Running back, Louisiana Tech (from App State), 2017–⁠21

Marcus Williams Jr.

Height
5′10″
Weight
204 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Rocky Mount, NC

Marcus Williams Jr. played running back at App State (2017–⁠21) and Louisiana Tech (2021).

Career highs

131rushing yards, career highvs. Charlotte, 20214rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Charlotte, 2021

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2017, 2018 and 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017App State975005.2234
2018App State1175224.5425
2019App State1136525.8535
2020App State685037.4370
2021Louisiana Tech1947924.1842
Career5892,9695.02270

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017App State4276.8010
2018App State58416.8134
2019App State177.007
2020App State351.706
2021Louisiana Tech2020210.1150
Career333259.8250

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamPosClassHtWt
2017App StateRBYr 1
2018App StateRBYr 2
2019App StateRBYr 3
2020App StateRBYr 4
2021App StateRBSr. (Yr 5)
2021Louisiana TechRBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017App State530.09––4.613%0.05
2018App State1130.1859th (n=300)0.1520.117%0.06
2019App State1140.1350th (n=287)0.1314.512%0.11
2020App State710.1758th (n=212)0.1412.313%0.17
2021Louisiana Tech1720.1135th (n=277)0.1618.723%0.13

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 Louisiana Tech 12 games, 792 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atMississippi StateL 34–⁠35132107325
Sep 11vs.SE LouisianaW 45–⁠42189902017
Sep 18vs.SMUL 37–⁠391365034219
Sep 25vs.North TexasW 24–⁠17177324215
Oct 2atNC StateL 27–⁠3416590201−1
Oct 16atUTEPL 3–⁠19742016259
Oct 23vs.UTSAL 16–⁠451366019336
Oct 30atOld DominionL 20–⁠23144219331
Nov 6atUABL 38–⁠521881120321
Nov 13vs.CharlotteW 42–⁠3229131425––
Nov 19vs.Southern MissL 19–⁠351776025––
Nov 27atRiceL 31–⁠3519370710
2020 App State 8 games, 503 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12vs.CharlotteW 35–⁠201411713413
Oct 22vs.Arkansas StateW 45–⁠17153053––
Oct 31atUL MonroeW 31–⁠1313103148––
Nov 7atTexas StateW 38–⁠1785501616
Nov 14vs.Georgia StateW 17–⁠131322071−4
Nov 28vs.TroyW 47–⁠10526012––
Dec 4vs.LouisianaL 21–⁠2482609––
Dec 21 ✦vs.North TexasW 56–⁠286101170––
2019 App State 14 games, 652 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.East Tennessee StateW 42–⁠7741021––
Sep 7vs.CharlotteW 56–⁠41316010––
Sep 21atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠3141106––
Sep 28vs.Coastal CarolinaW 56–⁠37843213––
Oct 9atLouisianaW 17–⁠771707––
Oct 19vs.UL MonroeW 52–⁠7167911717
Oct 26atSouth AlabamaW 30–⁠31194135––
Oct 31vs.Georgia SouthernL 21–⁠24530020––
Nov 9atSouth CarolinaW 20–⁠1571906––
Nov 16atGeorgia StateW 56–⁠27951021––
Nov 23vs.Texas StateW 35–⁠131578032––
Nov 29atTroyW 48–⁠13741012––
Dec 7vs.LouisianaW 45–⁠38878129––
Dec 21 ✦vs.UABW 31–⁠17654027––
2018 App State 11 games, 522 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 22vs.Gardner-WebbW 72–⁠7749015––
Sep 29vs.South AlabamaW 52–⁠7959016127
Oct 9atArkansas StateW 35–⁠981805––
Oct 20vs.LouisianaW 27–⁠17122916––
Oct 25atGeorgia SouthernL 14–⁠341159123––
Nov 3atCoastal CarolinaW 23–⁠719103125113
Nov 10atTexas StateW 38–⁠76100512
Nov 17vs.Georgia StateW 45–⁠171358012––
Nov 24vs.TroyW 21–⁠10115802318
Dec 1vs.LouisianaW 30–⁠19155419134
Dec 15 ✦vs.Middle TennesseeW 45–⁠1362506––
2017 App State 8 games, 500 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atGeorgiaL 10–⁠31––––217
Sep 9vs.Savannah StateW 54–⁠7952012––
Oct 21vs.Coastal CarolinaW 37–⁠29157223417
Oct 28atMassachusettsL 27–⁠302512502613
Nov 4atUL MonroeL 45–⁠5251605––
Nov 9vs.Georgia SouthernW 27–⁠628130021––
Nov 25atGeorgia StateW 31–⁠10637020––
Dec 23 ✦vs.ToledoW 34–⁠0968024––

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

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