Running back, East Carolina (from NC State, UNLV, Marshall), 2022–⁠26

Michael Allen

Lettered 2022–⁠23 at NC State (school media guide)

Number
No. 21
Height
5′11″
Weight
206 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Greenville, NC

Michael Allen plays running back for East Carolina, after NC State (2022–⁠23), UNLV (2024) and Marshall (2025).

2026 so far

109 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: at UAB, L 17–⁠30

Next game: at Memphis, Oct 22

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 15@ALA
  2. 12APP
  3. 21@ODU
  4. 13NCCU
  5. 35RICE
  6. 13@UAB

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

138rushing yards, career highat Louisiana, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highat Louisiana, 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022NC State532685.1036
2023NC State522514.8137
2024UNLV191085.7036
2025Marshall773855.0468
2026East Carolina341093.2113
Career2351,1214.8668

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022NC State11978.8134
2023NC State11666.0019
2025Marshall1213911.6149
2026East Carolina8283.5113
Career423307.9349

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022NC State21RBYr 1
2023NC State21RBYr 2
2024UNLV21RBYr 3
2025Marshall21RBYr 4
2026East Carolina21RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″206

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
2022NC State650.1448th (n=470)0.149.116%0.07
2023NC State650.0312th (n=450)0.171.810%0.11
2024UNLV190.09––1.7––
2025Marshall860.1049th (n=576)0.108.716%0.15
2026East Carolina42-0.491st (n=478)0.10-20.411%–

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
2025Marshall49%3.301.001.2016%
2026East Carolina23%2.700.700.1014%

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 East Carolina 6 games, 109 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5atAlabamaL 10–⁠486150–––
Sep 12vs.App StateL 24–⁠2741212100
Sep 19atOld DominionW 20–⁠1782102−10
Sep 26vs.North Carolina CentralW 42–⁠951303191
Oct 10vs.RiceW 28–⁠1210350100
Oct 15atUABL 17–⁠301130–––
2025 Marshall 8 games, 385 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atGeorgiaL 7–⁠45250–––
Sep 13vs.Eastern KentuckyW 38–⁠75400–––
Sep 20atMiddle TennesseeW 42–⁠2821901170
Sep 27atLouisianaL 51–⁠541913825390
Oct 11vs.Old DominionW 48–⁠24113702551
Nov 15atGeorgia StateW 30–⁠1864313340
Nov 22atApp StateL 24–⁠268180–––
Nov 29vs.Georgia SouthernL 19–⁠245140140
2024 UNLV 3 games, 108 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atHoustonW 27–⁠710650–––
Sep 7vs.Utah TechW 72–⁠148400–––
Sep 13vs.KansasW 23–⁠20130–––
2023 NC State 10 games, 251 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atUConnW 24–⁠1443003270
Sep 9vs.Notre DameL 24–⁠45140–––
Sep 16vs.VMIW 45–⁠764703140
Sep 22atVirginiaW 24–⁠2110360–––
Sep 29vs.LouisvilleL 10–⁠138220210
Oct 7vs.MarshallW 48–⁠419701–––
Oct 14atDukeL 3–⁠245210110
Oct 28vs.ClemsonW 24–⁠1771901120
Nov 4vs.MiamiW 20–⁠61101110
Nov 11atWake ForestW 26–⁠6110–––
2022 NC State 6 games, 268 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 24vs.UConnW 41–⁠1010660260
Nov 5vs.Wake ForestW 30–⁠215360–––
Nov 12vs.Boston CollegeL 20–⁠2114770190
Nov 19atLouisvilleL 10–⁠2593102411
Nov 25atNorth CarolinaW 30–⁠27125303200
Dec 30 ✦vs.MarylandL 12–⁠163503210

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

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