Jo'quavious Marks: RB · USC · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jo'quavious Marks
Wins in space out of the backfield. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 146 rushing yards and 36 receiving yards against Nebraska — Week 12, 2024.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
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.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
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.
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
9 of 13 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (69.2%). 14 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (53.8%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
247Sports Nov 2
USA Today Nov 1
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | USC | 198 | 1,133 | 5.7 | 9 | 65 |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 121 | 573 | 4.7 | 4 | 52 |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 113 | 582 | 5.2 | 9 | 37 |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 106 | 416 | 3.9 | 6 | 23 |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 70 | 312 | 4.5 | 3 | 28 |
| Career | 608 | 3,016 | 5.0 | 31 | 65 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | USC | 47 | 321 | 6.8 | 0 | 33 |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 23 | 167 | 7.3 | 2 | 32 |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 48 | 288 | 6.0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 83 | 502 | 6.0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 60 | 268 | 4.5 | 0 | 19 |
| Career | 261 | 1,546 | 5.9 | 5 | 33 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-20vs No. 13 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@ No. 18 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 No. 4 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 No. 5 Notre Dame | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 198 | 1133 | 5.7 | 9 | 65 |
Week 9 · 2024
W 42-20
vs Rutgers
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
50%199 carriesFumble rate
0.5%1 of 198 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.7 yds/carry on 198 carries · 19% explosive (10+ yds) · 50% 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 · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 91.7 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 103 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
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
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
59.9%
533 pass / 357 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
563 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
198 carries and 47 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #14 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Mississippi State and USC, 3,016 rushing yards — drafted at #116 overall by the Houston Texans.
A stat line in 55 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Leach, Zach Arnett and Lincoln Riley.
Next stop · NFL
Houston TexansEntering 2nd NFL season
Houston TexansEntering 2nd NFL season
