Jimmy Marshall

Senior wide receiver for Middle Tennessee. 2021: 45 catches, 510 receiving yards, 6 TD.

WR · Middle Tennessee · Sr. · #6

6′5″ · 234 lb · Macon, GA

CFB Index 55 · #146 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceMiddle Tennessee 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 2204 nationally · Signed with Middle Tennessee

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Middle Tennessee. 2021: 45 catches, 510 receiving yards, 6 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Middle Tennessee in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Middle Tennessee, 1,261 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

The week the volume broke through — put up 112 yds vs Rice.Rice · L 28-312019

20177 games

Signed with Middle Tennessee3-star out of Tattnall Square Academy

202112 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#2204 national

CFB

College

Middle Tennessee

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE USA

All-Conference USA mention (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

1 coach

2017–2021

Rick Stockstill

Middle Tennessee

Played his entire career under Rick Stockstill.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Rick Stockstill — 29-32 over that span.

2017Middle Tennessee7-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

2018Middle Tennessee8-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

2019Middle Tennessee4-8HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

2020Middle Tennessee3-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

2021Middle Tennessee7-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

55Rotational starter #146 of 468?

High confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (94th percentile). Strength: rec tds (84th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (24th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#41 / 655 · 94th pct

14.7%

Catch rate#172 / 655 · 74th pct

82.4%

EPA / target#235 / 655 · 64th pct

0.77

Explosive rate#273 / 655 · 58th pct

14.7%

Yards / catch#426 / 655 · 35th pct

11.3

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#71 / 557 · 84th pct

Receptions#132 / 557 · 76th pct

Rec yards#201 / 557 · 64th pct

510

Long catch#420 / 557 · 24th pct

Yards / catch#424 / 557 · 24th pct

11.3

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

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).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.4	19.8	7.0	0.2
Road7g	4.7	58.7	13.2	0.7

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.2	54.8	12.4	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	3.3	30.2	8.9	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Derek Mason

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

55 · #146 of 468 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #146 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Middle Tennessee	45	510	11.3	6	--
2020	Middle Tennessee	8	63	7.9	0	--
2019	Middle Tennessee	35	513	14.7	6	--
2018	Middle Tennessee	4	96	24.0	0	--
2017	Middle Tennessee	8	79	9.9	2	--
Career		100	1,261	12.6	14	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2021

W 34–28

vs Marshall

1 rec · 2 yds

Edged out Marshall at home in a shootout.

With K. Ulbrich — 43 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 74 LONG · J. Lane — 1 rec · 34 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Virginia Tech · 3&11 · Q3 · EPA +3.78B.Hockman pass complete to MTS 37. Catch made by J.Marshall at MTS 37. Gain of 26 yards. Tackled by N.Peoples at VT 37.
Week 6 · Liberty · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +3.42Chase Cunningham pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 37 yds to the Liber 46 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · UConn · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.89Chase Cunningham pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 22 yds to the UConn 42 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Florida International · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +2.72N.Vattiato pass complete to FIU 12. Catch made by J.Marshall at FIU 12. Gain of 12 yards. J.Marshall for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Week 3 · UTSA · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.66Chase Cunningham pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 23 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )
Week 4 · Charlotte · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.61Chase Cunningham pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 7 yds for a TD
Week 8 · UConn · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.59Chase Cunningham pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 18 yds for a TD (Zeke Rankin KICK)
Week 8 · UConn · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.55Chase Cunningham pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 14 yds for a TD (Zeke Rankin KICK)
Week 3 · UTSA · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.46Bailey Hockman pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 28 yds to the TexSA 47 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Liberty · 1&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.05Chase Cunningham pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 6 yds for a TD, (Zeke Rankin KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 50-15vs Monmouth	2	15	7.5	0	10
Wk 2	L 14-35@ Virginia Tech	8	111	13.9	0	26	Season-high 111 yds
Wk 3	L 13-27@ UTSA	2	51	25.5	1	28
Wk 4	L 39-42@ Charlotte	5	73	14.6	1	26
Wk 5	W 34-28vs Marshall	1	2	2.0	0	2
Wk 6	L 13-41@ Liberty	7	77	11.0	1	37
Wk 8	W 44-13@ UConn	4	61	15.3	2	22	2 TD catches
Wk 9	W 35-10vs Southern Miss	2	14	7.0	0	12
Wk 10	L 21-48@ Western Kentucky	5	22	4.4	0	9
Wk 11	W 50-10vs Florida International	4	51	12.8	1	17
Wk 12	L 17-24vs Old Dominion	3	17	5.7	0	10
Wk 13	W 27-17@ Florida Atlantic	2	16	8.0	0	11
Total		45	510	10.6	6	37

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology