One of the leaders of the 2025 team is junior RB Mark Fletcher. He met with the media to discuss spring, his goals and more:
On what he learned from former Miami running back Damien Martinez, who is now preparing for the NFL Draft: I’m really just working on my patience, the patience and the art of being a running back. You watch Damien’s film, he’s a very patient runner and that was just something to add on to my game. So, I’m just taking those little things, little things like that and just adding on to my game.
On what he liked about his performance last season and how he’d like to grow his game this season: I mean, I was pleased just to be able to do as much as I could. I had a couple injuries coming back, couldn’t move how I wanted to, but you know, I think I was productive as much as I could [be]. But this year, I just want to take off, take off as much as I can, do better things [than] I did last year, for sure.
On his goals for the upcoming season: Just win. I just want to win. No personal goals for myself, really. I just want to win, and I’ve never been that way, to have personal goals. I know that might sound weird, but I just want to win. So, my personal goal is I can say is just to help my team in any way, shape or form.
On the team’s motivation after last season’s tough ending: We definitely have a chip on our shoulder because, you know, being so close, being right there … the margin for error is very slim. So, yeah, we definitely have a chip on our shoulder. We’ve just got to finish. We’ve got to execute, week in and week out. We can’t take [any] days off. You’ve just got to be locked in at all times. So, we’ve still got that bitter taste in our mouth. We’re coming for it all.
On Carson Beck: That’s my boy. [He's a] cool guy, very humble and we're locked in. Can’t wait to se him throw that thing. The Super Bowl, we watched it at his house. He’s a cool guy.
On what he learned from former Miami running back Damien Martinez, who is now preparing for the NFL Draft: I’m really just working on my patience, the patience and the art of being a running back. You watch Damien’s film, he’s a very patient runner and that was just something to add on to my game. So, I’m just taking those little things, little things like that and just adding on to my game.
On what he liked about his performance last season and how he’d like to grow his game this season: I mean, I was pleased just to be able to do as much as I could. I had a couple injuries coming back, couldn’t move how I wanted to, but you know, I think I was productive as much as I could [be]. But this year, I just want to take off, take off as much as I can, do better things [than] I did last year, for sure.
On his goals for the upcoming season: Just win. I just want to win. No personal goals for myself, really. I just want to win, and I’ve never been that way, to have personal goals. I know that might sound weird, but I just want to win. So, my personal goal is I can say is just to help my team in any way, shape or form.
On the team’s motivation after last season’s tough ending: We definitely have a chip on our shoulder because, you know, being so close, being right there … the margin for error is very slim. So, yeah, we definitely have a chip on our shoulder. We’ve just got to finish. We’ve got to execute, week in and week out. We can’t take [any] days off. You’ve just got to be locked in at all times. So, we’ve still got that bitter taste in our mouth. We’re coming for it all.
On Carson Beck: That’s my boy. [He's a] cool guy, very humble and we're locked in. Can’t wait to se him throw that thing. The Super Bowl, we watched it at his house. He’s a cool guy.
