalo with a quarterback hurry … had a key interception at the goal line in a win over UMass … added four tackles in that game … recorded a tackle for loss and an interception in the win over Akron the following week … had an interception in the third straight game in a win at Kent State … made two tackles and a tackle for loss in that win … in the MAC East-clinching win at Western Michigan, recorded 4 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and an interception … made seven tackles and had an interception, which he returned for 39 yards, in the regular season finale at Ball State … had a season-best eight tackles in the MAC Championship Game win over Northern Illinois … had his sixth interception of the season in that game … recorded six tackles (5 ua, 1 a) in the GoDaddy Bowl against Georgia Southern.

2014: Played in five games for the Orange and Brown … recorded two tackles.

2013: Played in nine games, recording two tackles … had two tackles (1 ua, 1 a) in a win over Murray State.

2012: Redshirted.

High School: Is a 2012 graduate of Washington High School ... coached by Antwon Jones ... team captain ... earned first-team all-state as a senior and all-state honorable mention as a junior ... helped lead his team to a runner-up finish in the Indiana 4A state playoffs ... also lettered in basketball.

Personal: Full name is Alfonso Lamar Mack ... born Feb. 25, 1994 ... has one brother and one sister ... majoring in psychology.