Junior running back for Buffalo. 2021: 414 rushing yards, 5 rushing TD, 8 catches.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Norfolk, VA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
3 running back for Buffalo. 2021: 414 rushing yards, 5 rushing TD, 8 catches.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearKevin Marks
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Kevin Marks has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Buffalo. In 2020 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-MAC. The receipt on tape: 85 rush yds, 5 rec yds against Nebraska, Week 2, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Buffalo, 3,035 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lance Leipold → Maurice Linguist. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: yards / carry (12th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
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
Pete Lembo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
SIGNATURE GAME · 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 · 4 rush yds (1 car) · R. Cook Jr. — 94 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
| 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 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 | 3.6 | 5 | 30 |
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Frank Peasant’s 2021 season.
Matches Frank on
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Julius Loughridge’s path through Fordham.
Julius Loughridge
Matches Julius on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Frank Peasant's senior season at Middle Tennessee (2021).
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Differs from Frank on
Player DNA