2025: Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention ... Started all 13 games at safety ... Led the team and finished 20th in the league with 80 tackles ... Had 1.5 tackles for loss, four pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and an interception ... Totaled a career high 13 tackles and a tackle for loss in the season opener at Indiana ... Registered seven stops against North Carolina Central ... Had six tackles in the win at Virginia Tech ... Had one tackle and recorded his first career interception in the win over Coastal Carolina ... Notched six tackles and a forced fumble in the win at ULM ... Registered nine tackles in the Cure Bowl win over South Florida.
2024: Appeared in all 12 games, making seven starts at safety ... Registered 43 tackles, two pass breakups and a blocked punt ... Had two tackles in the opener at South Carolina ... In his first career start at Georgia State, totaled seven tackles ... Made career-best eight tackles in the win over Texas State ... Had four tackles in the win over Georgia Southern ... Registered five tackles at App State ... Notched six tackles and blocked a punt that set up a touchdown against James Madison ... Recorded six tackles against Marshall.
2023: Played in all 13 games at safety and on special teams ... Recorded 14 tackles and recovered a fumble ... Registered a career-best five tackles against Coastal Carolina ... Also secured three tackles against JMU.
2022: Redshirted ... Played in four games ... Recorded tackles against JMU and at App State.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, caught 53 passes for 945 yards and 14 touchdowns … Named a finalist for Mr. PA Football for Class 4-6A ... Helped lead Bishop McDevitt to a 12-3 record and to a berth in the state championship game, where he caught four passes for 126 yards and a touchdown … As a junior, caught 34 passes for 465 yards and eight touchdowns … Earned All-PennLive Central Pa. All-Star honors … Played for coach Jeff Weachter at Bishop McDevitt.
PERSONAL: Son of Marty Easterly and Meredyth Ruppert ... One brother, Ricky Templeman ... Sisters Tenish Harrison, Tierra Shorter, Martye, Mariyah, Marcyana, Marlea and Markayla ... Majoring in finance.
MARIO EASTERLY CAREER STATS
| Year | Games | UT | AT | TOTAL | TFL | Sacks | INT | FF | FR | PBU |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13 | 23 | 57 | 80 | 1.5-2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 42 | 46 | 93 | 139 | 1.5-2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |