DeAndre Marcus: RB · Louisiana Tech · #28.
DeAndre Marcus
Arrived as a two-star recruit; two seasons of production at Louisiana Tech since. On tape: 99 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Massachusetts, Week 7, 2019.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
5.8% of carries overall (25/432) → 15.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (16/101) — 0.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech | 27 | 211 | 7.8 | 1 | 41 |
| 2018 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 30 | 226 | 7.5 | 1 | 41 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | Louisiana Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-45@ No. 10 Texas | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-7@ Bowling Green | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | W 69-21vs Massachusetts | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 1 | 41 | Season-high 99 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 45-30vs Southern Miss | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-21@ UTEP | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-17vs North Texas | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 27 | 211 | 7.8 | 1 | 41 |
Week 7 · 2019
W 69-21
99 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 48-point win at home against Massachusetts.
With J. Smith — 239 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.4 · 69 rush yds (5 car) · J. Henderson — 137 rush yds (11 car) · 3 TD · 2 rec · 31 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
2 seasons under Skip Holtz, all balanced offenses — 18-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 53.0 | 8.5 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 17.3 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 40.0 | 7.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 30.3 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Skip Holtz
Pass share
49.4%
457 pass / 468 run
Plays / game
71.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
506 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Louisiana Tech, 226 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
