Running back, App State, 2013–16
Marcus Cox
- Number
- No. 14
- Height
- 5′10″
- Hometown
- Dacula, GA
Marcus Cox played running back at App State (2013–16).
At a glance
Career highs
250rushing yards, career highvs. Georgia State, 20143rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. UL Monroe, 20166catches, career highvs. Arkansas State, 2015Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2016
Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | App State (FCS) | 25 | -0.15 | – | – | -3.8 | 36% | – |
| 2014 | App State | 276 | 0.26 | 86th (n=253) | 0.12 | 70.7 | 31% | 0.28 |
| 2015 | App State | 258 | 0.14 | 58th (n=268) | 0.12 | 35.9 | 31% | 0.06 |
| 2016 | App State | 159 | 0.32 | 91st (n=259) | 0.13 | 50.7 | 28% | 0.29 |
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
2016 App State 9 games, 1,015 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 13–20 | 24 | 115 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 34 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 31–7 | 18 | 133 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 10–45 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| Oct 27 | at | W 34–10 | 18 | 115 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 35–10 | 15 | 118 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 19 |
| Nov 12 | at | L 24–28 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 42–17 | 21 | 153 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 27 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 37–7 | 16 | 140 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 7 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. | W 31–28 | 22 | 143 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 10 |
2015 App State 12 games, 1,423 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 49–0 | 11 | 101 | 1 | 68 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | at | L 10–41 | 25 | 103 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 26 | at | W 49–0 | 23 | 107 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 24 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 31–13 | 15 | 178 | 1 | 59 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | at | W 37–3 | 19 | 76 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7 |
| Oct 17 | at | W 59–14 | 23 | 122 | 2 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 31–13 | 21 | 90 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 36 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 44–41 | 30 | 140 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 19 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 27–40 | 16 | 74 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 52 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 28–7 | 22 | 78 | 2 | 10 | 2 | −2 |
| Dec 5 | at | W 34–27 | 14 | 192 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 18 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. | W 31–29 | 24 | 162 | 1 | 36 | – | – |
2014 App State 12 games, 1,415 rushing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 14–52 | 11 | 47 | 1 | 14 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 66–0 | 20 | 114 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 12 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 20–21 | 22 | 119 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 7 |
| Sep 25 | at | L 14–34 | 10 | 39 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 24 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | L 21–47 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 23 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 48–55 | 17 | 111 | 1 | 38 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | at | W 53–14 | 16 | 123 | 3 | 33 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 44–0 | 29 | 250 | 3 | 76 | 2 | 4 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 31–29 | 21 | 94 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 56 |
| Nov 15 | at | W 37–32 | 40 | 229 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 54 |
| Nov 22 | at | W 35–16 | 36 | 151 | 2 | 28 | – | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 45–28 | 25 | 122 | 2 | 37 | – | – |
2013 App State 1 game, 59 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | at | L 6–45 | 23 | 59 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 20 |
No box score in the source for Sep 1 at Montana; Sep 7 vs. North Carolina A&T; Sep 21 at Elon; Sep 28 vs. Charleston Southern; Oct 5 at The Citadel; Oct 12 vs. Samford; Oct 19 at Furman; Oct 26 vs. Georgia Southern; Nov 2 vs. Chattanooga; Nov 16 at Wofford; Nov 23 vs. Western Carolina, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2017 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 3–10).
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