Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/20Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (5.0%).
Marquez Grayson
Last confirmed: East Carolina, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · Lexington, NC · Lexington Senior
Marquez Grayson: RB · East Carolina · #27.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Marquez Grayson
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. He has spent two seasons in the East Carolina backfield. A game that shows it: 87 rushing yards against UConn — Week 9, 2015.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | East Carolina | 13 | 88 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | East Carolina | 47 | 289 | 6.1 | 5 |
| Career | 60 | 377 | 6.3 | 5 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | East Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2014 | East Carolina | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 1 |
| Career | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 | L 13-31@ UConn | 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 0 | 44 | Season-high 87 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 17-22vs South Florida | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-7@ UCF | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 13 | 88 | 6.8 | 0 | 44 |
Signature game
Week 9 · 2015
L 13-31
at UConn
87 rush yds (9 car)
With W. Gregory — 44.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 69 long · T. Brown — 4 rec · 22 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · South Florida · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.90Marquez Grayson run for a loss of 4 yards to the SFla 49
- Week 9 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.88Marquez Grayson run for 44 yds to the UConn 5 for a
- Week 9 · UConn · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.82Marquez Grayson run for 15 yds to the ECaro 44 for a
- Week 9 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.86Marquez Grayson run for 8 yds to the UConn 43
- Week 12 · UCF · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.82Marquez Grayson run for 1 yd to the UCF 46
- Week 9 · UConn · 1st and 17 · Q4 · EPA +0.81Marquez Grayson run for 12 yds to the ECaro 25
4 more plays
- Week 9 · UConn · 2nd and 2 · Q4 · EPA −0.48Marquez Grayson run for no gain to the UConn 2
- Week 9 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.40Marquez Grayson run for 2 yds to the UConn 35
- Week 9 · UConn · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.39Marquez Grayson run for 3 yds to the UConn 41
- Week 9 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.37Marquez Grayson run for 2 yds to the UConn 33
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Ruffin McNeill — 13-12 over that span.
2014East Carolina8-5HC: Ruffin McNeill · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2015East Carolina5-7HC: Ruffin McNeill · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | -4.0 | -4.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 46.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+3g | 29.3 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ruffin McNeill
Pass share
54.5%
474 pass / 396 run
Plays / game
72.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
503 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2015
13 carries in 3 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at East Carolina
- 2015 East Carolina McNeillYear 3 · 3 games
- 2014 East Carolina McNeillYear 2 · 10 games
- 2013 East Carolina McNeillYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with East Carolina in 2013 as a 3-star recruit, No. 394 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with East Carolina in the 2013 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at East Carolina, 377 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2013
- Signed with East Carolina3-star out of Lexington Senior
Coaching lineage · 2013–2015
1 coach2013–2015
East Carolina
Played his entire career under Ruffin McNeill.