Justin Marshall

#29 · RB · Sr. · Liberty5′10″ · 190 lb · Chicago, IL · Merrillville

Rushing yards26018th of 20 running backs

Justin Marshall is a running back at Liberty who has not played in Liberty's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Colorado State.

Where Marshall comes from

Chicago, ILHometown
MerrillvilleHigh school
Merrillville is about 500 miles from Williams Stadium (VA)Distance
Three-star, No. 990 in the 2023 class; signed with Colorado State.Recruiting profile

Where Marshall fits

Liberty lists 8 running backs this season.

Liberty running backs with a game this season

Jaylon Coleman8 games this season
Kam Davis8 games this season
Peyton Jones8 games this season
Terron Kellman7 games this season
Jaylin Belford4 games this season
Kanye Udoh4 games this season

Liberty is 7-1. Next: at New Mexico State, Sat Nov 7.

Similar players

Same class and position

Mateaki HeluUtah · RB · No. 990 in the 2023 class
Kwinten IvesNebraska · RB · No. 982 in the 2023 class
AJ NewberryOregon State · RB · No. 958 in the 2023 class

From Merrillville

Jojo JohnsonTexas Tech · LB
Martes LewisNorthwestern · OL
John PetersWestern Michigan · CB
Trenton NixonNorthern Illinois · DE

Also from Chicago, IL

Nick HermanJames Madison · RB
Myles MitchellNorth Dakota State · RB
Darrion DupreeWisconsin · RB
Jalen BrownNew Mexico State · RB

Marshall does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches: Jay Norvell and Tyson Summers. The first career honor came in 2024: Mountain West Freshman Player of the Week. On tape: 93 rushing yards and 1 tackle against Fresno State, Week 7, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jacquez StuartToledo · 2021 · 74% season match
Robert BriggsSouthern Miss · 2025 · 73% season match
TJ Engleman Jr.East Carolina · 2025 · 72% season match
Obasanjo SanniOld Dominion · 2023 · 70% season match
Samuel HarrisWyoming · 2025 · 65% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Colorado State	49	260	5.3	1	73
2024	Colorado State	156	767	4.9	4	42
2023	Colorado State	57	311	5.5	2	21
Career		262	1,338	5.1	7	73

Season	Team
2025	Colorado State	8	74	9.2	27
2024	Colorado State	8	62	7.8	23
2023	Colorado State	2	23	11.5	17
Career		18	159	8.8	27

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 21-17vs Northern Colorado	8	37	4.6	0	7
Wk 4	L 16-17vs UTSA	3	4	1.3	0	3
Wk 5	L 3-20vs Washington State	2	28	14.0	0	16
Wk 6	L 24-45@ San Diego State	3	14	4.7	0	10
Wk 7	W 49-21vs Fresno State	7	93	13.3	1	73	Season-high 93 yds
Wk 8	L 19-31vs Hawai'i	4	16	4.0	0	6
Wk 9	L 0-28@ Wyoming	6	33	5.5	0	18
Wk 11	L 10-42vs UNLV	7	27	3.9	0	13
Wk 12	L 17-20@ New Mexico	8	5	0.6	0	8
Wk 13	L 21-49@ Boise State	1	3	3.0	0	3
Total		49	260	5.3	1	73

Signature game

Week 7 · 2025

W 49-21

vs Fresno State

93 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 28-point win at home against Fresno State.

With B. Hansen — 48 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20 · J. Brousseau — 144 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.1

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Fresno State · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +6.43Justin Marshall run for 73 yds for a TD (Isaiah Hankins KICK)
Week 5 · Washington State · 2nd and 12 · Q2 · EPA −3.13Justin Marshall run for 16 yds to the WSU 19 Justin Marshall fumbled, recovered by WSU Caleb Francl
Week 11 · UNLV · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.78Curry to Marshall: a 27-yard pass.
Week 5 · Washington State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.24Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Justin Marshall for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 4 · UTSA · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.02Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Justin Marshall for 15 yds to the CSU 40 for a
Week 7 · Fresno State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.79Justin Marshall run for 11 yds to the FRES 47 for a Fresno State Penalty, Defensive Holding (Deijon Laffitte) to the FRES 43 for a

4 more plays

Week 9 · Wyoming · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.64J.Marshall rush middle for 18 yards gain (J.Thomas)
Week 9 · Wyoming · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.46J.Marshall rush right for 5 yards gain (T.Boss)
Week 7 · Fresno State · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA −1.26Justin Marshall run for a loss of 8 yards to the CSU 22
Week 4 · UTSA · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA −1.20Justin Marshall run for no gain to the 50 yard line

Rushing profile

Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security

How he gets his yards, and how often it works

49 car · 260 yds · 1 TD

49 of 49 carries matched to play-by-play

Success rate

39%49 carries

Fumble rate

2.0%1 of 49 carries · 1 lost

Stuffed

0 or fewer yds

22%of carries

11 carries

Grind

1–3 yds

33%of carries

16 carries

Chunk

4–9 yds

31%of carries

15 carries

Explosive

10+ yds

14%of carries

7 carries

1 of 3 (33%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)

5.3 yds/carry on 49 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 39% success rate.

Teams and coaches

2023Colorado State5-7HC: Jay Norvell · Pass-leaning

2024Colorado State8-5HC: Jay Norvell · Run-leaning

2025Colorado State2-10HC: Jay Norvell and Tyson Summers · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 36 (#261 of 326). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

36Below cohort / limited sample #261 of 326 · 2025, at Colorado State?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score, at Colorado State: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: long run (88th percentile). Concern: epa / carry (21st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / carry#165 / 456 · 64th pct

5.3

Explosive rate#235 / 456 · 49th pct

6.1%

TD rate#291 / 456 · 36th pct

2.0%

Success rate#332 / 456 · 27th pct

38.8%

EPA / carry#362 / 456 · 21st pct

-0.01

Box-score rates (8)

Long run#40 / 349 · 88th pct

Yards / carry#118 / 349 · 65th pct

5.3

Fumbles lost#55 / 201 · 49th pct

Rec yards#194 / 338 · 42nd pct

Receptions#225 / 338 · 32nd pct

Rush yards#290 / 349 · 17th pct

260

Rush TDs#284 / 349 · 13th pct

Carries#314 / 349 · 9th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

14th → 21st percentile

Success rate

12th → 27th percentile

Explosive rate

55th → 49th percentile

Yards / carry

40th → 64th percentile

TD rate

23rd → 36th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	34.2	6.9	0.2
Road4g	13.8	3.5	0.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	35.2	7.6	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	16.8	3.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Tyson Summers

Pass share

52.1%

393 pass / 362 run

Plays / game

62.9

12 games

Team sack rate

7.9%

442 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

49 carries and 8 catches in 10 games

Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

36 · #261 of 326 RBs · 2025, at Colorado State

Three-star recruit. Now #261 at the position.

Justin Marshall

Where Marshall comes from

Where Marshall fits

Liberty running backs with a game this season

Similar players

Same class and position

From Merrillville

Also from Chicago, IL

Style of play

Similar players

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Rushing profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

49 carries and 8 catches in 10 games

Four seasons, two schools

Moves

2023 3 games

2026