#29

Justin Marshall

Junior running back for Liberty. 2025: 260 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 8 catches.

RB · Liberty · Jr. · #29

5′10″ · 190 lb · Chicago, IL · Merrillville HS

CFB Index 36 · #261 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred Colorado State → Liberty for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 4 pm ETvs Ball StateWilliams Stadium (VA)Liberty by 14

The numbers

260

rushing yards · 2025

1 TD · 5.3 per carry · 8 catches

Best game: 93 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Fresno State

The play that turned itSwung Colorado State from 11% to 78% to win.Colorado State at Oregon State · 39-31

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 running back for Liberty. 2025: 260 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 8 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Colorado State in 2023.
Transferred from Colorado State to Liberty in 2026.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

Yards / carry: 64th percentile.

The full scouting read

Justin Marshall

RB · Liberty · Jr · #29

Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Justin Marshall has been at Liberty through two head coaches in three seasons. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Mountain West Freshman Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 93 rush yds, 1 tackles against Fresno State, Week 7, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
recognition record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

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

2025Colorado State2-10HC: Tyson Summers · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

36Below cohort / limited sample #261 of 326?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

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 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

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Jamey Chadwell

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

36 · #261 of 326 RBs

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

Career stats

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

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

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 7 · Fresno State · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +6.43Justin Marshall run for 73 yds for a TD (Isaiah Hankins KICK)
Week 5 · Washington State · 2&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 · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.78(13:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 D.Curry pass complete deep right to #20 J.Marshall caught at CSU43, for 27 yards to the CSU50 (#43 K.Ka'aihue), 1ST DOWN
Week 5 · Washington State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.24Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Justin Marshall for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 4 · UTSA · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.02Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Justin Marshall for 15 yds to the CSU 40 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Fresno State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.79Justin Marshall run for 11 yds to the FRES 47 for a 1ST down Fresno State Penalty, Defensive Holding (Deijon Laffitte) to the FRES 43 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Wyoming · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.64No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Marshall rush middle for 18 yards gain to the CSU44 (#23 J.Thomas), 1ST DOWN
Week 9 · Wyoming · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +1.46No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Marshall rush right for 5 yards gain to the CSU38 (#8 T.Boss), 1ST DOWN
Week 7 · Fresno State · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA -1.26Justin Marshall run for a loss of 8 yards to the CSU 22
Week 4 · UTSA · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA -1.20Justin Marshall run for no gain to the 50 yard line

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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	5.5	1	73

How he plays

Play style

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

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

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

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jacquez Stuart’s 2021 season.

Jacquez Stuart

74%match

Toledo · 2021

Robert Briggs

Southern Miss · 2025

73%

TJ Engleman Jr.

East Carolina · 2025

72%

Obasanjo Sanni

Old Dominion · 2023

70%

DJ McKinney

Sam Houston · 2024

All-Conference USA

70%

Matches Jacquez on

Yards / carry

Weight

Height

Differs from Jacquez on

Class year (lower)

Yards / reception (higher)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dedrick Mills’s path through Nebraska.

Dedrick Mills

99%match

Nebraska · 2020

Joshua Samuel

Austin Peay · 2022

99%

Garrett Groshek

Wisconsin · 2020

93%

Cameron Pettaway

Bowling Green · 2025

All-MAC

93%

Greg McCrae

UCF · 2020

93%

Matches Dedrick on

Yards per carry

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Qua Ashley's junior season at Ball State (2025).

Qua Ashley

64%match

Ball State · 2025

All-Conference USA

Ja'Vin Simpkins

Coastal Carolina · 2025

62%

Quincy Craig

Arizona · 2025

61%

Tre Wisner

Texas · 2025

61%

Jaylan Knighton

Miami · 2022

All-AAC

60%

Matches Qua on

Yards / carry

Rush TD rate

Differs from Qua on

Class year (lower)

Yards / reception (higher)

Weight (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Justin Marshall

Robert Briggs

Utah State · 2023

72%

Justin Marshall

Colorado State · 2024

70%

Samuel Harris

Wyoming · 2025

65%

Richard Reese

Baylor · 2024

60%

Cameron Pettaway

Bowling Green · 2025

60%

Background

Previous School: Transferred to Liberty from Colorado State Saw playing time in 26 games during the 2023-25 seasons Finished his time at Colorado State with 260 carries for 1,317 yards and seven touchdowns Also added 18 receptions for 159 yards Saw playing time in 10 games in 2025 Finished the se...

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

20233 games

2026

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Balanced Back

Players who play like Justin Marshall

Background

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