{"id":289812,"date":"2026-06-29T12:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=289812"},"modified":"2026-06-29T12:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:05:02","slug":"mark-fletcher-jr-early-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/06\/29\/mark-fletcher-jr-early-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"2027 NFL Draft: Mark Fletcher Jr. Early Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Fletcher Jr. will look to build off a historic 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2026\/06\/26\/64-days-away-from-college-football-kickoff\/\" target=\"_self\">College Football<\/a> Playoff and seek out redemption for a National Championship loss a year ago. He brings power, production, and exceptional backfield blocking to an already talented <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/category\/acc\/miami-hurricanes\/\" target=\"_self\">Miami Hurricanes<\/a> offense. As we enter the summer portion of the 2027 NFL Draft cycle, this article will assess Fletcher Jr. as a prospect ahead of his senior season in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2026\/06\/27\/2026-florida-state-position-preview-offensive-line\/\" target=\"_self\">ACC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"max-width: px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOBh1PMp4O6\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 2582px; aspect-ratio: 2582\/1721;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<h2>Mark Fletcher Jr. 2027 NFL Draft Early Scouting Report<\/h2>\n<h3>Career Statistics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2306 Rush Yards<\/li>\n<li>5.3 Yards Per Attempt<\/li>\n<li>62.5 Yards Per Game<\/li>\n<li>26 Touchdowns, 5 Fumbles<\/li>\n<li>104 Missed Tackles Forced<\/li>\n<li>1583 Yards After Contact<\/li>\n<li>82.2 Average Offensive Grade (<a href=\"https:\/\/premium.pff.com\/ncaa\/players\/2025\/REGPO\/mark-fletcher-jr\/175374\/offense\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pro Football Focus<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>87.2 Average Rushing Grade (<a href=\"https:\/\/premium.pff.com\/ncaa\/players\/2025\/REGPO\/mark-fletcher-jr\/175374\/rushing\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pro Football Focus<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>47.8 Average Receiving Grade (<a href=\"https:\/\/premium.pff.com\/ncaa\/players\/2025\/REGPO\/mark-fletcher-jr\/175374\/receiving\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pro Football Focus<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Player Background<\/h3>\n<p>Fletcher Jr. is a former highly touted prospect out of American Heritage High School in Florida. He was tabbed as a four-star running back and the 6th best player at his position in the 2023 recruiting class, <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/mark-fletcher-jr-46084787\/high-school-236091\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to 24\/7 Sports<\/a>. His performance in high school piqued the interest of powerhouse programs like <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/category\/sec\/georgia-bulldogs\/\" target=\"_self\">Georgia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/category\/bigten\/ohio-state-buckeyes\/\" target=\"_self\">Ohio State,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/category\/sec\/alabama-crimson-tide\/\" target=\"_self\">Alabama<\/a>. Ultimately, Fletcher Jr. committed to Miami, where he made an immediate impact as a true freshman.<\/p>\n<p>In his first two years with the Hurricanes, he posted over 1,000 yards and 14 touchdowns across 23 games before taking his production to another level in 2025. Fletcher Jr. led the Atlantic Coast Conference with 1,192 rushing yards while his 12 touchdowns fell within the top five. The production for Fletcher Jr. didn\u2019t stop there as he was named the offensive MVP of the <a href=\"https:\/\/collegefootballplayoff.com\/sports\/2026\/1\/1\/QF-Cotton-recap.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2025 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic<\/a> \u2014 signalling the start of a historic playoff run. His 507 rushing yards across four playoff games set a College Football Playoff record and helped lead the Hurricanes to finish as runner-up for the National Championship.<\/p>\n<h3>Best Tools for Mark Fletcher Jr.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Impressive second-level runner who is capable of pin-balling off defenders without losing too much balance or explosiveness<\/li>\n<li>Maintains balance well when defenders target his lower half on tackles, while consistently falling forward at the end of plays<\/li>\n<li>Good lower-body strength to drive piles and push for additional yardage, while finishing a number of his runs with his pads in the chest of the defenders<\/li>\n<li>6-foot-2, 225-pound frame is built to withstand a heavy workload and is perfect for short yardage or goal line situations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mark Fletcher Jr. just TRUCKED Sonny Styles, who hadn\u2019t missed a tackle this entire season\u2026. \ud83e\udd15 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3nB0LVs54i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/3nB0LVs54i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL Draft Files (@NFL_DF) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NFL_DF\/status\/2006532812711604350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Tools to Improve for Mark Fletcher Jr.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Too passive when surveying open lanes on the inside; one linebacker\/defender in the defender tends to scare him away from keeping the run on the interior<\/li>\n<li>Unless he fully comes to a stop, Fletcher Jr. struggles to catch the ball outside of his body; drops are an issue while comfortability as a receiver just isn\u2019t there<\/li>\n<li>So much of his footwork is excessive and unneeded, which can cause him to lose his footing on occasion<\/li>\n<li>Needs to work on utilizing tempo throughout the process of his runs; when he first touches the ball, he throttles up right away, which causes his feet to move faster than his eyes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Early Player Summary<\/h3>\n<p>Mark Fletcher Jr. is the prototypical physical and powerful running back. He isn\u2019t overly explosive, but when he has a chance to lower the pads and run through defenders, he makes the most of the opportunity. Scouts will fall in love with his potential as a backfield blocker and could tab Fletcher Jr. as the best pure power back in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-draft\/\" target=\"_self\">2027 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fletcher Jr. needs 1,207 rushing yards to become the all-time rushing leader with the Miami Hurricanes. He will be heavily featured in an offense and program that will set its sights on getting back to the National Championship this year and finishing the job this time around. When he\u2019s on the field as a backfield blocker, Fletcher Jr. plays like an extra offensive lineman with physicality and strong blocking techniques for a running back.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: [Grace Hollars\/IndyStar] &#8211; Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Fletcher Jr. will look to build off a historic 2025 College Football Playoff and seek out redemption for a National Championship loss a year ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5437,"featured_media":289963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647,33760],"tags":[33861,34979,2030],"class_list":["post-289812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-profiles","tag-2027-nfl-draft","tag-mark-fletcher-jr","tag-nfl-draft-profiles"],"modified_by":"Michael Zimmelman","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5437"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289812"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":289962,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289812\/revisions\/289962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}