| Mariano Sori-Marin | |
| Current Title: | Nickelbacks coach Assistant linebackers coach |
| Current Team: | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| Current Conference: | Big Ten |
| Birth Date: | 15 December 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Mokena, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | University of Minnesota |
| Player Years1: | 2018–2022 |
| Player Team1: | Minnesota |
| Player Positions: | Linebacker |
| Coach Years1: | 2023 |
| Coach Team1: | Minnesota (defensive analyst) |
| Coach Years2: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team2: | Minnesota (NB/assistant LB) |
Mariano Sori-Marin (born December 15, 1999) 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.
Sori-Marin was born on December 15, 1999, in Mokena, Illinois.[1]
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]
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]
| Season | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Golden Gophers | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 13 | 7 | 42 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 85 | 45 | 40 | 0 | 4.5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 88 | 45 | 43 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career | 58 | 40 | 274 | 137 | 137 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | |
Sori-Marin was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco 49ers after the 2023 NFL draft.[6] [7] He was waived with an injury designation on June 22, 2023.[8] [9]
On September 6, 2023, Sori-Marin returned to Minnesota Golden Gophers as an intern.[10] On September 18, 2023, he was named a volunteer defensive analyst.[11]
For the 2024 season, Sori-Marin was promoted to the nickelbacks and assistant linebackers coach.[12]