Ahmani Marshall: RB · App State · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ahmani Marshall
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Dave Clawson and Shawn Clark. First career honor, 2024: All-Sun Belt. On tape: 127 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards against Georgia Southern, Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
37.6% of carries overall (137/364) → 46.9% of Q4-with-lead carries (23/49) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
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
10 of 13 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (76.9%). 12 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (52.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | App State | 149 | 713 | 4.8 | 7 | 29 |
| 2023 | App State | 20 | 65 | 3.2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2022 | App State | 76 | 389 | 5.1 | 4 | 37 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 23 | 103 | 4.5 | 0 | 16 |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Career | 274 | 1,288 | 4.7 | 13 | 37 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | App State | 11 | 71 | 6.5 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023 | App State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | App State | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 93 | 6.2 | 0 | 14 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs East Tennessee State | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-66@ No. 25 Clemson | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-19@ East Carolina | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-48vs South Alabama | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | L 37-52@ Marshall | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 2 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-34@ Louisiana | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-26vs Georgia State | 18 | 115 | 6.4 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-20vs Old Dominion | 23 | 120 | 5.2 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-38@ Coastal Carolina | 28 | 124 | 4.4 | 2 | 27 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-20vs James Madison | 24 | 108 | 4.5 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-29@ Georgia Southern | 24 | 127 | 5.3 | 1 | 21 | Season-high 127 yds |
| Total | 149 | 713 | 4.8 | 7 | 29 |
Week 11 · 2024
L 24-38
124 rush yds (28 car) · 2 TD · 6 rec · 36 yds
With J. Aguilar — 226 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 26.7 · 30 rush yds (10 car) · M. Jackson — 2 rec · 71 yds
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
46%138 carriesFumble rate
0.7%1 of 149 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.8 yds/carry on 149 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 74.6 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 56.7 | 3.6 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 19.8 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 119 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shawn Clark
Pass share
51.1%
392 pass / 375 run
Plays / game
69.7
11 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
414 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #150 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Wake Forest and App State, 1,288 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Clawson and Shawn Clark.
