On October 17, in a game against South Carolina, Ingram ran for a career-high 246 yards. On October 10, against Ole Miss, he finished with 172 rushing yards and a touchdown.
On October 3, against Kentucky, he had 140 rushing yards and two touchdowns. In the season opener of the 2009–10 season ( Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game: #5 Alabama against #7 Virginia Tech), Ingram was the player of the game with 150 rushing yards, a rushing touchdown, and a receiving touchdown. His team-high 12 touchdowns also set the Alabama freshman school record. Overall, in the 2008 season, he finished with 728 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns. In the Sugar Bowl, against Utah, he finished the season with 26 rushing yards. In the SEC Championship against Florida, he was held to 21 rushing yards but had a rushing touchdown. In the Iron Bowl, against Auburn, he finished with 64 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, and 27 receiving yards. On October 15, against Mississippi State, he finished with 78 rushing yards and a touchdown. On October 1, against Arkansas State, he finished with 113 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. After a 66-yard performance against Kentucky, he had 73 rushing yards and a touchdown against Ole Miss. In the next game against Georgia, he was limited to 17 yards but had his fourth straight game with a rushing touchdown. In his first conference game against the Arkansas Razorbacks, he had 53 rushing yards and a touchdown. He followed that up with 51 rushing yards and two more rushing touchdowns in a victory over Western Kentucky in the next game. In the next game against Tulane, he recorded his first collegiate rushing touchdown. In the victory over the Tigers, he finished with 17 carries for 96 yards. He made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Clemson. Ingram played behind Glen Coffee his freshman year, and he was selected to the 2008 SEC All-Freshman Team. Ingram received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Alabama, where he played for coach Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide football team from 2008 to 2010. 17 high school athlete in the nation in 2008. He competed as a sprinter (PR of 10.69 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 21.90 seconds in the 200-meter dash) and long jumper (top-leap of 7.25 meters).Ĭonsidered a four-star recruit by, Ingram was listed as the No. In addition to football, Ingram also ran track and field at Flint, where he was nine-time All-State selection. Ingram also played defensively as a cornerback, totaling 84 tackles and eight interceptions his senior year. He was Saginaw Valley MVP, Area Player of the Year, and an All-State selection as a senior. 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 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. Ingram was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, the son of former wide receiver for the New York Giants, Mark Ingram Sr. In 2018, he received a four-game suspension after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs.
Since entering the NFL in 2011, Ingram has earned three Pro Bowl selections (2014, 20). In week 10 of the 2021 NFL season, he became the Saints all time rushing leader, passing Deuce McAllister.ĭuring 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.
He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was drafted by the Saints in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Mark Valentino Ingram II (born December 21, 1989) is an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). SEC Offensive Player of the Year (2009)Ĭareer NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2021.Sporting News Player of the Year (2009).