Marco Lee: RB · South Alabama · #29.
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Marco Lee
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 66 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against SE Louisiana — Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
12.1% of carries overall (52/431) → 32.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (21/65) — 0.0% 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
5 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (20.8%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Alabama | 53 | 220 | 4.2 | 2 | 13 |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 67 | 247 | 3.7 | 4 | 32 |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 125 | 495 | 4.0 | 6 | 32 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Alabama | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | South Alabama | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-17vs SE Louisiana | 11 | 66 | 6.0 | 1 | 13 | Season-high 66 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 33-7@ Oklahoma State | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-34vs Central Michigan | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-31@ James Madison | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | W 55-7@ UL Monroe | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | W 55-3vs Southern Miss | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-28@ Troy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 21-14vs Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-0vs Marshall | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | L 44-52@ Texas State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 53 | 220 | 4.2 | 2 | 13 |
Week 2 · 2023
W 35-17
vs SE Louisiana
66 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
With C. Bradley — 258 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 69.4 · C. Lacy — 8 rec · 139 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
38%52 carriesFumble rate
1.9%1 of 53 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.2 yds/carry on 53 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 26.4 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 17.6 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 32.0 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 12.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kane Wommack
Pass share
47.9%
428 pass / 465 run
Plays / game
68.7
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #279 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Virginia Tech and South Alabama, 495 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price and Kane Wommack.
