Mariano Sori-Marin
American football player and coach (born 1999)
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Mariano Sori-Marin (born December 15, 1999)[1] is an American football coach who currently serves as the nickelbacks and assistant linebackers coach for the University of Minnesota. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers as a linebacker from 2018 to 2022.
Assistant linebackers coach
Mokena, Illinois, U.S.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Nickelbacks coach Assistant linebackers coach |
| Team | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 15, 1999 Mokena, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Playing career | |
| 2018–2022 | Minnesota |
| Position | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2023 | Minnesota (defensive analyst) |
| 2024–present | Minnesota (NB/assistant LB) |
Early years
Sori-Marin was born on December 15, 1999, in Mokena, Illinois.[1]
High school career
Sori-Marin attended Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox, Illinois, and played high school football for the Providence Catholic Celtics. He played as a linebacker and wide receiver, and also ran track.[2]
Finishing his high school career, he was ranked as a three-star prospect, and received nine offers to played college football. All of them but one were to play in the NCAA FCS level. The only offer from a FBS level team were the Minnesota Golden Gophers, and he finally committed to play with them.[3]
The other teams that offered him were the Brown Bears, Colgate Raiders, Cornell Big Red, Harvard Crimson, Lehigh Mountain Hawks, Penn Quakers, Western Illinois Leathernecks and Yale Bulldogs.[4]
College career
Sori-Marin attended University of Minnesota and played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 2018 to 2022.[5]
In 2018, his freshman year, he only appeared on the special teams.[5]
In 2019 he played 13 games, starting seven times, and finished the season with 42 tackles and 18 solo tackles.[5]
In 2020 he started all 7 games, and finished the year with 54 tackles, leading his team. On week 8 against the Nebraska Cornhuskers, he recorded his career-high 18 tackles and forced one fumble, and he was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.[5]
In 2021, Sori-Marin registered 85 total tackles, which was the second-best mark of the Gophers, starting the 13 games.[5]
In his final season, he again started all 13 games, recording 88 total tackles (45 solo), six tackles for loss, 1.5 quarterback sacks and three pass deflections.[5]
Highlights
- Third-team All-Big Ten (2022)
- All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2021)
- 4× Academic All-Big Ten (2019–2022)[5]
College statistics
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 236 lb (107 kg) | 31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.64 s | 1.69 s | 2.64 s | 4.27 s | 7.17 s | 35 in (0.89 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 16 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day.[6] | ||||||||||||
Sori-Marin was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco 49ers after the 2023 NFL draft.[7][8] He was waived with an injury designation on June 22, 2023.[9][10]
Coaching career
On September 6, 2023, Sori-Marin returned to Minnesota Golden Gophers as an intern.[11] On September 18, 2023, he was named a volunteer defensive analyst.[12]
For the 2024 season, Sori-Marin was promoted to the nickelbacks and assistant linebackers coach.[13]