Mar'Keise Irving: RB · Oregon.
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Mar'Keise Irving
Wins in space out of the backfield. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: P.J. Fleck and Dan Lanning. One game to point at: 129 rushing yards and 51 receiving yards against Washington State — Week 8, 2023.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
43.2% of carries overall (184/426) → 20.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (18/90) — 50.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
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
11 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (100.0%). 8 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (36.4%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 81-7vs Portland State | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 2 | 56 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-30@ Texas Tech | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-10vs Hawai'i | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-6vs No. 19 Colorado | 10 | 89 | 8.9 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-6@ Stanford | 13 | 88 | 6.8 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 7 | L 33-36@ No. 7 Washington | 22 | 127 | 5.8 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-24vs Washington State | 15 | 129 | 8.6 | 2 | 43 | Season-high 129 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 35-6@ No. 13 Utah | 14 | 83 | 5.9 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 10 | W 63-19vs California | 18 | 89 | 4.9 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 11 | W 36-27vs USC | 19 | 118 | 6.2 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-13@ Arizona State | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-7vs No. 15 Oregon State | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | L 31-34vs No. 3 Washington | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 0 | 6 | |
 Bowl | W 45-6vs No. 18 Liberty | 14 | 117 | 8.4 | 1 | 44 | |
| Total | 186 | 1180 | 6.3 | 11 | 56 |
Week 8 · 2023
W 38-24
129 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD · 3 rec · 51 yds · 1 TD
With B. Nix — 293 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.9 · T. Johnson — 6 rec · 94 yds · 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
53%171 carriesFumble rate
1.1%2 of 186 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.3 yds/carry on 186 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 53% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 92.0 | 9.5 | 0.9 |
| Road5g | 79.8 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 91.0 | 9.7 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 77.6 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Pass share
54.8%
513 pass / 423 run
Plays / game
66.9
14 games
Team sack rate
1.0%
524 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
186 carries, 56 catches and 1 pass attempt in 14 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Surprisingly productive for a back with no award recognition yet — top-3% receiving usage, top-1% overall rushing production.2023 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #9 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Minnesota and Oregon, 2,931 rushing yards — drafted at #125 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A stat line in 38 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: P.J. Fleck and Dan Lanning.
Next stop · NFL
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 3rd NFL season
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 3rd NFL season
