Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/16Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 16 inside-the-5 carries (12.5%).
Marcus Romain is a running back at Northwestern who has played in 2 of Northwestern's 8 games this season, most recently Oct 24.
Northwestern is 6-2.
A game that shows it: 5 rushing yards against Colorado — Week 3, 2026.
7 rushing yards · 0 rushing TD · 5 carries
Style of play
Style of play
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northwestern | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 41-7vs Colorado | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 5 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 42-14vs Rutgers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2026
W 41-7
vs Colorado
5 rush yds (4 car)
Dominant 34-point win at home against Colorado.
With A. Chiles — 241 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 84.1 · J. Himon II — 3 rec · 46 yds · 3 TD · 28 rush yds (4 car)
Teams and coaches
2026Northwestern6-2HC: David Braun · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 YDS/g, 1.6 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Pass share
40.2%
204 pass / 303 run
Plays / game
63.4
8 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
231 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
5 carries in 2 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,293 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Big Ten.
Two seasons at Northwestern
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Northwestern BraunYear 2 · 2 games
- 2025 Northwestern BraunYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school WheelerMarietta, GA · Class of 2025Three-star, No. 1,293 in the 2025 class. Signed with Northwestern.
2025
- Signed with NorthwesternThree-star, out of Wheeler