Marcus Mariota
Biography
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Tennessee Titans in the first round (second overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft, April 30, 2015...Signed by Las Vegas Raiders as an unrestricted free agent, March 25, 2020.
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Tennessee Titans in the first round (second overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft, April 30, 2015...Signed by Las Vegas Raiders as an unrestricted free agent, March 25, 2020.
CAREER: Veteran quarterback enters his sixth NFL season after spending the first five years of his career with the Tennessee Titans (2015-19), having been picked by the club second overall in the 2015 NFL Draft…In 2019, started in 6-of-7 appearances, completing 95-of-160 attempts for 1,203 yards, seven TDs to just two INTs for a passer rating of 92.3…From 2015-18, passed for 12,004 yards and recorded 69 TD passes, all while adding 1,270 yards on the ground and an additional 11 TDs...His 1,270 rushing yards and 11 TDs scores over that span ranked fifth in the NFL among all quarterbacks…In 2018, completed 228-of-331 passes for 2,528 yards and 11 scores against eight INTs, while carrying the ball 64 times for a career-high 257 yards and two scores…The 2017 season was highlighted by Mariota leading the Titans to their first playoff berth in nine years and first postseason victory since January of 2004…He completed a career-best 281-of-453 passes for 3,232 yards and 13 TDs while putting together five game-winning drives, one of which led to the team's postseason victory over the Kansas City Chiefs…He also added 312 rushing yards on 60 attempts while tallying a career-high five rushing TDs…From 2015-16, he logged a 93.8 passer rating, good for the sixth-best passer rating in NFL history through a player's first two campaigns…Also totaled 16 multi-TD games through the air in his first two years that ranked tied for third all-time in NFL history with QBs Peyton Manning and Russell Wilson, trailing only Dan Marino (22) and Derek Carr (17)…In 2016, completed 276-of-451 passes, earning career highs in yards (3,426), TD passes (26) and passer rating (95.6) en route to being named a Pro Bowl alternate…Ranked fourth in the AFC and 10th in the NFL in passer rating, while finishing sixth in the AFC and 10th in the NFL in TD passes…As a rookie in 2015, became the first rookie in club history to start in Week 1…Among the many rookie franchise records were his completions (230), completion percentage (62.1 percent), passing yards (2,818), passer rating (91.5) and TD passes (19)…His passer rating of 91.5 and completion percentage of 62.1 percent ranked as the fifth-best mark posted by a rookie in NFL history…Career totals include starting in 61-of-63 appearances for the Titans, completing 1,110-of-1,765 passes (62.9 percent) for 13,207 yards, 76 TDs to 44 INTs for a passer rating of 89.6…Also added 242 carries for 1,399 yards (5.8 avg.) and 11 rushing scores….In postseason actions, appeared in five contests with two starts, completing 41-of-68 passes for 459 yards, four TDs against one INT to earn a passer rating of 94.1, while logging 13 rush attempts for 88 yards (6.8 avg.).