Mark Fletcher reached a season milestone in Fiesta Bowl win

Mark Fletcher Jr. has over 1,000 rushing yards for the first time in his career after he had 22 carries for 133 yards in the 31-27 Fiesta Bowl win over Mississippi on Thursday night. Fletcher now has 1,080 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns, with 16 receptions for 133 yards and another two scores in 2025.

Fletcher Jr. has the most rushing yards for Miami in a single season since Mark Walton ran for 1,117 yards in 2016. In three games during the College Football Playoff, Fletcher Jr. has 58 carries for 395 yards and has added two receptions for 25 yards and one TD.

Fletcher Jr. is eighth all-time with 2,201 career rushing yards and with the 1,080 rushing yards in a single season. The 173 rushing yards Fletcher Jr. had in the first round win at Texas A&M were his season high. Fletcher Jr. had his third-highest total this season against Mississippi.

Fletcher Jr. should pass Danyell Ferguson for seventh in the National Championship Game on January 19. Ferguson had 2,214 career rushing yards from 1992 through 1994. Fletcher should continue moving up the single season Miami rushing list in the National Championship Game.

Miami RB Mark Fletcher reaches 1,000 yards on the season

Next up for Fletcher Jr. on the single-season rushing list is Edgerrin James, who had 1,098 rushing yards in 1997, followed by Walton and Clinton Portis with 1,200 during the 2001 Miami National Championship season.

Fletcher Jr. recently announced that he is returning for his senior season in 2026. Duke Johnson holds the Miami career rushing record with 3,519 yards from 2012 through 2014. Fletcher Jr. is 1,318 rushing yards behind Johnson for the Miami career record.

Fletcher Jr. would likely need to have his best season to catch Johnson. At worst, Fletcher Jr. should finish his career with third in Miami history behind former NFL All-Pro and Super Bowl XXV Most Valuable Player Ottis Anderson.