Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/113rd/4th & short
10/21Inside-5 share
6 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (54.5%). 10 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (47.6%).
Marquis Young
Last confirmed: Massachusetts, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 215 lb · Fairport, NY · Milford Academy
Marquis Young: RB · Massachusetts · #8.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Marquis Young
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. He has spent four seasons in the Massachusetts backfield. One game to point at: 148 rushing yards and 21 receiving yards against Liberty — Week 10, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Massachusetts | 153 | 777 | 5.1 | 9 |
| 2017 | Massachusetts | 182 | 982 | 5.4 | 9 |
| 2016 | Massachusetts | 198 | 898 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 2015 | Massachusetts | 152 | 960 | 6.3 | 7 |
| Career | 685 | 3,617 | 5.3 | 29 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Massachusetts | 22 | 173 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | Massachusetts | 35 | 280 | 8.0 | 2 |
| 2016 | Massachusetts | 26 | 147 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2015 | Massachusetts | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Career | 98 | 671 | 6.8 | 2 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-15vs Duquesne | 15 | 90 | 6.0 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 1 | L 21-55@ Boston College | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-34@ Georgia Southern | 14 | 71 | 5.1 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-63@ Florida International | 13 | 83 | 6.4 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-31vs Charlotte | 12 | 74 | 6.2 | 2 | 43 | |
| Wk 5 | L 42-58@ Ohio | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | L 42-58vs South Florida | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | W 22-17@ UConn | 26 | 148 | 5.7 | 1 | 30 | Season-high 148 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 62-59vs Liberty | 23 | 148 | 6.4 | 2 | 26 | |
| Wk 11 | L 16-35vs BYU | 19 | 51 | 2.7 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-66@ No. 5 Georgia | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 1 | 12 | |
| Total | 153 | 777 | 5.1 | 9 | 43 |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2018
W 62-59
vs Liberty
148 rush yds (23 car) · 2 TD · 3 rec · 21 yds
Edged out Liberty at home in a shootout.
With R. Comis — 540 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · 26 rush yds (22 car) · 2 TD · A. Isabella — 9 rec · 303 yds · 2 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Georgia Southern · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA −3.66Marquis Young run for no gain to the UMass 35 MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, personal foul (Ray Thomas-Ishman Sr.) to the 50 yard line
- Week 4 · Charlotte · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +3.25Marquis Young run for 43 yds for a TD (Cooper Garcia KICK)
- Week 3 · Florida International · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.86Michael Curtis pass complete to Marquis Young for 44 yds to the FlaIn 7 for a
- Week 3 · Florida International · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.52Marquis Young run for 20 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 9 · UConn · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.43Marquis Young run for 24 yds to the UConn 45 for a
- Week 10 · Liberty · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.41Marquis Young run for 20 yds to the Liber 34 for a
4 more plays
- Week 10 · Liberty · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.26Marquis Young run for 9 yds for a TD (Cooper Garcia KICK)
- Week 1 · Boston College · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.21Marquis Young run for 3 yds for a TD (Mike Caggiano KICK)
- Week 2 · Georgia Southern · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.15Marquis Young run for 2 yds to the UMass 47 for a
- Week 9 · UConn · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.10Marquis Young run for 30 yds to the UConn 3 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
152 of 153 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
46%152 carriesFumble rate
2.6%4 of 153 carries · 3 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds17%of carries
26 carries
Grind
1–3 yds37%of carries
56 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds31%of carries
47 carries
Explosive
10+ yds15%of carries
23 carries
6 of 11 (55%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 7 of 10 (70%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.1 yds/carry on 153 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
17%
Stuffed (≤0)
37%
Grind (1–3)
31%
Chunk (4–9)
15%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Mark Whipple — 13-35 over that span.
2015Massachusetts3-9HC: Mark Whipple · Pass-leaning
2016Massachusetts2-10HC: Mark Whipple · Pass-leaning
2017Massachusetts4-8HC: Mark Whipple · Balanced
2018Massachusetts4-8HC: Mark Whipple · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 78.0 | 5.2 | 1.2 |
| Road6g | 64.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 56.9 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 94.8 | 4.8 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Whipple
Pass share
50.7%
413 pass / 402 run
Plays / game
67.9
12 games
Team sack rate
8.5%
459 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
Starter
153 carries and 22 catches in 11 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Massachusetts
- 2018 Massachusetts WhippleYear 4 · 11 games
- 2017 Massachusetts WhippleYear 3 · 12 games
- 2016 Massachusetts WhippleYear 2 · 12 games
- 2015 Massachusetts WhippleYear 1 · 12 games
- Before collegeSigned with Massachusetts in 2015 as a 3-star prep school recruit, No. 16 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Massachusetts in the 2015 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Massachusetts, 3,617 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 47 games over 4 seasons.
2015 12 games
- Signed with Massachusetts3-star out of Milford Academy
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coach2015–2018
Massachusetts
Played his entire career under Mark Whipple.