Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-41@ Minnesota | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 1 | 10 | Season-high 17 yds |
| Total | 9 | 39 | 4.2 | 1 | 10 |
#24
Marquese Williams
Redshirt junior running back for Akron. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 180 lb · Harrisburg, PA · Bishop McDevitt | Minnesota
The numbers
39
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 17 rush yds, 1 TD, at Minnesota
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Redshirt junior running back for Akron. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Minnesota in 2023.
- Transferred from Minnesota to Akron in 2024.
Marquese Williams
He got to Akron by way of Minnesota. The receipt on tape: 16 rush yds against Wake Forest, Week 1, 2026.
39 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 9 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Minnesota3-star out of Bishop McDevitt
20245 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Akron
Played his entire career under Joe Moorhead.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Marquese Williams's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–10
6 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 35-point win at home against Robert Morris.
With C. Broughton — 227 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.3 · 71 rush yds (13 car) · S. Patrick — 67 rush yds (8 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Minnesota · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.51(07:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 M.Williams rush right for 10 yards gain to the MINN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:44, 1ST DOWN #47 M.Schramm kick attempt good (H: #95 J.Castle, LS: #36 C.Volpe)
- Week 2 · Robert Morris · 2&3 · Q4 · EPA -1.29No Huddle-Shotgun #24 M.Williams rush middle for 1 yard loss to the AKR35 (#48 A.Long)
- Week 1 · Wake Forest · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.28(02:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 M.Williams rush middle for 4 yards gain to the AKR49 (#9 C.Hardy; #14 T.Walton), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Robert Morris · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.66No Huddle-Shotgun #24 M.Williams rush middle for 7 yards gain to the AKR36 (#49 L.King)
- Week 3 · Minnesota · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.48(03:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 M.Williams rush middle for 2 yards loss to the AKRON10 (#1 J.Howard)
- Week 1 · Wake Forest · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.40(01:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Curry rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WFU29 (#14 T.Walton; #91 L.Smalls-Allen)
- Week 1 · Wake Forest · 2&3 · Q4 · EPA +0.31(02:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 M.Williams rush left for 8 yards gain to the WFU36 (#7 B.Jock), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Minnesota · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.30(09:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 M.Williams rush middle for 3 yards gain to the AKRON28 (#1 J.Howard)
- Week 1 · Wake Forest · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.16(03:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 M.Williams rush right for 4 yards gain to the AKR45 (#46 D.Dyce; #24 M.Bright)
- Week 3 · Minnesota · 2&12 · Q4 · EPA +0.07(03:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 M.Williams rush middle for 6 yards gain to the AKRON16 (#28 T.Richardson)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +17 rushing yards, +1 rushing TD.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Joe Moorhead — 10-17 over that span.
2024Akron4-8HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2025Akron5-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
2026Akron1-2HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 16.5 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 13.0 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
52.8%
105 pass / 94 run
Plays / game
66.3
3 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
117 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025: Appeared in four games… rushed for 86 yards on 21 carries, averaging 4.1 yards per attempt… added three receptions for 12 yards… totaled 98 all-purpose yards, averaging 24.5 per game… recorded a season-high six carries for 30 yards against Wyoming (8/28). 2024: Appeared in six games… ran…
The backfield · Akron
- #1Jordan Gant1,032 rushing yards · 2025
- #13Sean Patrick274 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Marquese Williams86 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Taven Curry54 rushing yards · 2025
- #28Luke Reed4 rushing yards · 2025
1 more on the roster · Akron team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology