Marcus Bellon

#18 · WR · Sr. · Nevada5′7″ · 178 lb · Truckee, CA

Marcus Bellon is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Nevada.

Bellon moves the chains on third down. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Dana Dimel and Jeff Choate. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest All-Mountain West in 2025. On tape: 76 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Penn State, Week 1, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jah'Marae ShereadTexas State · 2020 · 78% season match
Alred LukeMissouri State · 2025 · 77% season match
Chris Dawn Jr.Texas State · 2025 · 74% season match
Walter Dawn Jr.UTEP · 2020 · 69% season match
Billy KempVirginia · 2022 · 63% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Nevada	25	242	9.7	1	43
2024	Nevada	39	522	13.4	4	63
2023	UTEP	10	97	9.7	0	20
2022	UTEP	5	83	16.6	1	52
Career		79	944	11.9	6	63

Season	Team
2025	Nevada	3	10	--	74	--
2024	Nevada	9	37	--	76	--
2023	UTEP	1	--	--	24	--
2022	UTEP	--	--	70	100	1
Career		13	47	70	274	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 11-46@ No. 2 Penn State	6	76	12.7	1	32	Season-high 76 yds
Wk 2	W 20-17vs Sacramento State	2	59	29.5	0	43
Wk 3	L 13-14vs Middle Tennessee	3	18	6.0	0	8
Wk 4	L 16-31@ Western Kentucky	3	28	9.3	0	20
Wk 6	L 17-20@ Fresno State	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 9	L 3-24vs Boise State	3	9	3.0	0	6
Wk 11	L 14-51@ Utah State	2	8	4.0	0	5
Wk 12	W 55-10vs San José State	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 13	W 13-7@ Wyoming	1	3	3.0	0	3
Wk 14	L 17-42vs UNLV	3	18	6.0	0	11
Total		25	242	9.7	1	43

Signature game

Week 1 · 2025

L 11-46

at Penn State

6 rec · 76 yds · 1 TD

With B. Ettridge — 39.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 42 long · C. Purdy — 97 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 38.3 · 55 rush yds (14 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Sacramento State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.82Chubba Purdy pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 43 yds to the SAC 25 for a
Week 1 · Penn State · 1st and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.42Bianco to Bellon: a 9-yard pass.
Week 1 · Penn State · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.39Chubba Purdy pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 32 yds to the PSU 20 for a
Week 1 · Penn State · 4th and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.33AJ Bianco pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 14 yds to the PSU 19 for a
Week 2 · Sacramento State · 2nd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +2.16Chubba Purdy pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 16 yds to the SAC 32 for a
Week 6 · Fresno State · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.97Carter Jones pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 12 yds to the FRES 38 for a

4 more plays

Week 9 · Boise State · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.65Jones to Bellon: a 6-yard pass.
Week 12 · San José State · 2nd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +1.53Jones to Bellon: an 11-yard pass.
Week 11 · Utah State · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.26Purdy to Bellon: a 5-yard pass.
Week 4 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.10Chubba Purdy pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 20 yds to the NEV 30 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

25 rec · 242 yds · 1 TD

24 of 25 receptions matched to play-by-play

17 of 42 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

4215% of team targets

Catch rate

57%24 of 42 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

24% of targets (4)

100%catch rate

Air -3.0 · YAC 6.8 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

41% of targets (7)

71%catch rate

Air 3.1 · YAC 1.4 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

24% of targets (4)

25%catch rate

Air 13.0 · YAC 0.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

12% of targets (2)

0%catch rate

Air 25.0 avg

57% catch rate on 42 targets · 15% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

26%11 of his 42 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2022UTEP5-7HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning

2023UTEP3-9HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning

2024Nevada3-10HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning

2025Nevada3-9HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 29 (#424 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

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

29Below cohort / limited sample #424 of 485 · 2025?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: epa / target (1st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#535 / 798 · 33rd pct

7.1%

Yards / catch#545 / 798 · 32nd pct

10.1

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Catch rate#710 / 798 · 11th pct

54.8%

EPA / target#789 / 798 · 1st pct

-0.11

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#156 / 287 · 45th pct

Long catch#332 / 558 · 39th pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Receptions#347 / 558 · 37th pct

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

Rec yards#415 / 558 · 26th pct

242

Rec TDs#373 / 558 · 24th pct

Yards / catch#477 / 558 · 15th pct

9.7

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

91st → 1st percentile

Explosive rate

78th → 33rd percentile

Catch rate

91st → 11th percentile

TD rate

81st → 18th percentile

Yards / catch

70th → 32nd 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

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.4	23.0	11.1	0.0
Road5g	2.6	25.4	8.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.0	38.6	13.9	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	9.8	5.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Jeff Choate

Pass share

42.6%

306 pass / 413 run

Plays / game

59.9

12 games

Team sack rate

5.1%

331 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

29 · #424 of 485 WRs · 2025

2026 outlook

Outside shot to repeat All-Mountain West

Based on 2025: #34 of 41 Mountain West WRs

How the All-Mountain West base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).