Running back, Michigan State (from Western Kentucky), 2025–⁠26

Marvis Parrish

Number
No. 21
Height
5′11″
Weight
209 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Marvis Parrish plays running back for Michigan State, after Western Kentucky (2025). Last time out, against Northwestern: 2 catches, 12 yards.

2026 so far

96 rushing yards

Last game: 2 catches, 12 yards vs. Northwestern, L 21–⁠24

Next game: at UCLA, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 28TOL
  2. 11EMU
  3. 8@ND
  4. 6NEB
  5. 36@WIS
  6. 2ILL
  7. 5NU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

102rushing yards, career highvs. Middle Tennessee, 20257catches, career highat Toledo, 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Western Kentucky1065765.4166
2026Michigan State33962.9015
Career1396724.8166

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Western Kentucky362035.6122
2026Michigan State6335.5011
Career422365.6122

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Western Kentucky21RBFr.
2026Michigan State21RBSo.5′11″209

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
2025Western Kentucky1500.0431st (n=576)0.105.516%0.10
2026Michigan State40-0.341st (n=478)0.10-13.79%–

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
2025Western Kentucky40%3.101.201.5017%
2026Michigan State24%2.400.500.2021%

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 Michigan State 7 games, 96 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.ToledoW 30–⁠206280–––
Sep 12vs.Eastern MichiganW 35–⁠741101−10
Sep 19atNotre DameL 10–⁠27580–––
Sep 26vs.NebraskaL 13–⁠313601110
Oct 3atWisconsinL 3–⁠3111360150
Oct 10vs.IllinoisL 37–⁠38120160
Oct 17vs.NorthwesternL 21–⁠243502120
2025 Western Kentucky 13 games, 576 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 23vs.Sam HoustonW 41–⁠24125206581
Aug 30vs.North AlabamaW 55–⁠641901140
Sep 6atToledoL 21–⁠4572207280
Sep 20vs.NevadaW 31–⁠16104403110
Sep 27atMissouri StateW 27–⁠2292005380
Oct 3atDelawareW 27–⁠245270100
Oct 14vs.Florida InternationalL 6–⁠2597403100
Oct 21atLouisiana TechW 28–⁠2753302180
Nov 1vs.New Mexico StateW 35–⁠167340270
Nov 15vs.Middle TennesseeW 42–⁠261210202110
Nov 22atLSUL 10–⁠137320330
Nov 29atJacksonville StateL 34–⁠3712520150
Dec 23 ✦vs.Southern MissW 27–⁠167651–––

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

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