Running back, South Alabama (from Virginia Tech), 2020–⁠23

Marco Lee

Number
No. 29
Height
6′0″
Weight
235 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Columbus, GA

Marco Lee played running back at Virginia Tech (2020–⁠21) and South Alabama (2022–⁠23).

Career highs

93rushing yards, career highvs. UL Monroe, 20222rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. UL Monroe, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Virginia Tech3165.307
2021Virginia Tech2126.009
2022South Alabama672473.7432
2023South Alabama532204.2213
Career1254954.0632

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Virginia Tech29RBFr.
2021Virginia Tech29RBSo.
2022South Alabama29RBJr.
2023South Alabama29RBSr.6′0″235

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
2020Virginia Tech30.38––1.1––
2021Virginia Tech20.34––0.7––
2022South Alabama660.1138th (n=470)0.147.48%0.14
2023South Alabama540.07––4.18%0.10

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

2023 South Alabama 10 games, 220 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 9vs.SE LouisianaW 35–⁠171166113––
Sep 16atOklahoma StateW 33–⁠7630011––
Sep 23vs.Central MichiganL 30–⁠3441006––
Sep 30atJames MadisonL 23–⁠311505––
Oct 7atUL MonroeW 55–⁠71149113––
Oct 17vs.Southern MissW 55–⁠3626011––
Nov 2atTroyL 10–⁠281000––
Nov 11vs.Arkansas StateW 21–⁠141000––
Nov 18vs.MarshallW 28–⁠083008––
Nov 25atTexas StateL 44–⁠52440318
2022 South Alabama 12 games, 247 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.NichollsW 48–⁠72101––
Sep 10atCentral MichiganW 38–⁠2451607––
Sep 17atUCLAL 31–⁠324623––
Sep 24vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠1441607––
Oct 1atLouisianaW 20–⁠173606––
Oct 15vs.UL MonroeW 41–⁠341593232––
Oct 20vs.TroyL 6–⁠102205––
Oct 29atArkansas StateW 31–⁠381208––
Nov 5atGeorgia SouthernW 38–⁠311505––
Nov 12vs.Texas StateW 38–⁠211457010––
Nov 19atSouthern MissW 27–⁠20625018––
Nov 26vs.Old DominionW 27–⁠203804––
2021 Virginia Tech 2 games, 12 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 11vs.Middle TennesseeW 35–⁠14––––––
Dec 29 ✦vs.MarylandL 10–⁠5421209––
2020 Virginia Tech 1 game, 16 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Dec 5vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠4531607––

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

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