Running back, Central Connecticut (from Ball State), 2020–25
Donny Marcus
Lettered 2020–21 at Ball State (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 20
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2025)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Brownsburg, IN
Donny Marcus played running back at Ball State (2020–22) and Central Connecticut (2024–25).
Career highs
2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Saint Francis, 2025Team titles: MAC champions, 2020; Northeast champions, 2024 and 2025
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ball State | 15 | 82 | 5.5 | 0 | 28 |
| 2021 | Ball State | 17 | 40 | 2.4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | Ball State | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | Central Connecticut | 72 | 253 | 3.5 | 1 | 23 |
| 2025 | Central Connecticut | 84 | 306 | 3.6 | 4 | 55 |
| Career | 191 | 682 | 3.6 | 5 | 55 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ball State | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| 2024 | Central Connecticut | 9 | 120 | 0 |
| 2025 | Central Connecticut | 5 | 63 | 0 |
| Career | 16 | 209 | 0 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ball State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | Ball State | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | Central Connecticut | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 2 | 30 |
| 2025 | Central Connecticut | 13 | 148 | 11.4 | 3 | 54 |
| Career | 23 | 238 | 10.3 | 5 | 54 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ball State | 20 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Ball State | 20 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Ball State | 20 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Central Connecticut | 20 | RB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Central Connecticut | 20 | RB | Jr. (Yr 6) | 5′11″ | 195 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ball State | 16 | -0.05 | – | – | -0.9 | – |
| 2021 | Ball State | 21 | -0.38 | – | – | -8.0 | 5% |
| 2022 | Ball State | 3 | -0.96 | – | – | -2.9 | – |
| 2024 | Central Connecticut (FCS) | 73 | -0.08 | 5th (n=434) | 0.16 | -6.0 | 12% |
| 2025 | Central Connecticut (FCS) | 102 | -0.04 | 13th (n=576) | 0.10 | -4.6 | 12% |
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 Central Connecticut 13 games, 306 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 13–59 | 9 | 12 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs.American International | W 34–7 | 11 | 34 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs.Saint Francis | W 31–7 | 12 | 46 | 2 | – | – |
| Sep 20 | at | L 14–16 | 3 | 7 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 28–35 | 7 | 18 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 42–35 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 11 | at | W 24–12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | at | W 24–17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 10–7 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 40–10 | 6 | 41 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | at | L 33–38 | 5 | 66 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 35–28 | 7 | 19 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 29 | at | L 19–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2024 Central Connecticut 10 games, 253 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | L 10–66 | 14 | 48 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 33–3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 14 | atSaint Francis | W 27–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 31–35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 16–20 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 21–24 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 21–17 | 11 | 48 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 35–33 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 21–14 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 17–21 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
2022 Ball State 2 games, 1 rushing yard
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 10–59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 31–0 | – | – | – | – | – |
2021 Ball State 7 games, 40 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 31–21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 11 | at | L 13–44 | 4 | 12 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at | L 12–45 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at | W 45–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 16 | at | W 38–31 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 17–37 | – | – | – | 2 | 26 |
| Dec 25 ✦ | vs. | L 20–51 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – |
2020 Ball State 3 games, 82 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28 | at | W 27–24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – |
| Dec 5 | at | W 45–20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 34–13 | 10 | 69 | 0 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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