Running back, Eastern Illinois (from Syracuse), 2017–⁠22

Markenzy Pierre

Number
No. 1
Height
5′11″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Orlando, FL

Markenzy Pierre played running back at Syracuse (2017–⁠20) and Eastern Illinois (2021–⁠22).

Career highs

100rushing yards, career highat Northern Illinois, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Syracuse25893.6013
2018Syracuse8354.4012
2019Syracuse561.204
2020Syracuse20482.407
2021Eastern Illinois6111.806
2022Eastern Illinois793624.6042
Career1435513.9042

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2019Syracuse4960
2020Syracuse3720
Career71680

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Syracuse1RBYr 1
2018Syracuse1RBYr 2
2019Syracuse1RBYr 3
2020Syracuse1RBYr 4
2021Eastern Illinois1RBYr 5
2022Eastern Illinois1RBSr. (Yr 6)5′11″230

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
2017Syracuse26-0.24––-6.37%
2018Syracuse8-0.05––-0.4–
2019Syracuse5-0.49––-2.4–
2020Syracuse21-0.44––-9.26%
2021Eastern Illinois (FCS)8-0.47––-3.8–
2022Eastern Illinois (FCS)63-0.122nd (n=470)0.14-7.819%

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

2022 Eastern Illinois 7 games, 362 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atNorthern IllinoisL 27–⁠3414100042––
Sep 10vs.ChattanoogaL 20–⁠38176601129
Sep 17atIllinois StateL 7–⁠353003––
Sep 24atMurray StateW 35–⁠21926012––
Oct 8vs.Northwestern StateW 35–⁠271871014112
Oct 15vs.LindenwoodL 34–⁠37157902215
Oct 22atTennessee StateL 17–⁠37320019––
2021 Eastern Illinois 1 game, 11 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠466110626

No box score in the source for Sep 11 at Dayton, so that game is not listed.

2020 Syracuse 9 games, 48 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12atNorth CarolinaL 6–⁠3151206––
Sep 19atPittsburghL 10–⁠21100012
Sep 26vs.Georgia TechW 37–⁠2061907––
Oct 10vs.DukeL 24–⁠381303––
Oct 17vs.LibertyL 21–⁠38––––––
Oct 24atClemsonL 21–⁠4761605––
Oct 31vs.Wake ForestL 14–⁠381−200––
Nov 20atLouisvilleL 0–⁠30––––––
Dec 5atNotre DameL 21–⁠45––––––
2019 Syracuse 4 games, 6 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7atMarylandL 20–⁠63––––––
Sep 14vs.ClemsonL 6–⁠412003––
Sep 28vs.Holy CrossW 41–⁠33604––
Nov 23atLouisvilleL 34–⁠56––––––
2018 Syracuse 2 games, 35 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 15vs.Florida StateW 30–⁠7318012––
Sep 22vs.UConnW 51–⁠2151707––
2017 Syracuse 5 games, 89 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Central ConnecticutW 50–⁠7946013––
Sep 16vs.Central MichiganW 41–⁠1761705––
Nov 4atFlorida StateL 24–⁠27––––––
Nov 11vs.Wake ForestL 43–⁠64––––16
Nov 18atLouisvilleL 10–⁠56102609––

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

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