Running back, Buffalo, 2018–⁠21

Kevin Marks

Number
No. 5
Height
6′0″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Norfolk, VA

Kevin Marks played running back at Buffalo (2018–⁠21).

Career highs

182rushing yards, career highvs. Akron, 20202rushing touchdowns, career highseven times; last at Kent State, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Buffalo1808454.71370
2019Buffalo2271,0354.6870
2020Buffalo1127416.6767
2021Buffalo1084143.8530
Career6273,0354.83370

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Buffalo13604.6010
2019Buffalo12413.4010
2020Buffalo430.807
2021Buffalo8253.109
Career371293.5010

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Buffalo5RBYr 1
2019Buffalo5RBYr 2
2020Buffalo5RBYr 3
2021Buffalo5RBJr. (Yr 4)6′0″205

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2018Buffalo1950.1449th (n=300)0.1528.119%0.20
2019Buffalo2450.0218th (n=287)0.135.925%0.00
2020Buffalo1180.2478th (n=212)0.1428.226%0.31
2021Buffalo1170.0929th (n=277)0.1610.618%0.16

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Buffalo 9 games, 414 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.WagnerW 69–⁠7137221219
Sep 11atNebraskaL 3–⁠28218503035
Sep 18vs.Coastal CarolinaL 25–⁠28206419––
Sep 25atOld DominionW 35–⁠341333061−1
Oct 2vs.Western MichiganL 17–⁠24113408––
Oct 9atKent StateL 38–⁠48168021623
Nov 9atMiami (OH)L 18–⁠455180719
Nov 17vs.Northern IllinoisL 27–⁠33624011––
Nov 23atBall StateL 3–⁠203403––
2020 Buffalo 7 games, 741 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 4atNorthern IllinoisW 49–⁠3063208––
Nov 10vs.Miami (OH)W 42–⁠101610903017
Nov 17atBowling GreenW 42–⁠171590121––
Nov 28vs.Kent StateW 70–⁠411697218––
Dec 12vs.AkronW 56–⁠715182230––
Dec 18vs.Ball StateL 28–⁠389931672−10
Dec 25 ✦vs.MarshallW 17–⁠103513812516
2019 Buffalo 13 games, 1,035 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Robert MorrisW 38–⁠1013750131−4
Sep 7atPenn StateL 13–⁠451764029––
Sep 14atLibertyL 17–⁠351810802324
Sep 21vs.TempleW 38–⁠2222721939
Sep 28atMiami (OH)L 20–⁠3417101139––
Oct 5vs.OhioL 20–⁠2122112011212
Oct 19atAkronW 21–⁠0197111311
Oct 26vs.Central MichiganW 43–⁠20213711018
Nov 2atEastern MichiganW 43–⁠14219019110
Nov 14atKent StateL 27–⁠301553117––
Nov 20vs.ToledoW 49–⁠301611813411
Nov 29vs.Bowling GreenW 49–⁠714107170––
Dec 20 ✦vs.CharlotteW 31–⁠9122707––
2018 Buffalo 14 games, 845 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Delaware StateW 48–⁠1062107––
Sep 8atTempleW 36–⁠292513822216
Sep 15vs.Eastern MichiganW 35–⁠28146021710
Sep 22atRutgersW 42–⁠131263137––
Sep 29vs.ArmyL 13–⁠4271716––
Oct 6atCentral MichiganW 34–⁠2418167170––
Oct 13vs.AkronW 24–⁠6156403025
Oct 20atToledoW 31–⁠17154901415
Oct 30vs.Miami (OH)W 51–⁠421000––
Nov 6vs.Kent StateW 48–⁠141037112––
Nov 14atOhioL 17–⁠5295411411
Nov 23atBowling GreenW 44–⁠14216326318
Nov 30vs.Northern IllinoisL 29–⁠301772113213
Dec 22 ✦vs.TroyL 32–⁠42104019212

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

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