Kevin Marks: RB · Buffalo · #5.
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Kevin Marks
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Buffalo. The first career honor came in 2020: All-MAC. On tape: 85 rushing yards and 5 receiving yards against Nebraska, Week 2, 2021.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 19.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 8.3% of his carries. 3 carries for 4 yds vs Ball State; 20 for 91 vs Nebraska.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of the team's 30 inside-the-5 carries (23.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 69-7vs Wagner | 13 | 72 | 5.5 | 2 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-28@ Nebraska | 21 | 85 | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | Season-high 85 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 25-28vs No. 16 Coastal Carolina | 20 | 64 | 3.2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-34@ Old Dominion | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24vs Western Michigan | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | L 38-48@ Kent State | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 2 | 16 | |
| Wk 11 | L 18-45@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-33vs Northern Illinois | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-20@ Ball State | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 108 | 414 | 3.8 | 5 | 30 |
Week 1 · 2021
W 69-7
vs Wagner
72 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 62-point win at home against Wagner.
With K. Vantrease — 231 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.5 · R. Cook Jr. — 94 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
40%108 carriesFumble rate
1.9%2 of 108 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds3.8 yds/carry on 108 carries · 6% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 48.5 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 44.0 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 61.3 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 15.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Maurice Linguist
Pass share
40.8%
366 pass / 530 run
Plays / game
74.7
12 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
401 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Buffalo, 3,035 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 42 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2020)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lance Leipold → Maurice Linguist. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
