#21

Marvis Parrish

RB · Western Kentucky · Fr. · #21

Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
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Marvis Parrish

RB · Western Kentucky · Fr · #21

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2085 national
CFB
College
Western Kentucky
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Western Kentucky1065765.41--
Career1065765.41--
SeasonTeam
2025Western Kentucky362035.61--
Career362035.61--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2025

W 27–24

at Delaware

27 rush yds (5 car)

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Wins in space out of the backfield.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Western Kentucky

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Running back · Western Kentucky

Returning around him

  • 33% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -3 net (19 in / 22 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #100 · 2026 recruiting class #80

DNA match

Player DNA

Satellite Back

Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.

RB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Emmett Johnson’s 2024 season.

Nebraska · 2024

NFL Rd 5
#2

Viron Ellison Jr.

Tulsa · 2024

71%
#3

Jordan Simmons

Georgia State · 2025

69%
#4

Jekail Middlebrook

Middle Tennessee · 2025

68%
#5

Jaiden Credle

Middle Tennessee · 2023

68%

Matches Emmett on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight
Yards / reception

Differs from Emmett on

Class year (lower)
Recruiting rating (lower)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Asim Rose’s path through Kentucky.

Asim Rose

96%match

Kentucky · 2020

#2

Calvin Turner

Hawai'i · 2020

All-Mountain West
93%
#3

Cooper Wallace

The Citadel · 2024

92%
#4

Julius Loughridge

Fordham · 2024

91%
#5

Trey Ragas

Louisiana · 2020

All-Sun Belt
90%

Matches Asim on

Yards per carry

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Viron Ellison Jr.'s freshman season at Tulsa (2024).

Tulsa · 2024

#2

Aaron Dumas

New Mexico · 2021

62%
#3

Jaiden Credle

Northern Illinois · 2022

60%
#4

Lequint Allen

Syracuse · 2022

NFL Rd 7
60%
#5

Maurice Turner

Louisville · 2022

60%

Matches Viron on

Rush TD rate
EPA / carry (adj)
Height

Differs from Viron on

Class year (lower)
Receiving share (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1101

Final rank
#1300
Avg #1199.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1101 this season.