Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/20Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (15.0%).
Marcus Childers
Marcus Childers: QB · Northern Illinois · #15.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Marcus Childers
Extends plays on the move until something opens up. Played for two head coaches at Northern Illinois: Rod Carey and Thomas Hammock. On tape: 144 passing yards and 27 rushing yards against Miami (OH), Week 8, 2019.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 48 | 82 | 58.5% | 474 | 5.8 | 6 | 3 | 123.9 | 38 |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | 213 | 370 | 57.6% | 2,000 | 5.4 | 15 | 10 | 110.9 | 21 |
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | 152 | 265 | 57.4% | 1,674 | 6.3 | 16 | 5 | 126.6 | 41 |
| Career | 413 | 717 | 57.6% | 4,148 | 5.8 | 37 | 18 | 118.2 | 30 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 59 | 366 | 6.2 | 5 | 70 |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | 176 | 496 | 2.8 | 6 | 33 |
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | 143 | 473 | 3.3 | 5 | 32 |
| Career | 378 | 1,335 | 3.5 | 16 | 70 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 17-35@ No. 13 Utah | 1/2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 93.2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 8-44@ Nebraska | 3/5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 27.3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-36@ Ohio | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 100.0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-27@ Miami (OH) | 14/23 | 144 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 78.7 | Season-high 144 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 49-0vs Akron | 7/9 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 7.9 | 69.5 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 10 | L 10-48@ Central Michigan | 1/2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.8 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-28@ Toledo | 3/3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-45vs Eastern Michigan | 12/26 | 99 | 1 | 3 | 3.8 | — | 3 INTs — rough day |
| Wk 14 | W 17-14vs Western Michigan | 6/11 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 7.8 | — | |
| Total | 48/82 | 474 | 6 | 3 | 5.8 | — |
Signature game
Week 8 · 2019
L 24-27
at Miami (OH)
144 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 78.7 · 27 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD
With M. Ference — 41.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 56 long · R. Bowers — 91 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.5
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 14 · Western Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +5.78Marcus Childers pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 71 yds for a TD (John Richardson KICK)
- Week 12 · Toledo · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +4.95Marcus Childers run for 40 yds for a TD (John Richardson KICK)
- Week 7 · Ohio · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.01Marcus Childers run for 70 yds to the Ohio 7 for a
- Week 14 · Western Michigan · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA −3.50Marcus Childers run for 7 yds to the WMich 22 Marcus Childers fumbled, forced by Justin Tranquill, recovered by WMich Ali Fayad
- Week 13 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA −3.46Marcus Childers pass intercepted Brody Hoying return for 48 yds to the NoIll 22
- Week 8 · Miami (OH) · 4th and 3 · Q4 · EPA +3.31Marcus Childers run for 16 yds to the MiaOh 40 for a
4 more plays
- Week 9 · Akron · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.17Marcus Childers pass complete to Mitchell Brinkman for 18 yds for a TD, (John Richardson KICK)
- Week 13 · Eastern Michigan · 4th and 3 · Q4 · EPA +3.06Marcus Childers pass complete to Daniel Crawford for 9 yds for a TD (John Richardson KICK)
- Week 8 · Miami (OH) · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.02Marcus Childers pass complete to Michael Love for 38 yds to the MiaOh 1 for a
- Week 13 · Eastern Michigan · 3rd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +2.83Marcus Childers pass complete to Daniel Crawford for 13 yds to the NoIll 46 for a
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
80 of 82 attempts matched to play-by-play
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 80 passing plays (47 completions) against the box score's 82 attempts (48 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
4.85159 of 205 QBsSack rate
6.8%128 of 205 QBsSacked on 6.8% of dropbacks (128 of 205) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (159 of 205).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds66%of completions
31 comp4.6 yds avg3 TD
Middle
10–19 yds23%of completions
11 comp12.8 yds avg2 TD
Deep
20+ yds11%of completions
5 comp36.6 yds avg1 TD
Overall 58.5% completion on 82 attempts · 66% of completions gained 0–9 yds.
Teams and coaches
2017Northern Illinois8-5HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning
2018Northern Illinois8-6HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning
2019Northern Illinois5-7HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 85.3 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| Road6g | 36.3 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 12.3 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 72.8 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
45.7%
370 pass / 440 run
Plays / game
67.5
12 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
82 pass attempts and 59 carries in 9 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at Northern Illinois
- 2019 Northern Illinois HammockYear 3 · 9 games
- 2018 Northern Illinois CareyYear 2 · 14 games
- 2017 Northern Illinois CareyYear 1 · 12 games
How it ended
Three seasons at Northern Illinois, 4,148 passing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
2 coaches2017–2018
Northern Illinois
Coaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Thomas Hammock. Worth noting in scheme + development context.