Ahmani Marshall

Former running back at App State. 2024: 713 rushing yards, 7 rushing TD, 11 catches.

RB · App State · Sr. · #3

6′1″ · 220 lb · Kernersville, NC

CFB Index 47 · #150 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceApp State 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 1090 nationally · Signed with East Forsyth

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at App State. 2024: 713 rushing yards, 7 rushing TD, 11 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to East Forsyth in 2020.
Transferred from Wake Forest to App State in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at App State, 1,288 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2020

Recruited3-star out of East Forsyth

20229 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

202411 games

All-Sun Beltthird

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1090 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-SUN BELT

All-Sun Belt mention (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

1 coach

2020–2024

Shawn Clark

App State

Played his entire career under Shawn Clark.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Wake Forest4-5HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Wake Forest11-3HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced, fast tempo

2022App State6-6HC: Shawn Clark · Run-leaning

2023App State9-5HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced

2024App State5-6HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

47Rotational starter #150 of 310?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: long run (24th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#199 / 442 · 55th pct

5.1%

Success rate#203 / 442 · 54th pct

45.7%

EPA / carry#273 / 442 · 38th pct

0.12

Explosive rate#280 / 442 · 37th pct

5.8%

Yards / carry#284 / 442 · 36th pct

4.8

Box-score rates (8)

Carries#83 / 335 · 75th pct

149

Rush yards#100 / 335 · 70th pct

713

Rush TDs#91 / 335 · 70th pct

Fumbles lost#55 / 204 · 49th pct

Receptions#170 / 330 · 46th pct

Yards / carry#190 / 335 · 42nd pct

4.8

Rec yards#194 / 330 · 41st pct

Long run#254 / 335 · 24th pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— first qualifying season

Success rate— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Yards / carry— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)

Yardage DNA

138 carries

14%

Stuffed (≤0)

41%

Grind (1–3)

29%

Chunk (4–9)

17%

Explosive (10+)

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Dowell Loggains

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

47 · #150 of 310 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #150 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	App State	149	713	4.8	7	--
2023	App State	20	65	3.2	2	--
2022	App State	76	389	5.1	4	--
2021	Wake Forest	23	103	4.5	0	--
2020	Wake Forest	6	18	3.0	0	--
Career		274	1,288	4.7	13	--

Season	Team
2024	App State	11	71	6.5	0	--
2023	App State	--	--	--	--	--
2022	App State	4	22	5.5	0	--
2021	Wake Forest	--	--	--	--	--
2020	Wake Forest	--	--	--	--	--
Career		15	93	6.2	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2024

W 34–20

vs James Madison

108 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD

With J. Aguilar — 216 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.7 · 4 rush yds (5 car) · M. Jackson — 5 rec · 162 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 14 · Georgia Southern · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA -4.21Ahmani Marshall run for no gain to the GASO 1
Week 9 · Georgia State · 3&8 · Q4 · EPA -3.87Ahmani Marshall run for 5 yds to the GAST 10 Ahmani Marshall fumbled, recovered by GAST Anthony Blume
Week 6 · Marshall · 4&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.85Ahmani Marshall run for 2 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Week 11 · Coastal Carolina · 4&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.85Ahmani Marshall run for 2 yds for a TD (Jackson Moore KICK)
Week 11 · Coastal Carolina · 4&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.85Ahmani Marshall run for 2 yds for a TD (Jackson Moore KICK)
Week 13 · James Madison · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.35Ahmani Marshall run for 15 yds to the APP 47 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Coastal Carolina · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.11Ahmani Marshall run for 27 yds to the APP 43 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · East Carolina · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.11Ahmani Marshall run for 11 yds to the ECU 48 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Old Dominion · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.09Joey Aguilar pass complete to Ahmani Marshall for 11 yds to the APP 47 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · James Madison · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.08Ahmani Marshall run for 22 yds to the JMU 18 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ 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	4.2	7	29