Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/25Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (16.0%).
Marcus Major
Marcus Major: RB · Minnesota · #24.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Marcus Major
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for four head coaches across six seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 73 rushing yards and 27 receiving yards against North Carolina — Week 1, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Minnesota in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-19vs North Carolina | 20 | 73 | 3.7 | 1 | 19 | Season-high 73 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 48-0vs Rhode Island | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-0vs Nevada | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-31vs Iowa | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27@ No. 12 Michigan | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-17vs No. 11 USC | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-17@ UCLA | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-23vs Maryland | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | W 25-17@ No. 24 Illinois | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-26@ Rutgers | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 13 | L 25-26vs No. 4 Penn State | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-7@ Wisconsin | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 40 | |
| Total | 78 | 352 | 4.5 | 3 | 40 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2024
L 17-19
73 rush yds (20 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 27 yds
With M. Crawford — 45.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20 · M. Brosmer — 166 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 47.7
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 14 · Wisconsin · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +3.38Marcus Major run for 40 yds to the WIS 26 for a
- Week 13 · Penn State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.99Marcus Major run for 20 yds for a TD (Dragan Kesich KICK)
- Week 3 · Nevada · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.91Marcus Major run for 20 yds to the NEV 40 for a Nevada Penalty, Face mask (15 yards) (Kitan Crawford) to the NEV 45 for a
- Week 2 · Rhode Island · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.54Marcus Major run for 2 yds for a TD (Dragan Kesich KICK)
- Week 11 · Rutgers · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.47Max Brosmer pass complete to Marcus Major for 17 yds for a TD (Dragan Kesich KICK)
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.44Marcus Major run for 5 yds for a TD (Dragan Kesich KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Nevada · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.33Marcus Major run for 18 yds to the NEV 36 for a
- Week 6 · USC · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.24Max Brosmer pass complete to Marcus Major for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 9 · Maryland · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −2.00Marcus Major run for a loss of 4 yards to the MINN 45
- Week 13 · Penn State · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA −1.80Marcus Major run for a loss of 3 yards to the PSU 46
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
78 of 78 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
40%78 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds19%of carries
15 carries
Grind
1–3 yds36%of carries
28 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds33%of carries
26 carries
Explosive
10+ yds12%of carries
9 carries
4 of 4 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 4 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.5 yds/carry on 78 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2019Oklahoma12-2HC: Lincoln Riley · Run-leaning
2020Oklahoma9-2HC: Lincoln Riley · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Oklahoma11-2HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced
2022Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2023Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2024Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 36.6 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 19.2 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 31.9 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 25.8 | 7.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
50.6%
409 pass / 399 run
Plays / game
62.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
429 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
78 carries and 20 catches in 12 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
42 · #189 of 310 RBs · 2024
Former four-star. Now #189 at the position.
Six seasons, two schools
- 2024 Minnesota FleckYear 6 · 12 games
- Dec 2023 Entered the transfer portalOklahoma to Minnesota
- 2023 Oklahoma VenablesYear 5 · 6 games
- 2022 Oklahoma VenablesYear 4 · 8 games
- 2021 Oklahoma RileyYear 3 · 2 games
- 2020 Oklahoma RileyYear 2 · 4 games
- 2019 Oklahoma RileyYear 1 · 3 games
- High school MillwoodOklahoma City, OK · Class of 2019Four-star, No. 304 in the 2019 class. Signed with Oklahoma.
Moves
- Transferred from Oklahoma to Minnesota, Dec 4, 2023.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Oklahoma and Minnesota, 1,185 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
2019 3 games
- Signed with OklahomaFour-star, out of Millwood
2024 12 games
The role got bigger.
- Transferred to Minnesotafrom Oklahoma
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Lincoln Riley, Brent Venables and P.J. Fleck.