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

Best season
1,423
Rushing yards, 2015 (App State, 11–⁠2)
Best game
250 yards
Vs. Georgia State, week 10, 2014: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

250rushing yards, career highvs. Georgia State, 20143rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. UL Monroe, 20166catches, career highvs. Arkansas State, 2015

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013App State23592.6014
2014App State2551,4155.51976
2015App State2431,4235.9974
2016App State1581,0156.4947
Career6793,9125.83776

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013App State22010.0016
2014App State1618011.3044
2015App State181608.9230
2016App State141128.0133
Career504729.4344

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013App State14RB
2014App State14RB
2015App State14RB
2016App State14RB5′10″

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
2013App State (FCS)25-0.15––-3.836%–
2014App State2760.2686th (n=253)0.1270.731%0.28
2015App State2580.1458th (n=268)0.1235.931%0.06
2016App State1590.3291st (n=259)0.1350.728%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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atTennesseeL 13–⁠2024115020434
Sep 10vs.Old DominionW 31–⁠71813333718
Sep 17vs.MiamiL 10–⁠45848018––
Oct 27atGeorgia SouthernW 34–⁠101811514217
Nov 5vs.Texas StateW 35–⁠1015118137219
Nov 12atTroyL 24–⁠281650013––
Nov 19vs.UL MonroeW 42–⁠1721153328327
Nov 26atNew Mexico StateW 37–⁠71614004717
Dec 17 ✦vs.ToledoW 31–⁠2822143126210
2015 App State 12 games, 1,423 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.HowardW 49–⁠011101168––
Sep 12atClemsonL 10–⁠412510302516
Sep 26atOld DominionW 49–⁠023107016124
Oct 3vs.WyomingW 31–⁠1315178159––
Oct 10atGeorgia StateW 37–⁠3197601527
Oct 17atUL MonroeW 59–⁠1423122215––
Oct 22vs.Georgia SouthernW 31–⁠132190222236
Oct 31vs.TroyW 44–⁠4130140021319
Nov 5vs.Arkansas StateL 27–⁠401674024652
Nov 28vs.LouisianaW 28–⁠722782102−2
Dec 5atSouth AlabamaW 34–⁠2714192074118
Dec 19 ✦vs.OhioW 31–⁠2924162136––
2014 App State 12 games, 1,415 rushing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atMichiganL 14–⁠521147114––
Sep 6vs.CampbellW 66–⁠020114236112
Sep 20atSouthern MissL 20–⁠212211913727
Sep 25atGeorgia SouthernL 14–⁠341039112324
Oct 4vs.South AlabamaL 21–⁠4781605123
Oct 11vs.LibertyL 48–⁠5517111138––
Oct 18atTroyW 53–⁠1416123333––
Nov 1vs.Georgia StateW 44–⁠02925037624
Nov 8vs.UL MonroeW 31–⁠292194120556
Nov 15atArkansas StateW 37–⁠3240229226254
Nov 22atLouisianaW 35–⁠1636151228––
Nov 29vs.IdahoW 45–⁠2825122237––
2013 App State 1 game, 59 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 9atGeorgiaL 6–⁠452359014220

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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