Senior running back for Memphis. 2021: 165 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 9 catches.
5′10″ · 211 lb · Bartlett, TN
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 running back for Memphis. 2021: 165 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 9 catches.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearMarquavius Weaver
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Four seasons at Memphis, two different head coaches: Mike Norvell and Ryan Silverfield. The receipt: 65 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Navy — Week 7, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Memphis, 425 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Norvell → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: yards / carry (3rd percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
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 · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 20.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 12.4 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 20.8 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 10.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
38.2%
66 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
57.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
77 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-17vs Nicholls | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-50@ Arkansas State | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-31vs UTSA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-34@ Temple | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 29-35@ Tulsa | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-17vs Navy | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 1 | 12 | Season-high 65 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 7-24@ UCF | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-25vs SMU | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-31@ Houston | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 13 | W 33-28vs Tulane | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 48 | 165 | 3.2 | 3 | 29 |
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Will Jones’s 2021 season.
Matches Will on
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Branson Robinson’s path through Georgia State.
Matches Branson on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Will Jones's senior season at Ball State (2021).
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Differs from Will on
Player DNA