Junior running back for Tennessee. 2021: 130 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD.
5′8″ · 195 lb · Dallas, TX
The story
3 running back for Tennessee. 2021: 130 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearMarcus Pierce
One game to point at: 45 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Missouri — Week 5, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at Tennessee, 130 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 17.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 45.0 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 22.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 18.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tennessee | 32 | 130 | 4.1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 32 | 130 | 4.1 | 1 | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-6vs Bowling Green | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-0vs Tennessee Tech | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 62-24@ Missouri | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 1 | 27 | Season-high 45 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 45-20vs South Carolina | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-31vs Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 60-14vs South Alabama | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 32 | 130 | 3.8 | 1 | 27 |
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
5.9% of carries overall (31/526) → 24.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (27/109) — 0.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.