CFB Zeitgeist Score
56
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 62nd percentile.
Marlon Gunn
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
582 RUSH YDS · 6 RUSH TD · 112 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to East Carolina for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Running back · East Carolina
Returning around him
- 51% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 East Carolina player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (23 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
East Carolina · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #78 · 2026 recruiting class #77
RB · EAST CAROLINA · AMERICAN ATHLETIC
Marlon Gunn
- 4
- #21
- 6-0 | 207 lb
- Baton Rouge, LA
Heisman Heat
#3083
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP RB AWARD
Doak Walker
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2025+93%
Up 93% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
East Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Marlon Gunn
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
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Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- National · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Marlon Gunn
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the rushing totals stand
Through 13g
582Rush yards
112Carries
6Rush TDs
Per game
44.8Rush yards
9Carries
0Rush TDs
Final
582Rush yards
112Carries
6Rush TDs
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Marlon Gunn's story is about how role and output meet each other. For East Carolina, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
RB season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Backfield contributor against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
112 82nd
YDS
582 83rd
YPC
5.2 67th
TD
6 89th
Receiving
REC
6 47th
YDS
29 37th
YPR
4.8 22nd
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-24@ NC State | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-3vs Campbell | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-0@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-34vs BYU | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-6vs Army | 10 | 53 | 5.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | L 19-26@ Tulane | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-27vs Tulsa | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-14@ Temple | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 1 | 25 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-22vs Charlotte | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-27vs Memphis | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-58@ UTSA | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 1 | 50 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-3@ Florida Atlantic | 14 | 130 | 9.3 | 1 | 36 | Season-high 130 yds |
| Bowl | W 23-17vs Pittsburgh | 18 | 50 | 2.8 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 112 | 582 | 4.9 | 6 | 50 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2022East Carolina8-5HC: Mike Houston · Balanced
2023East Carolina2-10HC: Mike Houston · Balanced
2025East Carolina9-4HC: Blake Harrell · Run-leaning, fast tempo
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 112 | 582 | 5.2 | 6 | -- |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 24 | 65 | 2.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 65 | 301 | 4.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 201 | 948 | 4.7 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 14 | 77 | 5.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 25 | 140 | 5.6 | 0 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.
How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 582 | #124/735 | 83rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 6 | #83/739 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 5.2 | #240/735 | 67th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 6 | #291/552 | 47th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 29 | #347/548 | 37th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.17 | #102/362 | 72nd pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 103 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 11.6% | #267/738 | 64th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 112 | #132/739 | 82nd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 50 | #162/733 | 78th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 8 | #438/540 | 19th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 4.8 | #428/548 | 22nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 20.0% | #263/738 | 64th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 13.7% | #104/738 | 86th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 12.6% | #277/738 | 63rd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 11.1% | #324/738 | 56th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 10.6% | #318/738 | 57th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 8.8% | #252/738 | 66th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 1.8% | #419/738 | 43rd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 38.4 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 52.2 | 5.7 | 0.7 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins9g | 47.6 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Losses4g | 38.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 32.6 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 59.0 | 6.7 | 0.7 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
56Solid starter
Concern: rec yards (16th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_rushing0.17Mid (p50–p75) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Marlon GunnEast CarolinaSire GainesBoise State· 83% simChavon WrightNorthern Illinois· 82% simKaelon BlackIndiana· 82% sim
Rush TDs
Rush yards
Yards / carry
Carries
Long run
Receptions
Rec yards
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Spencer Brown’s 2020 season.
Spencer Brown
80%match
#2
Billy Lucas
79%
#3
Bryson Kuzdzal
78%
#4
Devin Neal
77%
#5
Daetrich Harrington
75%
Matches Spencer on
Rush TD rate
Height
Class year
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Larry Rountree III’s path through Missouri.
Larry Rountree III
96%match
All-SECNFL Rd 6
#2
Tate Carney
95%
#3
Kierre Crossley
94%
#4
Dominic Richardson
94%
#5
Chuba Hubbard
All-Big 12NFL Rd 4
94%
Matches Larry on
Yards per carry
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Le'Veon Moss's senior season at Texas A&M (2025).
Le'Veon Moss
77%match
#2
Reggie Love III
76%
#3
Zachary Palmer-Smith
76%
#4
Sam Franklin
75%
#5
Willie Shaw III
73%
Matches Le'Veon on
Weight
Receiving share
Height
Differs from Le'Veon on
Rush TD rate (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Pass share
44.5%
440 pass / 548 run
Plays / game
76.0
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
4.7%
343 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022
Mike Houston
East Carolina
2023
Mike Houston
East Carolina
2025era →
Blake Harrell
East Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownBaton Rouge, LA
Height6'0"
Weight207 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey21
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamEast Carolina
ConferenceAmerican Athletic
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Carolina | RB4 | #3083 | #3096 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2023 | East Carolina | RB4 | #3248 | #3634 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2022 | East Carolina | RB4 | #1597 | #1754 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | American Athletic |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | American Athletic | RB | 4 | No. 21 | 6-0 | 207 lb | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2024 | East Carolina | American Athletic | RB | 4 | No. 21 | 6-0 | 207 lb | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2023 | East Carolina | American Athletic | RB | 4 | No. 21 | 6-0 | 207 lb | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2022 | East Carolina | American Athletic | RB | 4 | No. 21 | 6-0 | 207 lb | Baton Rouge, LA |