Last confirmed: Central Michigan, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′8″ · Orland Park, IL · Brother Rice
Martez Walker: RB · Central Michigan · #27.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Martez Walker
Wins in space out of the backfield. Two seasons at Central Michigan, two different head coaches: Dan Enos and John Bonamego. One game to point at: 119 rushing yards and 11 receiving yards against Eastern Michigan — Week 13, 2015.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
33.8% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 30.4% of his carries. 3 carries for -5 yds vs Michigan State; 17 for 119 vs Eastern Michigan.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (27.8%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Central Michigan | 106 | 373 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2014 | Central Michigan | 62 | 265 | 4.3 | 1 |
| Career | 168 | 638 | 3.8 | 3 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Central Michigan | 19 | 97 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Central Michigan | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Career | 22 | 107 | 4.9 | 0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-24vs Oklahoma State | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-10vs Monmouth | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-30@ No. 2 Michigan State | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 29-19vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | L 39-41@ Western Michigan | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | W 51-14vs Buffalo | 20 | 66 | 3.3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-21@ Ball State | 19 | 86 | 4.5 | 0 | 45 | |
| Wk 9 | W 14-6@ Akron | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-28vs Toledo | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-14@ Kent State | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-28vs Eastern Michigan | 17 | 119 | 7.0 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 119 yds |
| Total | 106 | 373 | 3.5 | 2 | 45 |
Week 7 · 2015
W 51-14
vs Buffalo
66 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 10 yds
Dominant 37-point win at home against Buffalo.
With C. Rush — 313 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 95.0 · R. Coluzzi — 45.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 60 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
34%102 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds3.5 yds/carry on 106 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 34% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 42.7 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 23.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 26.2 | 2.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 43.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Bonamego
Pass share
54.5%
493 pass / 411 run
Plays / game
69.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
498 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2015
106 carries, 19 catches and 1 pass attempt in 11 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Central Michigan, 638 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2015
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dan Enos → John Bonamego. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
