Mark Ingram II

Mark Valentino Ingram II (born December 21, 1989) is an American former football running back and current on-air personality for Fox Sports.

He played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Ingram was listed as the No. 17 high school athlete in the nation in 2008.

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.

Ingram played behind Glen Coffee his freshman year, and he was selected to the 2008 SEC All-Freshman Team.

He made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Clemson.

In the victory over the Tigers, he finished with 17 carries for 96 yards.

In the next game against Tulane, he recorded his first collegiate rushing touchdown on a 15-yard run.

He followed that up with 51 rushing yards and two more rushing touchdowns in a victory over Western Kentucky in the next game.

On November 1, against Arkansas State, he finished with 113 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.

In the Iron Bowl, against Auburn, he finished with 64 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, and 27 receiving yards.

In the SEC Championship against Florida, he was held to 21 rushing yards but had a rushing touchdown.

In the Sugar Bowl, against Utah, he finished the season with 26 rushing yards.

Overall, in the 2008 season, he finished with 728 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns.

His team-high 12 touchdowns also set the Alabama freshman school record.

He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, becoming the first Alabama player to win the Heisman Trophy after rushing for 1,658 yards in 2009 en route to winning the 2010 BCS National Championship Game.

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.

On October 3, against Kentucky, he had 140 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

On October 10, against Ole Miss, he finished with 172 rushing yards and a touchdown.

On October 17, in a game against South Carolina, Ingram ran for a career-high 246 yards.

He was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week.

On November 7, against LSU, he finished with 22 carries for 144 rushing yards.

In the next game, against Mississippi State, he finished with 149 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

In the 2009 SEC Championship Game versus the undefeated and top-ranked Florida Gators, Ingram rushed for 113 yards and three touchdowns, while also catching two passes for 76 receiving yards to combine for 189 all-purpose yards.

In the game, Ingram also surpassed Bobby Humphrey's single-season rushing record for the Crimson Tide, reaching 1,542 rushing yards for the season.

On December 12, Ingram won the Heisman Trophy in the closest vote in the award's 75-year history.

He edged out Toby Gerhart by 28 votes.

Ingram was Alabama's first Heisman winner, the third consecutive sophomore to win the award, and the first running back to win the award since Reggie Bush.

At the time, Ingram was nine days shy of his twentieth birthday, making him the youngest player to win the Heisman.

Ingram was recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American, having received first-team honors from the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News, and Walter Camp Football Foundation.

On January 7, 2010, Alabama defeated Texas 37–21 to win the BCS National Championship.

Ingram was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

With the Saints, he earned two Pro Bowl selections and is their all-time leader in rushing yardage.

Ingram has also been a member of the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans.

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.

In addition to football, Ingram also ran track and field at Flint, where he was nine-time All-State selection.

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).