Marcus Williams Jr.: RB · Louisiana Tech.
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Marcus Williams Jr.
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for four head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Scott Satterfield, Eli Drinkwitz, Shawn Clark and Skip Holtz. On tape: 131 rushing yards and 4 rushing TD against Charlotte, Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 21.1% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 18.4% of his carries. 2 carries for 2 yds vs SE Louisiana; 29 for 131 vs Charlotte.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
39.6% of carries overall (152/384) → 38.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (18/47) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Louisiana Tech | 194 | 792 | 4.1 | 8 | 42 |
| 2020 | App State | 68 | 503 | 7.4 | 3 | 70 |
| 2019 | App State | 113 | 652 | 5.8 | 5 | 35 |
| 2018 | App State | 117 | 522 | 4.5 | 4 | 25 |
| 2017 | App State | 97 | 500 | 5.2 | 2 | 34 |
| Career | 589 | 2,969 | 5.0 | 22 | 70 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Louisiana Tech | 20 | 202 | 10.1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2020 | App State | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | App State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | App State | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 1 | 34 |
| 2017 | App State | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 10 |
| Career | 33 | 325 | 9.8 | 2 | 50 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 34-35@ Mississippi State | 13 | 21 | 1.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-42vs SE Louisiana | 18 | 99 | 5.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | L 37-39vs SMU | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 0 | 34 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-17vs North Texas | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 2 | 42 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-34@ No. 23 NC State | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-19@ UTEP | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-45vs No. 24 UTSA | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-23@ Old Dominion | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 10 | L 38-52@ UAB | 18 | 81 | 4.5 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-32vs Charlotte | 29 | 131 | 4.5 | 4 | 25 | Season-high 131 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 19-35vs Southern Miss | 17 | 76 | 4.5 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-35@ Rice | 19 | 37 | 1.9 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 194 | 792 | 4.1 | 8 | 42 |
Week 11 · 2021
W 42-32
vs Charlotte
The plays that mattered most
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 85.0 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| Road6g | 47.0 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 59.8 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 72.2 | 3.9 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Skip Holtz
Pass share
52.0%
411 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
65.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
194 carries and 20 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at App State and Louisiana Tech, 2,969 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Scott Satterfield, Eli Drinkwitz, and Shawn Clark. Multi-era developmental context.
