Mario Alford

ANALYSIS
The dynamic return man flashed with a 35-yard punt return, but the far more important play was his 99-yard kickoff-return TD with 23 seconds remaining that immediately followed Nick Arbuckle's game-tying five-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Mital. Alford has never been used regularly at his official offensive position, wide receiver, but he's eclipsed 1,000 kickoff-return yards in three straight seasons and 800 punt-return yards in each of the last two campaigns. Alford is off to an encouraging start in 2025 as well, already averaging 11.4 yards per punt return and 32.1 yards per kickoff return over the first three contests.