Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 28 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 10 | 39 | 3.8 | 0 | 15 |
#21
Marvis Parrish
Sophomore running back for Michigan State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 209 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Lowndes
CFB Index 49 · #135 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred Western Kentucky → Michigan State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
39
rushing yards · 2026
3.9 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 28 rush yds, vs Toledo
Swing playSwung Western Kentucky from 68% to 96% to win.Western Kentucky at Southern Miss · 27-16
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Michigan State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Kentucky in 2025.
Marvis Parrish
Wins in space out of the backfield. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: Conference USA Freshman Player of the Week. One game to point at: 28 rush yds against Toledo — Week 1, 2026.
39 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 10 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202513 games
- Signed with Western Kentucky3-star out of Lowndes
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎓
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2025)
1 mention(s)
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Michigan State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jonathan Smith → Pat Fitzgerald. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan State
2025Western Kentucky
2026Michigan State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2026Michigan State2-0HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 19.5 YDS/g, 3.8 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 106 | 576 | 5.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 116 | 615 | 5.3 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 36 | 203 | 5.6 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 37 | 202 | 5.5 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Toledo
28 rush yds (6 car)
With A. Milivojevic — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.3 · -5 rush yds (6 car) · C. Mccray — 4 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 4&4 · Q2 · EPA -2.22Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short left to #21 M.Parrish caught at EMU35, for 1 yard loss to the EMU35 (#40 B.Eliuk)
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA -1.39Shotgun #21 M.Parrish rush middle for 1 yard loss to the MSU45 (#25 R.Adkins; #98 J.Oluwayemi)
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +1.37No Huddle-Shotgun #21 M.Parrish rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MSU47 (#11 Z.Mowchan; #54 Q.Byas), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Toledo · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA -0.57Shotgun #21 M.Parrish rush middle for 0 yards to the TOL25 (#1 C.Jones)
- Week 1 · Toledo · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA -0.50Shotgun #21 M.Parrish rush middle for 2 yards gain to the TOL29 (#0 A.Zock)
- Week 1 · Toledo · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.49Shotgun #21 M.Parrish rush middle for 15 yards gain to the TOL25 (#12 M.Conteh), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Toledo · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA -0.42Shotgun #21 M.Parrish rush middle for 3 yards gain to the TOL45 (#90 Z.Johnson; #10 J.Fox)
- Week 1 · Toledo · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.17No Huddle-Shotgun #21 M.Parrish rush middle for 3 yards gain to the TOL27 (#99 C.Camese)
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 1&15 · Q2 · EPA +0.11Shotgun #21 M.Parrish rush middle for 6 yards gain to the EMU15 (#13 J.Marshall)
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 1&9 · Q4 · EPA -0.10Shotgun #21 M.Parrish rush middle for 3 yards gain to the EMU06 (#43 M.Eggleston; #11 Z.Mowchan)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
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.
84%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Emmett on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight
Yards / reception
Differs from Emmett on
Class year (lower)
Recruiting rating (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Asim Rose’s path through Kentucky.
96%match
#3
Cooper Wallace
92%
#4
Julius Loughridge
91%
Matches Asim on
Yards per carry
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Viron Ellison Jr.'s freshman season at Tulsa (2024).
74%match
Matches Viron on
Rush TD rate
EPA / carry (adj)
Height
Differs from Viron on
Class year (lower)
Receiving share (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Marvis Parrish
Background
Transfer running back from Western Kentucky has three seasons of eligibility remaining after playing in 13 games with the Hilltoppers in 2025 as a true freshman . . . enrolled at Michigan State in January 2026. 2025 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT WESTERN KENTUCKY): Led the Hilltoppers in rushing yards (576;...
The backfield · Michigan State
- Camryn Edwards1,240 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Marvis Parrish576 rushing yards · 2025
- #7Brandon Tullis297 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Jaziun Patterson296 rushing yards · 2025
- #32Kenneth Williams22 rushing yards · 2025
6 more on the roster · Michigan State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology