Running back, East Carolina, 2022–⁠25

Marlon Gunn

Number
No. 21
Height
6′0″
Weight
207 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Baton Rouge, LA

Marlon Gunn played running back at East Carolina (2022–⁠25).

Career highs

130rushing yards, career highat Florida Atlantic, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022East Carolina653014.6034
2023East Carolina24652.7013
2024East Carolina612243.7320
2025East Carolina1125825.2650
Career2621,1724.5950

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022East Carolina14775.5014
2023East Carolina5346.8013
2024East Carolina23417.0029
2025East Carolina6294.808
Career271746.4029

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022East Carolina41140
2024East Carolina1160
Career51300

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022East Carolina21RBFr.
2023East Carolina21RBSo.
2024East Carolina21RBJr.
2025East Carolina21RBSr.6′0″207

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
2022East Carolina81-0.048th (n=470)0.14-2.813%0.00
2023East Carolina32-0.14––-4.57%–
2024East Carolina600.0520th (n=434)0.163.39%0.11
2025East Carolina1210.2078th (n=576)0.1024.012%0.26

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025East Carolina46%3.301.101.1015%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 East Carolina 13 games, 582 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28atNC StateL 17–⁠246514––
Sep 6vs.CampbellW 56–⁠3833113––
Sep 13atCoastal CarolinaW 38–⁠01000––
Sep 20vs.BYUL 13–⁠3463501320
Sep 25vs.ArmyW 28–⁠61053015––
Oct 9atTulaneL 19–⁠261052016––
Oct 16vs.TulsaW 41–⁠271460113––
Nov 1atTempleW 45–⁠14106412517
Nov 8vs.CharlotteW 48–⁠2251807––
Nov 15vs.MemphisW 31–⁠27520011––
Nov 22atUTSAL 24–⁠58562150322
Nov 29atFlorida AtlanticW 42–⁠314130136––
Dec 27 ✦vs.PittsburghW 23–⁠171850014––
2024 East Carolina 11 games, 224 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Norfolk StateW 42–⁠33105––
Sep 7atOld DominionW 20–⁠14103107129
Sep 14vs.App StateL 19–⁠212303––
Sep 21atLibertyL 24–⁠3561616––
Sep 28vs.UTSAW 30–⁠201202––
Oct 5atCharlotteL 24–⁠551707––
Oct 26vs.TempleW 56–⁠34837110––
Nov 7vs.Florida AtlanticW 49–⁠14112805––
Nov 14atTulsaW 38–⁠31852120––
Nov 23atNorth TexasW 40–⁠2894201115
Nov 29vs.NavyL 20–⁠342503––
2023 East Carolina 7 games, 65 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atMichiganL 3–⁠30516013––
Sep 9vs.MarshallL 13–⁠314503––
Sep 16atApp StateL 28–⁠43310111
Oct 12vs.SMUL 10–⁠314904113
Oct 21vs.CharlotteL 7–⁠1041701117
Oct 28atUTSAL 27–⁠4131108213
Nov 11atFlorida AtlanticW 22–⁠71606––
2022 East Carolina 10 games, 301 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 17vs.CampbellW 49–⁠1054002112
Oct 1vs.South FloridaW 48–⁠281561034212
Oct 8atTulaneL 9–⁠24767020325
Oct 15vs.MemphisW 47–⁠454906––
Oct 22vs.UCFW 34–⁠1311360921
Oct 28atBYUW 27–⁠2494209––
Nov 11atCincinnatiL 25–⁠271148023112
Nov 19vs.HoustonL 3–⁠423−20326
Nov 26atTempleW 49–⁠46––––319
Dec 27 ✦vs.Coastal CarolinaW 53–⁠29––––––

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

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