MarShawn Lloyd

Former running back at USC. 2023: 820 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 13 catches.

RB · USC · Jr.

5′9″ · 210 lb · Wilmington, DE

CFB Index 73 · #35 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceGreen Bay — drafted 2024, Rd 3, Pick 25, #88 overall

Recruiting

4★

RB recruit

No. 43 nationally · Signed with South Carolina

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at USC. 2023: 820 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 13 catches.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to South Carolina in 2020.
Transferred from South Carolina to USC in 2023.
Drafted round 3 by the Green Bay in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at USC, 1,620 rushing yards — drafted at #88 overall by Green Bay.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2020

Signed with South Carolina4-star out of DeMatha Catholic

202311 games

Entered the portal

2024

Drafted by Green Bayround 3, pick 88

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#43 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #88

Green Bay · 2024

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches

2021

Donte Williams

USC

2022–2023

Lincoln Riley

USC

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Donte Williams → Lincoln Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Green BayEntering 3rd NFL season

#88Rd 3 · Pick 25

Green BayEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021South Carolina7-6HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning

2022South Carolina8-5HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced

2023USC8-5HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

73Quality starter #35 of 310?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (98th percentile). Strength: yards / carry (95th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (4th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#8 / 426 · 98th pct

16.4%

Yards / carry#20 / 426 · 95th pct

7.3

TD rate#76 / 426 · 82nd pct

7.8%

EPA / carry#108 / 426 · 75th pct

0.28

Success rate#124 / 426 · 71st pct

48.3%

Box-score rates (8)

Yards / carry#7 / 333 · 97th pct

7.1

Rec yards#36 / 327 · 89th pct

232

Rush TDs#49 / 333 · 84th pct

Rush yards#66 / 333 · 80th pct

820

Long run#103 / 333 · 68th pct

Carries#134 / 333 · 60th pct

116

Receptions#134 / 327 · 58th pct

Fumbles lost#195 / 207 · 4th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

63rd → 75th percentile

Success rate

42nd → 71st percentile

Explosive rate

85th → 98th percentile

Yards / carry

62nd → 95th percentile

TD rate

87th → 82nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)

Yardage DNA

116 carries

14%

Stuffed (≤0)

30%

Grind (1–3)

35%

Chunk (4–9)

21%

Explosive (10+)

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	64.0	7.4	0.7
Road5g	87.2	6.8	1.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	80.7	7.6	0.7
Weeks 8+4g	63.8	6.3	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lincoln Riley

Pass share

46.0%

97 pass / 114 run

Plays / game

70.3

3 games

Team sack rate

2.0%

102 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

our read surprisingly productive for a back with no award recognition yet — top-2% yards per carry, top-1% yards per catch.2023 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

73 · #35 of 310 RBs

Former four-star. Now #35 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	USC	116	820	7.1	9	--
2022	South Carolina	111	572	5.2	9	--
2021	South Carolina	64	228	3.6	1	--
Career		291	1,620	5.6	19	--

Season	Team
2023	USC	13	232	17.8	0	--
2022	South Carolina	18	176	9.8	2	--
2021	South Carolina	3	44	14.7	0	--
Career		34	452	13.3	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023

W 43–41

vs Arizona

86 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD

Edged out Arizona at home in a shootout.

With C. Williams — 219 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 78.3 · 41 rush yds (12 car) · 3 TD · E. Czaplicki — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 55 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Nevada · 1&20 · Q2 · EPA +4.25Caleb Williams pass complete to MarShawn Lloyd for 54 yds to the NEV 20 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Utah · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.48MarShawn Lloyd run for 45 yds for a TD (Denis Lynch KICK)
Week 4 · Arizona State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.35MarShawn Lloyd run for 43 yds to the ASU 40 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Notre Dame · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +3.04MarShawn Lloyd run for 31 yds for a TD (Denis Lynch KICK)
Week 8 · Utah · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -2.90MarShawn Lloyd run for 8 yds to the UTAH 45 MarShawn Lloyd fumbled, recovered by UTAH Cole Bishop
Week 9 · California · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.85MarShawn Lloyd run for 56 yds to the CAL 7 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Colorado · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.74MarShawn Lloyd run for 27 yds for a TD (Denis Lynch KICK)
Week 12 · UCLA · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.71Caleb Williams pass complete to MarShawn Lloyd for 33 yds to the UCLA 21 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Nevada · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.68MarShawn Lloyd run for 24 yds for a TD (Denis Lynch KICK)
Week 9 · California · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.61Caleb Williams pass complete to MarShawn Lloyd for 53 yds to the CAL 6 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 56-28vs San José State	9	42	4.7	0	16
Wk 1	W 66-14vs Nevada	7	76	10.9	1	30
Wk 2	W 56-10vs Stanford	9	77	8.6	1	25
Wk 4	W 42-28@ Arizona State	14	154	11.0	0	43	Season-high 154 yds
Wk 5	W 48-41@ Colorado	13	84	6.5	1	27
Wk 6	W 43-41vs Arizona	15	86	5.7	1	24
Wk 7	L 20-48@ Notre Dame	8	46	5.8	1	31
Wk 8	L 32-34vs Utah	7	86	12.3	1	45
Wk 9	W 50-49@ California	17	115	6.8	2	56
Wk 11	L 27-36@ Oregon	9	37	4.1	1	19
Wk 12	L 20-38vs UCLA	8	17	2.1	0	6
Total		116	820	7.1	9	56