Mario Mezier

1 Mario Mezier
Mario Mezier
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    186
  • Hometown:
    Miami, Fla.
  • Position:
    DB
  • Year:
    Senior
  • High School:
    South Dade
  • Previous College:
    Shasta College
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    38.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    3
  • ffum
    2
Bio

2018: Mezier wrapped up his senior year with 38 tackles, three picks and eight pass break ups to lead the team.  He was the Eagles' starting corner in all 11 games for Carson-Newman.  He returned a pick 49 yards for a score in the Eagles regular season finale against UNC Pembroke.  He topped out at seven tackles in week two against Virginia Union.

2017: Mezier was sixth on the team as a junior with 47 tackles as one of Carson-Newman's two starting corners.  He got the starting nod in all 11 of the Eagles gameas a junior.  Mezier also made 1.5 tackles for loss and had half a sack.  He broke up seven passes and also picked off one pass.  His lone interception came against Newberry.  He had a career-high eight tackles, six solo in the Eagles' regular season finale against UNC Pembroke.  He also made seven tackles against both Limestone and Wingate. All his stops behind the line of scrimmage came in the opener against Pikeville.

PRIOR TO CARSON-NEWMAN: Racked up five picks and 40 tackles for Shasta College. Led California JUCOs in interceptions with eight his freshman year.  

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time all-conference selection at DB, helped South Dade to a 2013 state title. 

PERRSONAL: The son of Wilson Delisca, he is working toward a career in law enforcemant.  

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 27 13
Assists 11 5
Tackles 38.0 18.0
Tackles per game 3.5 2.6
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions 3 2
Returned for touchdown 1 0
Fumble recoveries 1 -
Fumble return TDs 0 -
Tackle for loss 1.5 0.0
Tackle for loss yards 1 -
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13
Game Log - Passing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 1 - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 1 - - - - 0
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 1 - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 1 - - - - 0
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 1 - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 1 - - - - 0
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 1 - - - - 0
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 1 - - - - 0
Game Log - Scoring
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 0 - - - - - 0 - - - 0 -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 5 1 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 3 4 7.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 -2 0 - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 2 3 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - 1 1 0 - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 2 - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 8 0 4 - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 3 0 3.0 - - 1.0 1 1 - - 1 43 1 - - -
Career Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 22 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Career Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 22 - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2017-18 11 - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - -
Total 22 - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 22 - - - - - - - 0
Career Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 22 - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2017-18 11 - - - - 0 .0
2018-19 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 22 - - - - 0 .0
Career Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2018-19 6 0.5 - - - - 1 0 - - - 0
Total 6 0.3 - - - - 1 0 - - - 0
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2017-18 11 24 21 45.0 4.1 0.5 1 1.5 4 - - - 1 0 7 -
2018-19 11 27 11 38.0 3.5 - - 1.5 1 2 1 -7 3 49 8 -
Total 22 51 32 83.0 3.8 0.5 1 3.0 5 2 1 -7 4 49 15 -
Split Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Split Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 4 - - - - 0 .0
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
Split Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 6 0.5 - - - - 1 0 - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - 0 0 - - - 0
Away 6 1.0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 0.9 - - - - 1 0 - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - 0 0 - - - 0
November 6 3.0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 27 11 38.0 3.5 - - 1.5 1 2 1 -7 3 49 8 -
Conference 7 13 5 18.0 2.6 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 6 6 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 10 4 14.0 2.8 - - 0.0 - 1 1 -7 2 6 4 -
Away 6 17 7 24.0 4.0 - - 1.5 1 1 - - 1 43 4 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 16 8 24.0 3.4 - - 1.5 1 2 1 -7 2 41 1 -
Losses 4 11 3 14.0 3.5 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 8 7 -
Month
August 1 5 1 6.0 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
September 4 11 5 16.0 4.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - 1 -
October 4 6 5 11.0 2.8 - - 0.0 - 1 1 -7 1 -2 2 -
November 2 5 0 5.0 2.5 - - 1.0 1 1 - - 2 51 4 -
News mentions
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