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Fantasy Football Player Profile: Marlon Mack

By Adam Strangis

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 21: Marlon Mack #25 of the Indianapolis Colts runs the ball for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Buffalo Bills at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 21, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 21: Marlon Mack #25 of the Indianapolis Colts runs the ball for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Buffalo Bills at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 21, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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KANSAS CITY, MO – JANUARY 12: Indianapolis Colts running back Marlon Mack (25) makes a one-handed ccatch in warmups before an AFC Divisional Round playoff game game between the Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs on January 12, 2019 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO – JANUARY 12: Indianapolis Colts running back Marlon Mack (25) makes a one-handed ccatch in warmups before an AFC Divisional Round playoff game game between the Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs on January 12, 2019 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Fantasy Football Player Profile: Marlon Mack

Best Case Scenario 

With the building block season in the rear view, this could be the season where Mack flirts with a top eight finish. Can he leapfrog some of the elites like Ezekiel Elliott, Saquon Barkely or Christian McCaffrey? Likely not but going as the 27th overall pick and the RB 16 currently means he doesn’t have to.

One of the quietest parts of Mack’s game last year was the red zone carries. He finished 10th in the league at 34 total and even kicked in three targets. Indy was 17th in rushing attempts last season, which is plenty good enough for Mack to build up to closer to 225-250 carries. The Colts were 5th in the league in plays per game, so even having Luck there isn’t going to take away from Mack.

Nyheim Hines is still a part of this backfield, but he never saw more than 22 touches in a game and that was when Mack was sidelined. It’s perfectly fine to have a complimentary back because when the Colts were close, Hines only got 23 rushes within the 20. That number certainly would be lower if Mack had been healthy.

The best case is 1,200 or so rushing yards, 10 rushing touchdowns and hopefully a little bit more involvement in the passing game. Hines is likely to still see more targets, but a bump from 26 in 2018 to 45-50 would be a nice boost for Mack. If all that happens(not far-fetched at all), he should be able to build on his 14.1 points per game and be an RB1 on the season.

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