Rakeem Cato

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.

2014 Marshall 14 games, 3,903 passing yards, 40 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Aug 30	atMiami (OH)	W 42–⁠27	20	32	261	3	0	−10
Sep 6	vs.Rhode Island	W 48–⁠7	15	29	267	2	0	143
Sep 13	vs.Ohio	W 44–⁠14	17	29	425	4	1	19
Sep 20	atAkron	W 48–⁠17	17	31	210	1	1	23
Oct 4	atOld Dominion	W 56–⁠14	18	23	198	2	2	20
Oct 11	vs.Middle Tennessee	W 49–⁠24	17	33	337	3	1	5
Oct 18	atFlorida International	W 45–⁠13	15	27	214	4	1	23
Oct 25	vs.Florida Atlantic	W 35–⁠16	13	24	218	1	0	32
Nov 8	atSouthern Miss	W 63–⁠17	13	19	186	2	0	92
Nov 15	vs.Rice	W 41–⁠14	23	37	297	4	1	12
Nov 22	atUAB	W 23–⁠18	20	38	284	2	1	41
Nov 28	vs.Western Kentucky	L 66–⁠67	29	46	417	7	4	29
Dec 6	vs.Louisiana Tech	W 26–⁠23	25	46	308	2	1	28
Dec 23 ✦	vs.Northern Illinois	W 52–⁠23	25	37	281	3	0	25

2013 Marshall 14 games, 3,916 passing yards, 39 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Aug 31	vs.Miami (OH)	W 52–⁠14	22	34	253	5	0	59
Sep 7	vs.Gardner-Webb	W 55–⁠0	16	28	230	1	1	6
Sep 14	atOhio	L 31–⁠34	30	45	366	1	1	30
Sep 21	atVirginia Tech	L 21–⁠29	19	41	228	2	2	46
Oct 5	vs.UTSA	W 34–⁠10	22	32	279	2	0	−11
Oct 12	atFlorida Atlantic	W 24–⁠23	18	34	216	1	1	45
Oct 24	atMiddle Tennessee	L 49–⁠51	19	35	235	3	1	47
Nov 2	vs.Southern Miss	W 61–⁠13	21	28	262	5	0	−3
Nov 9	vs.UAB	W 56–⁠14	14	20	276	3	0	6
Nov 14	atTulsa	W 45–⁠34	33	58	456	5	1	13
Nov 23	atFlorida International	W 48–⁠10	15	31	241	4	0	10
Nov 29	vs.East Carolina	W 59–⁠28	17	28	272	2	1	6
Dec 7	vs.Rice	L 24–⁠41	24	41	265	2	1	25
Dec 27 ✦	vs.Maryland	W 31–⁠20	28	44	337	3	0	15

2012 Marshall 12 games, 4,201 passing yards, 37 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 1	atWest Virginia	L 34–⁠69	38	54	413	2	1	19
Sep 8	vs.Western Carolina	W 52–⁠24	32	42	377	3	0	−5
Sep 15	vs.Ohio	L 24–⁠27	44	65	432	3	1	32
Sep 22	atRice	W 54–⁠51	28	39	259	2	0	−19
Sep 29	atPurdue	L 41–⁠51	45	68	439	5	3	4
Oct 6	vs.Tulsa	L 38–⁠45	31	44	391	3	1	9
Oct 20	atSouthern Miss	W 59–⁠24	31	42	340	3	1	3
Oct 27	vs.UCF	L 17–⁠54	35	62	298	2	0	−25
Nov 3	vs.Memphis	W 38–⁠28	34	44	341	4	0	−16
Nov 10	atUAB	L 31–⁠38	25	34	216	2	1	−4
Nov 17	vs.Houston	W 44–⁠41	32	50	377	3	2	32
Nov 23	atEast Carolina	L 59–⁠65	31	40	318	5	1	1

2011 Marshall 13 games, 2,059 passing yards, 15 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 4	atWest Virginia	L 13–⁠34	15	21	115	0	0	3
Sep 10	vs.Southern Miss	W 26–⁠20	27	42	275	3	2	5
Sep 17	atOhio	L 7–⁠44	9	21	116	1	4	−6
Sep 24	vs.Virginia Tech	L 10–⁠30	17	33	245	1	1	−12
Oct 1	atLouisville	W 17–⁠13	18	30	236	2	0	19
Oct 8	atUCF	L 6–⁠16	11	29	87	0	0	6
Oct 15	vs.Rice	W 24–⁠20	2	4	1	0	0	–
Oct 22	atHouston	L 28–⁠63	2	4	52	1	0	–
Oct 29	vs.UAB	W 59–⁠14	2	3	52	1	0	5
Nov 12	atTulsa	L 17–⁠59	16	26	163	1	1	2
Nov 17	atMemphis	W 23–⁠22	13	23	150	1	2	8
Nov 26	vs.East Carolina	W 34–⁠27	23	29	341	2	0	−2
Dec 20 ✦	vs.Florida International	W 20–⁠10	27	39	226	2	1	4

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

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