2025 Football Roster
Adams, Mari
Jersey Number 2
Mari Adams
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Shelby, N.C.
- High School:
- Crest High School
Bio
2024: Selected first-team all-conference… Ranks among Davidson’s all-time leaders in rushing yards (2,368 / 6th), rushing touchdowns (31 / 5th), yards per carry (6.50 / 1st)… Finished his junior campaign leading the conference in every major rushing statistical category, while ranking among FCS national leaders in rushing yards (1,231 / 13th), rushing yards per game (111.9 / 5th), yards per carry (6.6 / 8th) and rushing touchdowns (15 / 11th)… Had a league-best seven games with at least 100 yards on the ground, including a career-best 207 yards on 19 carries against Point University (9/14)… Became just the fourth player in program history with multiple 1,000-yard seasons.
2023: Voted second-team all-conference… Started every game as a sophomore… Just the ninth player in program history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season… Led the PFL in rushing touchdowns with 15… Ranked among league leaders in rushing yards (1,019 / 3rd), yards per rush (6.21 / 4th) and yards per game (92.6 / 3rd)… Ran for 100 yards in a game five times, including the 150-yard mark twice… Rushed a personal-best 30 times for a career-high 171 yards and three scores in win at Butler (10/14)… Named the PFL’s Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 169 yard and finding the end zone four times in victory over San Diego (9/30)… Also put together 100-yard games against Barton (9/8), Stetson (11/4) and Morehead State (11/11).
2022: Appeared in six games during his freshman season for Davidson ... rushed 13 times for 101 yards for an average of 7.7 yards per carry ... had a season-high four attempts for 33 yards against Saint Andrews (9/17/22)... 2022 PFL Honor Roll.
PREP YEARS: Played football for a year and a half under Coach Nick Eddins at Crest High School... Was named Player of the Year his senior season... Recorded 2308 all-purpose yards, averaged 180 rushing yards per game, and 28 touchdowns... Holds the single-season rushing record with 2145 yards... Played basketball all four years under coach Brad Levine... Scored the third-most points in school history with 1515... Sits atop the record book for most assists in school history... Named All-Conference sophomore through senior year... Was also an All-Region, All-Section and All-State selection his junior year.
PERSONAL: Son of Shawn and Jamara Adams... Has one sibling... His cousin, Khalan Laborn was a running back at Florida State.
2023: Voted second-team all-conference… Started every game as a sophomore… Just the ninth player in program history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season… Led the PFL in rushing touchdowns with 15… Ranked among league leaders in rushing yards (1,019 / 3rd), yards per rush (6.21 / 4th) and yards per game (92.6 / 3rd)… Ran for 100 yards in a game five times, including the 150-yard mark twice… Rushed a personal-best 30 times for a career-high 171 yards and three scores in win at Butler (10/14)… Named the PFL’s Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 169 yard and finding the end zone four times in victory over San Diego (9/30)… Also put together 100-yard games against Barton (9/8), Stetson (11/4) and Morehead State (11/11).
2022: Appeared in six games during his freshman season for Davidson ... rushed 13 times for 101 yards for an average of 7.7 yards per carry ... had a season-high four attempts for 33 yards against Saint Andrews (9/17/22)... 2022 PFL Honor Roll.
PREP YEARS: Played football for a year and a half under Coach Nick Eddins at Crest High School... Was named Player of the Year his senior season... Recorded 2308 all-purpose yards, averaged 180 rushing yards per game, and 28 touchdowns... Holds the single-season rushing record with 2145 yards... Played basketball all four years under coach Brad Levine... Scored the third-most points in school history with 1515... Sits atop the record book for most assists in school history... Named All-Conference sophomore through senior year... Was also an All-Region, All-Section and All-State selection his junior year.
PERSONAL: Son of Shawn and Jamara Adams... Has one sibling... His cousin, Khalan Laborn was a running back at Florida State.
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