Taysir Mack

Photo by: Jeffrey Gamza/Pitt Athletics

Position:
WR
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Hometown:
Brooklyn, NY
High School:
Grand Street Campus

2021: Played in eight games, starting seven…compiled 27 receptions for 461 yards (17.1 avg.) and three touchdowns on the year…sustained an injury in the Oct. 30 Miami game and missed the balance of the season…posted season highs with five catches for 121 yards (24.2 avg.) and a touchdown at Georgia Tech…TD against the Yellow Jackets was a season-long 55-yarder…had four catches for 100 yards (25.0 avg.) at Tennessee…had a 39-yard scoring reception against Clemson…added a seven-yard score against New Hampshire…selected to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

2020: Played in eight games, making four starts…totaled 23 catches for 305 yards (13.3 avg.) and two touchdowns…posted season highs with six catches for 76 yards (12.7 avg.) against NC State…also had 76 yards on four catches (19.0 avg.) with a three-yard TD at Boston College…had three catches for 62 yards (20.7 avg.) with a 40-yard TD against Louisville.

2019: Played in 12 games, starting nine…compiled 63 receptions for 736 yards (11.7 avg.) and three touchdowns…lone missed contest was the regular-season finale against Boston College due to injury…while that same ailment limited his action in the 34-30 Quick Lane Bowl victory over Eastern Michigan, he made his lone reception count, a highlight-reel 25-yard touchdown grab with 47 seconds left that proved to be the game-winner…had 125 yards on a career-high 12 catches (10.4 avg.) at Penn State…had 124 yards and a touchdown on five receptions (24.8 avg.) against Delaware…had nine catches for 85 yards (9.4 avg.) and a TD at Duke…two-time Pro Football Focus ACC Team of the Week honoree (Duke and Delaware).

2018: Played in 12 games with seven starts in his debut season at Pitt…totaled 25 catches for a team-high 557 yards (22.3 avg.) with one touchdown…his average of 22.28 yards per reception ranked second nationally and tops in the ACC…had a season-high 105 receiving yards on just three catches (35.0 avg.) at Wake Forest…had a 63-yard touchdown late in the third quarter against the Demon Deacons, giving Pitt a 20-10 lead in the eventual 34-13 victory…had four receptions for 95 yards (23.8 avg.) against Georgia Tech…had four catches for 68 yards (17.0 avg.) against Stanford in the Sun Bowl…enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in January 2018 following his transfer from Indiana and participated in spring drills…received a waiver from the NCAA in August, granting him immediate eligibility.

AT INDIANA (2016-17): Played in 12 games, starting eight contests in 2017 for the Hoosiers…had 23 receptions for 310 yards (13.5 avg.) and three touchdowns on the year…had two 100-yard receiving games during his first active collegiate season…had seven catches for 132 yards (18.9 avg.) and a touchdown against Purdue...also had seven catches for 111 yards (15.9 avg.) and two TDs against Charleston Southern…redshirted as a true freshman in 2016.

HIGH SCHOOL: Enjoyed a decorated prep career at Grand Street Campus (N.Y.) High School under Coach Bruce Eugene…New York State Sportswriters Association (NYSSWA) first team Class AA All-State…Brooklyn Player of the Year...had 66 receptions for 1,210 yards (18.3 avg.) and 16 touchdowns in leading team to a 12-0 mark and city championship as a senior…had 45 catches for 884 yards (19.7 avg.) and 13 TDs as a junior.

PERSONAL: Taysir Mack, born 9/17/98, is the son of Monique Mack…has two sisters and one brother…earned his bachelor’s degree in media and professional communications and is pursuing a second major in sociology.