Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5/24Inside-5 share
5 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (20.8%).
Remi Watson
Last confirmed: Marshall, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · Lakeland, FL · Lake Gibson
Remi Watson: RB · Marshall · #8.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Remi Watson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. This is his second year in the same backfield at Marshall. One game to point at: 97 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Florida International — Week 11, 2015.
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.
Marshall in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-31vs Purdue | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-21@ Ohio | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-10vs Southern Miss | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-17@ Florida Atlantic | 11 | 66 | 6.0 | 1 | 38 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-13vs North Texas | 17 | 83 | 4.9 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-10@ Charlotte | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-27@ Middle Tennessee | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-0vs Florida International | 11 | 97 | 8.8 | 2 | 62 | Season-high 97 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 28-49@ Western Kentucky | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 80 | 398 | 5.0 | 5 | 62 |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2015
W 52-0
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 11 · Florida International · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +6.04Remi Watson run for 62 yds for a TD, (Nick Smith KICK)
- Week 9 · Charlotte · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.52Remi Watson run for 7 yds for a TD, (Nick Smith KICK)
- Week 8 · North Texas · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.51Remi Watson run for 10 yds for a TD, (Nick Smith KICK)
- Week 7 · Florida Atlantic · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.35Remi Watson run for 38 yds to the FlAtl 25 for a
- Week 10 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.27Remi Watson run for 24 yds to the MTnSt 39 for a
- Week 13 · Western Kentucky · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.12Chase Litton pass complete to Remi Watson for 16 yds to the Marsh 41 for a
4 more plays
- Week 8 · North Texas · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +1.91Chase Litton pass complete to Remi Watson for 18 yds to the NoTex 1 for a
- Week 11 · Florida International · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Remi Watson run for 1 yd for a TD, (Nick Smith KICK)
- Week 1 · Purdue · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.83Remi Watson run for 21 yds to the Prdue 44 for a
- Week 10 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.45Remi Watson run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 41
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
80 of 80 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
44%80 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds21%of carries
17 carries
Grind
1–3 yds39%of carries
31 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds29%of carries
23 carries
Explosive
10+ yds11%of carries
9 carries
6 of 8 (75%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 5 (40%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.0 yds/carry on 80 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Doc Holliday — 23-4 over that span.
2014Marshall13-1HC: Doc Holliday · Run-leaning
2015Marshall10-3HC: Doc Holliday · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 57.8 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 33.4 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 31.0 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 54.8 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Doc Holliday
Pass share
49.3%
470 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
73.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
507 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2015
80 carries and 5 catches in 9 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Marshall
- 2015 Marshall HollidayYear 5 · 9 games
- 2014 Marshall HollidayYear 4 · 13 games
- 2013 Marshall HollidayYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Marshall HollidayYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2011 Marshall HollidayYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Marshall in 2011 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,282 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Marshall in the 2011 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at Marshall, 944 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2011
- Signed with Marshall3-star out of Lake Gibson
Coaching lineage · 2011–2015
1 coach2011–2015
Marshall
Played his entire career under Doc Holliday.