Mark Ingram
Teams
New Orleans Saints (2011-2018, 2021-2022)
Baltimore Ravens (2019-2020)
Houston Texans (2021)
Playoffs
Appearances - 6 (2011,2013,2017,2018,2019,2020)
Conf Champ Games - 1 (2018)
Super Bowls - 0
Championships - 0
Awards and Honors
Pro Bowl - 3 (2014,2017,2019)
All-Time Ranks
Rushing Touchdowns - #45
Yards per Rush - #49
Rushing Yards - #50
Total Touchdowns - #92
League Leads
Rushing Yards (#5-2017)
Rushing Touchdowns (#2-2017, #3-2014, #7-2019)
Yards per Rush (#4-2017, #5-2016, #8-2019)
Rushing Yards per Game (#7-2014,2017)
Total Touchdowns (#4-2017,2019)
Scrimmage Yards (#7-2017)
After becoming the youngest Heisman Trophy ever as a sophomore at Alabama, behind 1658 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns, a season in which he also led the Crimson Tide to a National Championship, Mark Ingram left school after his junior season and was drafted by New Orleans with the 28th pick in the 2011 Draft.
Ingram missed 6 games during his rookie season due to heel and toe injuries, and in his second season was part of a committee backfield where carries were split pretty evenly among 4 different backs. He was hampered by a toe injury again during his third season, leading many to write him off as a bust.
In his 4th season, he finally started to show some promise, rushing for 964 yards and 9 touchdowns, and it was enough for him to be named to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career. He continued to improve over the next few seasons, finishing the 2017 season with 1124 yards and 12 touchdowns and his second trip to the Pro Bowl.
He was suspended for the first 4 games of the following season due to performance-enhancing drugs, and once he returned he was splitting carries with Alvin Kamara, which led to much lower overall production. He decided to leave after the season to sign as a free agent with the Baltimore Ravens, where he was able to become a starter again.
His first season in Baltimore was the best of his career, with 1018 rushing yards on 5.0 yards per carry, along with 10 touchdowns. He also scored 5 touchdowns through the air, the most of his career, and was named to his third Pro Bowl.
In 2020, he again had to split carries among 4 running back with the Ravens, and he finished the season with only 299 yards, and was not even on the active roster for a couple of late-season games. He was released by the team after the season, and signed with the Houston Texans for 2021.
He started for the Texans in the first 7 games of the following season, but only gained 294 yards on 3.2 yards per carry, and was traded at midseason back to New Orleans for a 7th round draft pick. He became the Saints' all-time rushing leader just a couple of games later, but didn't get much playing time in his final season and a half with the Saints before retiring in 2023.
His career had a slow start, along with a sudden drop off at the end, but for 7 years he was one of the better backs in the league. He is among the all-time top 50 in yards, touchdowns, and yards per carry, and his 12 seasons is quite long for a running back, all of which makes him one of the best to play the game.
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