Jo'quavious Marks

Former running back at USC. 2024: 1,133 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 47 catches.

RB · USC · Sr. · #4

5′10″ · 208 lb · Atlanta, GA

CFB Index 84 · #14 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceHouston — drafted 2025, Rd 4, Pick 14, #116 overall

Recruiting

4★

RB recruit

No. 138 nationally · Signed with Mississippi State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at USC. 2024: 1,133 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 47 catches.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2020.
Drafted round 4 by the Houston in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at USC, 3,016 rushing yards — drafted at #116 overall by Houston.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 80 yds vs Arkansas.Arkansas · W 40-172022

202010 games

Signed with Mississippi State4-star out of Carver

2025

Drafted by Houstonround 4, pick 116

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#138 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #116

Houston · 2025

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

3 coaches

2020

Clay Helton

USC

2021

Donte Williams

USC

era →

2022–2024

Lincoln Riley

USC

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Clay Helton, Donte Williams, and Lincoln Riley. Multi-era developmental context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

HoustonEntering 2nd NFL season

#116Rd 4 · Pick 14

HoustonEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Mississippi State4-7HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2021Mississippi State7-6HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2022Mississippi State9-4HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy

2023Mississippi State5-7HC: Greg Knox · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2024USC7-6HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

84All-Conference level #14 of 310?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (82nd percentile). Strength: receptions (98th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#79 / 442 · 82nd pct

10.0%

Yards / carry#100 / 442 · 77th pct

6.0

Success rate#130 / 442 · 71st pct

49.7%

EPA / carry#135 / 442 · 70th pct

0.25

TD rate#268 / 442 · 39th pct

4.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#6 / 330 · 98th pct

Rec yards#15 / 330 · 96th pct

321

Rush yards#25 / 335 · 93rd pct

1133

Carries#32 / 335 · 90th pct

198

Fumbles lost#1 / 204 · 87th pct

Rush TDs#57 / 335 · 81st pct

Yards / carry#74 / 335 · 76th pct

5.7

Long run#80 / 335 · 75th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

25th → 70th percentile

Success rate

16th → 71st percentile

Explosive rate

30th → 82nd percentile

Yards / carry

34th → 77th percentile

TD rate

33rd → 39th percentile

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

200 carries

14%

Stuffed (≤0)

30%

Grind (1–3)

37%

Chunk (4–9)

19%

Explosive (10+)

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	91.7	6.0	0.7
Road6g	97.2	5.5	0.8

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	96.5	5.9	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	92.3	5.7	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lincoln Riley

Pass share

46.0%

97 pass / 114 run

Plays / game

70.3

3 games

Team sack rate

2.0%

102 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

84 · #14 of 310 RBs

Former four-star. Now #14 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	USC	198	1,133	5.7	9	--
2023	Mississippi State	121	573	4.7	4	--
2022	Mississippi State	113	582	5.2	9	--
2021	Mississippi State	106	416	3.9	6	--
2020	Mississippi State	70	312	4.5	3	--
Career		608	3,016	5.0	31	--

Season	Team
2024	USC	47	321	6.8	0	--
2023	Mississippi State	23	167	7.3	2	--
2022	Mississippi State	48	288	6.0	0	--
2021	Mississippi State	83	502	6.0	3	--
2020	Mississippi State	60	268	4.5	0	--
Career		261	1,546	5.9	5	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 4 · Michigan · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA +5.08Woody Marks run for 65 yds to the MICH 2 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Utah State · 1&15 · Q1 · EPA +3.30Woody Marks run for 33 yds to the USU 39 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Utah State · 1&15 · Q1 · EPA +3.30Woody Marks run for 33 yds to the USU 39 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Nebraska · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +3.08Woody Marks run for 34 yds to the NEB 13 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Penn State · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.66Woody Marks run for 21 yds to the PSU 37 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Rutgers · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.56Woody Marks run for 22 yds for a TD (Michael Lantz KICK)
Week 1 · LSU · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.54Woody Marks run for 13 yds for a TD (Michael Lantz KICK)
Week 10 · Washington · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +2.47Woody Marks run for 19 yds to the USC 44 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Washington · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.33Woody Marks run for 9 yds to the WASH 43 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Penn State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.24Miller Moss pass complete to Woody Marks for 33 yds to the PSU 30 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 27-20@ LSU	16	68	4.3	2	17
Wk 2	W 48-0vs Utah State	13	103	7.9	1	33
Wk 4	L 24-27@ Michigan	13	100	7.7	0	65
Wk 5	W 38-21vs Wisconsin	19	63	3.3	0	10
Wk 6	L 17-24@ Minnesota	20	134	6.7	1	20
Wk 7	L 30-33vs Penn State	20	111	5.6	0	28
Wk 8	L 28-29@ Maryland	17	82	4.8	1	16
Wk 9	W 42-20vs Rutgers	15	94	6.3	3	22	3 rushing TDs
Wk 10	L 21-26@ Washington	22	123	5.6	1	19
Wk 12	W 28-20vs Nebraska	19	146	7.7	0	34	Season-high 146 yds
Wk 13	W 19-13@ UCLA	18	76	4.2	0	16
Wk 14	L 35-49vs Notre Dame	6	33	5.5	0	14
Total		198	1133	5.8	9	65

How he plays

Play style

Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.

CFB Index positional classification

Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape

Steady, not spectacular

~ our read

200Carries

1203Yards

16.0%Top-5 share

14.5%Stuffed rate

Just 16.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 14.5% of his carries. 6 carries for 33 yds vs Notre Dame; 17 for 173 vs Utah State.

Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share

Not actually a closer

checked · no story

56.4%Carry share

43.1%Q4-lead share

89.3%In competitive games

56.4% of carries overall (199/353) → 43.1% of Q4-with-lead carries (28/65) — 89.3% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

fact

9/133rd/4th & short

14/26Inside-5 share