Running back, Akron (from Minnesota), 2023–⁠26

Marquese Williams

Number
No. 24
Height
5′9″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Harrisburg, PA

Marquese Williams plays running back for Akron, after Minnesota (2023).

2026 so far

69 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: at Miami (OH), L 14–⁠34

Next game: at Kent State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 16@WAKE
  2. 6RMU
  3. 17@MINN
  4. 17@CMU
  5. 13@M-OH

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Akron6132.207
2025Akron21864.1014
2026Akron15694.6110
Career421684.0114

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Minnesota24RBRS
2024Akron24RBFr.
2025Akron24RBSo.
2026Akron24RBJr.5′9″180

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
2024Akron6-0.27––-1.6–
2025Akron25-0.01––-0.210%
2026Akron160.41––6.5–

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Akron43%3.000.900.405%

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

2026 Akron 6 games, 69 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atWake ForestL 16–⁠3831608––
Sep 12vs.Robert MorrisW 45–⁠102607––
Sep 19atMinnesotaL 7–⁠41417110––
Oct 3atCentral MichiganL 17–⁠4131709––
Oct 10vs.Eastern MichiganL 23–⁠25––––127
Oct 17atMiami (OH)L 14–⁠3431309––
2025 Akron 4 games, 86 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28vs.WyomingL 0–⁠1063001412
Sep 6atNebraskaL 0–⁠68624014––
Sep 20vs.DuquesneW 51–⁠752408115
Sep 27atToledoL 3–⁠4548081−5
2024 Akron 5 games, 13 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atOhio StateL 6–⁠523807––
Sep 21atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠501000––
Oct 12atWestern MichiganL 24–⁠34––––––
Nov 19atKent StateW 38–⁠171505––
Nov 26vs.ToledoW 21–⁠141000––

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

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