THE BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY:: BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " KHALIL MACK " IS AN AMERICAN FOOTBALL OUTSIDE LINEBACKER FOR THE OAKLAND RAIDERS OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL (NFL) : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

Friday, 16 May 2014

BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " KHALIL MACK " IS AN AMERICAN FOOTBALL OUTSIDE LINEBACKER FOR THE OAKLAND RAIDERS OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL (NFL) : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Khalil Mack (born February 22, 1991) is an American football outside linebacker for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Raiders fifth overall in the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Buffalo. Mack holds the all-time NCAA record for forced fumbles and is also tied for career tackles for loss in the NCAA.

Early life

Mack attended Fort Pierce Westwood High School in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mack had 140 tackles, including eight for a loss and nine sacks his senior year. He was named third-team All-State in Florida, as well as first-team All-Area, and helped lead the Panthers to a district championship.^[citati

Rated as only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, his only scholarship offers came from Buffalo and Liberty University, He decided on attending the University at Buffalo after a former Liberty coach had a coaching change to Buffalo.^[1]

College career

2010 season

After redshirting as a freshman in 2009, he broke into the starting lineup and was one of most terrorizing defenders in theMAC. He totaled 68 tackles, including 14 and a half for loss, four and a half sacks, ten pass breakups, eight quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles. He earned third team all-conference honors.

2011 season

Mack continued where he left off in 2010, with a dominant sophomore season. Mack led the team in sacks, tackles for loss and forced fumbles, on the way to being named first-team All-MAC. He recorded 64 total tackles, including 20 and a half for loss (third best in the nation), five and half sacks, one interception, two pass breakups, thirteen quarterback hurries and five forced fumbles.

2012 season

Despite missing the first game of the season, Mack set career highs in tackles (94), tackles for loss (21 - fourth in the nation), and sacks (8). He also recorded two pass breakups, four quarterback hurries and four forced fumbles. He earned first team all-conference honors for the second consecutive season.^[2]

2013 season

Starting all 13 games, Mack recorded 100 tackles including 19 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, three interceptions, one which he returned for a touchdown, and forced five fumbles. He won the CFPA Linebacker Trophy for the 2013 season, and he was named the 2013 MAC Defensive Player of the Year.^[3] He was also named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press.^[4] Mack finished tied for first for the NCAA in career tackles for loss with 75 and set a new record for forced fumbles with 16.^[5]^[6]

Career statistics

Year	Games	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense				Fumbles		Blkd
Year	Games	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL – Yds	No – Yds	Int – Yds	BU	PD	Qbh	Rcv – Yds	FF	Kick	Saf
2010	12	40	28	68	14.5 – 86	4.5 – 40	0 – 0	10	0	8	1 – 0	2	0	0
2011	12	38	27	65	20.5 – 74	5.5 – 35	1 – 23	2	0	13	0 – 0	5	1	0
2012	11	52	42	94	21.0 – 98	8.0 – 63	0 – 0	2	2	4	0 – 0	4	1	0
2013	13	56	44	100	19.0 – 98	10.5 – 79	3 – 125	7	10	6	3 – 0	5	0	0
Career	48	186	141	327	75 – 268	28.5 – 217	4 – 148	21	12	31	4 – 0	16	2	0

Records

Buffalo career records

Most tackles for loss (75)
Most sacks (28.5)
Most forced fumbles (16)

NCAA records

Tied for first in tackles for loss (75)
Most forced fumbles (16)

Professional career

2014 NFL Draft

Leading up to the draft, Mack was projected as a high first round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft in many mock drafts.^[7]^[8]^[9] He was selected with the fifth overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders,^[10] making him the highest selected Buffalo Bulls player ever. Previously, the highest selected player was Gerry Philbin in 1964.