Receiver, Marshall (from North Alabama, Jacksonville State), 2022–⁠25

Demarcus Lacey

Number
No. 4
Height
6′0″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Birmingham, AL

Demarcus Lacey played receiver at North Alabama (2022–⁠23), Jacksonville State (2024) and Marshall (2025).

At a glance

Best season
769
Receiving yards, 2025 (Marshall, 5–⁠7)
Best game
146 yards
At Louisiana, week 5, 2025: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

139rushing yards, career highat Tennessee Tech, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highat Tarleton State, 202312catches, career highat App State, 2025146receiving yards, career highat Louisiana, 20252receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Louisiana, 2025

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022North Alabama2338116.6778
2023North Alabama201055.3025
2024Jacksonville State88410.5017
2025Marshall6576911.8568
Career1161,33911.51278

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022North Alabama342156.3143
2023North Alabama1225874.8345
2024Jacksonville State5132.604
2025Marshall191578.3032
Career1809725.4445

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2025Marshall182180

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2024Jacksonville State100000
2025Marshall430000
Career530000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022North Alabama4WRFr.
2023North Alabama4WRSo.
2024Jacksonville State4WRJr.
2025Marshall4WRSr.6′0″190

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022North Alabama (FCS)490.8570th (n=683)0.7141.88%
2023North Alabama (FCS)–0.00––0.0–
2024Jacksonville State130.43––5.6–
2025Marshall1130.5667th (n=1040)0.4663.214%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 Marshall 12 games, 65 catches, 769 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atGeorgiaL 7–⁠45311074
Sep 6vs.Missouri StateL 20–⁠2122023
Sep 13vs.Eastern KentuckyW 38–⁠7–––––
Sep 20atMiddle TennesseeW 42–⁠28511616842
Sep 27atLouisianaL 51–⁠541014623511
Oct 11vs.Old DominionW 48–⁠24812115214
Oct 18vs.Texas StateW 40–⁠3778803018
Oct 30atCoastal CarolinaL 27–⁠4452401019
Nov 8vs.James MadisonL 23–⁠3553501731
Nov 15atGeorgia StateW 30–⁠184391141
Nov 22atApp StateL 24–⁠2612134038–
Nov 29vs.Georgia SouthernL 19–⁠2445303414
2024 Jacksonville State 5 games, 8 catches, 84 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Coastal CarolinaL 27–⁠55337014–
Sep 7atLouisvilleL 14–⁠49230017–
Sep 21vs.Southern MissW 44–⁠71−40−4–
Oct 4atKennesaw StateW 63–⁠242210151
Oct 23vs.Middle TennesseeW 42–⁠20––––12
2023 North Alabama 11 games, 20 catches, 105 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 26vs.MercerL 7–⁠17––––38
Sep 2vs.ChattanoogaW 41–⁠2732902575
Sep 9atTarleton StateL 31–⁠5242601095
Sep 16atTennessee TechW 20–⁠7––––139
Sep 23vs.UT MartinL 21–⁠374140726
Sep 30vs.Eastern KentuckyL 22–⁠323190843
Oct 14atAbilene ChristianL 13–⁠305130677
Oct 21vs.Utah TechW 31–⁠30140485
Oct 28atAustin PeayL 39–⁠49––––6
Nov 4vs.Central ArkansasL 14–⁠27––––−3
Nov 18atFlorida StateL 13–⁠58––––6
2022 North Alabama 10 games, 23 catches, 381 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atIndiana StateL 14–⁠17––––3
Sep 10vs.UVA WiseW 49–⁠17––––48
Sep 24vs.Tarleton StateL 28–⁠432108178–
Oct 8atKennesaw StateL 34–⁠40364033–
Oct 15vs.Jacksonville StateL 31–⁠4746312737
Oct 22atEastern KentuckyL 53–⁠5664322071
Oct 29atCentral ArkansasL 29–⁠6432612219
Nov 5vs.Austin PeayL 35–⁠3823413222
Nov 12vs.Tennessee TechL 27–⁠3524213115
Nov 19atMemphisL 0–⁠591101–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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