Running back, Delaware, 2020–⁠24

Marcus Yarns

Number
No. 21
Height
5′11″
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
Salisbury, MD
Born
Oct 30, 2001

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Marcus Yarns played running back at Delaware (2020–⁠24).

Career highs

174rushing yards, career highvs. Rhode Island, 20244rushing touchdowns, career highat Towson, 2023105receiving yards, career highat Towson, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highvs. UAlbany, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Delaware714766.7282
2023Delaware1359407.01566
2024Delaware1338446.3669
Career3392,2606.72382

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Delaware191749.2372
2023Delaware2431113.0375
2024Delaware1729717.5586
Career6078213.01186

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHt
2022Delaware21RBFr.
2023Delaware21RBSo.
2024Delaware21RBJr.5′11″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Delaware (FCS)790.2375th (n=470)0.1418.310%
2023Delaware (FCS)1250.5599th (n=450)0.1768.119%
2024Delaware (FCS)1510.4197th (n=434)0.1661.123%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Delaware 9 games, 844 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.BryantW 48–⁠17126214341
Sep 14atNorth Carolina A&TW 42–⁠1384011130
Oct 5atMonmouthW 42–⁠352214211861
Oct 12vs.MaineW 44–⁠21113402330
Oct 19atRichmondL 9–⁠287310160
Oct 26vs.UAlbanyW 28–⁠141312712432
Nov 9vs.Rhode IslandW 24–⁠21231741380
Nov 16vs.CampbellW 41–⁠22171340–––
Nov 23atVillanovaL 28–⁠382010013741
2023 Delaware 13 games, 940 rushing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atStony BrookW 37–⁠13111072160
Sep 9atPenn StateL 7–⁠636861–––
Sep 16vs.Saint FrancisW 42–⁠14121391261
Sep 23vs.New HampshireW 29–⁠251610515741
Oct 7vs.DuquesneW 43–⁠17114223550
Oct 14vs.North Carolina A&TW 21–⁠6151260–––
Oct 21atHamptonW 47–⁠353223280
Oct 28atTowsonW 51–⁠131363441051
Nov 4vs.ElonL 27–⁠3394513460
Nov 11atCampbellW 45–⁠7150–––
Nov 18vs.VillanovaL 7–⁠35189703−90
Nov 25 ✦vs.LafayetteW 36–⁠3410251–––
Dec 2 ✦atMontanaL 19–⁠498680–––
2022 Delaware 12 games, 476 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atNavyW 14–⁠7–––130
Sep 10vs.Delaware StateW 35–⁠949911−20
Sep 17atRhode IslandW 42–⁠2181202180
Sep 24vs.HamptonW 35–⁠35270261
Oct 1vs.TowsonW 24–⁠1072101120
Oct 8atWilliam & MaryL 21–⁠274340–––
Oct 22vs.Morgan StateW 38–⁠742702761
Oct 29atElonL 7–⁠275160–––
Nov 5vs.MonmouthW 49–⁠1764202351
Nov 12vs.RichmondL 13–⁠2174613110
Nov 19atVillanovaL 26–⁠29126704140
Nov 26vs.Saint FrancisW 56–⁠179850110

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–⁠19).

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height5′10⅞″
Weight193 lb
Arm length31⅛″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan76⅜″
40-yard dash4.45 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press9 repsW
3-cone drill7.33 sW
20-yard shuttle4.43 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2026UFLHouston Gamblers
2027–UFLDallas Renegades

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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