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, 2025

Team titles: MAC champions, 2020; Northeast champions, 2024 and 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Ball State15825.5028
2021Ball State17402.409
2022Ball State310.303
2024Central Connecticut722533.5123
2025Central Connecticut843063.6455
Career1916823.6555

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Ball State2260
2024Central Connecticut91200
2025Central Connecticut5630
Career162090

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Ball State155.005
2021Ball State3103.306
2024Central Connecticut67512.5230
2025Central Connecticut1314811.4354
Career2323810.3554

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Ball State20RBYr 1
2021Ball State20RBYr 2
2022Ball State20RBYr 3
2024Central Connecticut20RBYr 5
2025Central Connecticut20RBJr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2020Ball State16-0.05––-0.9–
2021Ball State21-0.38––-8.05%
2022Ball State3-0.96––-2.9–
2024Central Connecticut (FCS)73-0.085th (n=434)0.16-6.012%
2025Central Connecticut (FCS)102-0.0413th (n=576)0.10-4.612%

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 30atUConnL 13–⁠599120––
Sep 6vs.American InternationalW 34–⁠711341––
Sep 13vs.Saint FrancisW 31–⁠712462––
Sep 20atMerrimackL 14–⁠16370––
Sep 27vs.DartmouthL 28–⁠357180––
Oct 4vs.Sacred HeartW 42–⁠35719018
Oct 11atRobert MorrisW 24–⁠12460––
Oct 18atWagnerW 24–⁠176110242
Nov 1vs.Long Island UniversityW 10–⁠76270111
Nov 8vs.StonehillW 40–⁠106411––
Nov 15atDuquesneL 33–⁠385660––
Nov 22vs.MercyhurstW 35–⁠287190––
Nov 29atRhode IslandL 19–⁠2710012
2024 Central Connecticut 10 games, 253 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 29atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠6614480––
Sep 7vs.FordhamW 33–⁠33230––
Sep 14atSaint FrancisW 27–⁠20330120
Sep 21atMassachusettsL 31–⁠35130––
Oct 19atDartmouthL 16–⁠2010200117
Oct 26vs.Long Island UniversityL 21–⁠2411360117
Nov 9atStonehillW 21–⁠1711480––
Nov 16vs.Robert MorrisW 35–⁠334131227
Nov 23vs.DuquesneW 21–⁠148270330
Nov 30atRhode IslandL 17–⁠21732019
2022 Ball State 2 games, 1 rushing yard
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1atTennesseeL 10–⁠59310––
Sep 17vs.Murray StateW 31–⁠0–––––
2021 Ball State 7 games, 40 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.Western IllinoisW 31–⁠214170––
Sep 11atPenn StateL 13–⁠444120––
Sep 18atWyomingL 12–⁠45340––
Oct 9atWestern MichiganW 45–⁠20540––
Oct 16atEastern MichiganW 38–⁠31–––––
Nov 17vs.Central MichiganL 17–⁠37–––226
Dec 25 ✦vs.Georgia StateL 20–⁠51130––
2020 Ball State 3 games, 82 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Nov 28atToledoW 27–⁠24250––
Dec 5atCentral MichiganW 45–⁠20380––
Dec 31 ✦vs.San José StateW 34–⁠1310690––

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

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