Running back, Arkansas State, 2018–22
Marcel Murray
- Number
- No. 34
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 204 lb
- Class (2022)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Hiram, GA
Marcel Murray played running back at Arkansas State (2018–22).
Career highs
175rushing yards, career highat UL Monroe, 20193rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at UL Monroe, 2019Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Arkansas State | 154 | 860 | 5.6 | 8 | 64 |
| 2019 | Arkansas State | 170 | 820 | 4.8 | 6 | 57 |
| 2020 | Arkansas State | 47 | 158 | 3.4 | 1 | 36 |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 14 | 105 | 7.5 | 0 | 40 |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 35 | 193 | 5.5 | 1 | 75 |
| Career | 420 | 2,136 | 5.1 | 16 | 75 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Arkansas State | 16 | 141 | 8.8 | 2 | 67 |
| 2019 | Arkansas State | 15 | 125 | 8.3 | 0 | 24 |
| 2020 | Arkansas State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 3 | −1 | −0.3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Career | 42 | 304 | 7.2 | 2 | 67 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Arkansas State | 8 | 157 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| 2019 | Arkansas State | 5 | 109 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2020 | Arkansas State | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Career | 14 | 276 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Arkansas State | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Arkansas State | 34 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Arkansas State | 34 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Arkansas State | 34 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 34 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 34 | RB | Jr. (Yr 5) | 5′10″ | 204 |
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 | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Arkansas State | 152 | 0.25 | 81st (n=300) | 0.15 | 38.4 | 18% | 0.21 |
| 2019 | Arkansas State | 189 | 0.08 | 35th (n=287) | 0.13 | 14.6 | 25% | 0.05 |
| 2020 | Arkansas State | 48 | -0.07 | – | – | -3.6 | 13% | 0.02 |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 15 | 0.20 | – | – | 2.9 | – | – |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 43 | 0.06 | – | – | 2.7 | 10% | 0.17 |
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
2022 Arkansas State 7 games, 193 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 58–3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 12–45 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 32–44 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 3–31 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 35–33 | 8 | 123 | 1 | 75 | 2 | 12 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 13–16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 19–48 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 |
2021 Arkansas State 4 games, 105 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 40–21 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at | L 33–59 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 20–52 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 18 | 2 | −1 |
| Oct 30 | at | L 13–31 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
2020 Arkansas State 5 games, 158 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | at | L 23–52 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 50–27 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 36 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | at | L 45–47 | 17 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | L 31–38 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Dec 5 | vs. | W 48–15 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
2019 Arkansas State 10 games, 820 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 30–37 | 17 | 77 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 43–17 | 10 | 59 | 0 | 14 | 1 | −5 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 38–52 | 6 | 58 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 20–37 | 35 | 164 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 38 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 38–14 | 22 | 114 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 7 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 48–41 | 24 | 175 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 24 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 28–27 | 12 | 59 | 0 | 14 | 1 | −3 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 38–33 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 29 | at | L 30–34 | 14 | 39 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | W 34–26 | 17 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 52 |
2018 Arkansas State 13 games, 860 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 48–21 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 75 |
| Sep 8 | at | L 7–57 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | at | W 29–20 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 27–20 | 8 | 95 | 1 | 39 | – | – |
| Sep 29 | at | L 21–28 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | L 9–35 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 51–35 | 11 | 115 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 27 | at | L 43–47 | 19 | 121 | 3 | 22 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 38–14 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| Nov 10 | at | W 44–16 | 9 | 65 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 21 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 31–17 | 17 | 94 | 0 | 35 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 24 | at | W 33–7 | 15 | 60 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 9 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 13–16 | 17 | 67 | 1 | 23 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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