Running back, Massachusetts, 2015–⁠18

Marquis Young

Number
No. 8
Height
6′1″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Fairport, NY

Marquis Young played running back at Massachusetts (2015–⁠18).

At a glance

Best season
982
Rushing yards, 2017 (Massachusetts, 4–⁠8)
Best game
240 yards
At Buffalo, week 13, 2015: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

240rushing yards, career highat Buffalo, 20153rushing touchdowns, career highat Buffalo, 20157catches, career highat Florida International, 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Massachusetts1529606.3783
2016Massachusetts1988984.5483
2017Massachusetts1829825.4995
2018Massachusetts1537775.1943
Career6853,6175.32995

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Massachusetts15714.7015
2016Massachusetts261475.7025
2017Massachusetts352808.0229
2018Massachusetts221737.9044
Career986716.8244

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Massachusetts102410
2018Massachusetts306591
Career409001

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Massachusetts8RBFr.
2016Massachusetts8RBSo.
2017Massachusetts8RBJr.
2018Massachusetts8RBSr.6′1″215

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
2015Massachusetts1710.1662nd (n=268)0.1226.819%0.13
2016Massachusetts2580.0013th (n=259)0.130.529%0.08
2017Massachusetts2280.1453rd (n=287)0.1230.726%0.15
2018Massachusetts1820.1344th (n=300)0.1523.324%0.03

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

2018 Massachusetts 11 games, 777 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 25vs.DuquesneW 63–⁠15159012120
Sep 1atBoston CollegeL 21–⁠555811130
Sep 8atGeorgia SouthernL 13–⁠3414710380
Sep 15atFlorida InternationalL 24–⁠63138302470
Sep 22vs.CharlotteW 49–⁠31127422180
Sep 29atOhioL 42–⁠58134501100
Oct 6vs.South FloridaL 42–⁠586270120
Oct 27atUConnW 22–⁠172614811130
Nov 3vs.LibertyW 62–⁠592314823210
Nov 10vs.BYUL 16–⁠35195113160
Nov 17atGeorgiaL 27–⁠6673213130
2017 Massachusetts 12 games, 982 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 26vs.Hawai’iL 35–⁠38208323160
Sep 2atCoastal CarolinaL 28–⁠38124024290
Sep 9vs.Old DominionL 7–⁠17132504180
Sep 15atTempleL 21–⁠2915770180
Sep 23atTennesseeL 13–⁠17147602200
Sep 30vs.OhioL 50–⁠58145603341
Oct 21vs.Georgia SouthernW 55–⁠201310111140
Oct 28vs.App StateW 30–⁠271513223180
Nov 4atMississippi StateL 23–⁠34119104440
Nov 11vs.MaineW 44–⁠311912311240
Nov 18atBYUW 16–⁠10195302110
Dec 2atFlorida InternationalL 45–⁠631712517441
2016 Massachusetts 12 games, 898 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atFloridaL 7–⁠24195901−10
Sep 10vs.Boston CollegeL 7–⁠26172701−40
Sep 17vs.Florida InternationalW 21–⁠1324850100
Sep 24vs.Mississippi StateL 35–⁠471812515440
Oct 1vs.TulaneL 24–⁠31104502100
Oct 7atOld DominionL 16–⁠36221631150
Oct 15vs.Louisiana TechL 28–⁠56104014130
Oct 22atSouth CarolinaL 28–⁠34281230140
Oct 29vs.WagnerW 34–⁠104220130
Nov 5atTroyL 31–⁠52175203400
Nov 19atBYUL 9–⁠51104004160
Nov 26atHawai’iL 40–⁠461911712170
2015 Massachusetts 12 games, 960 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 12atColoradoL 14–⁠4876202210
Sep 19vs.TempleL 23–⁠254100–––
Sep 26atNotre DameL 27–⁠6251031140
Oct 3vs.Florida InternationalW 24–⁠145130150
Oct 10atBowling GreenL 38–⁠625350–––
Oct 17vs.Kent StateL 10–⁠159680170
Oct 24vs.ToledoL 35–⁠5113801570
Oct 31atBall StateL 10–⁠20116502130
Nov 7vs.AkronL 13–⁠17155201110
Nov 14atEastern MichiganW 28–⁠17301551100
Nov 21vs.Miami (OH)L 13–⁠2013771–––
Nov 27atBuffaloW 31–⁠26352403130

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2019 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 17–⁠21).

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