Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 14-62@ Texas Tech | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 17 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 10-66@ Florida State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 0-44@ Oklahoma | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 18 | 3.2 | 0 | 14 |
#20
Marques Hicks
Junior running back for Kent State. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 190 lb · Cherry Hill, NJ · Camden Catholic HS
Returning to Kent State for 2026
The numbers
18
rushing yards · 2025
4.5 per carry
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 17 rush yds, at Texas Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Kent State. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Kent State in 2023.
Marques Hicks
Marques Hicks has been at Kent State through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 17 rush yds against Texas Tech, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Kent State2-star out of Camden Catholic
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coaches2024
Kenni Burns
Kent State
2025era →
Mark Carney
Kent State
Coaching transition mid-career: Kenni Burns → Mark Carney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kent State0-12HC: Kenni Burns · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road3g | 6.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Kent State | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Kent State
Returning around him
- 64% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #122
Background
2025 (R-Sophomore) Played in 4 games with 4 carries for 18 yards Averaged 4.5 yards per carry Had a season-long 14-yard run at Texas Tech 2024 (R-Freshman) Appeared in 2 games for the Golden Flashes Contributed 1 tackle 2023 (Freshman) Did not play PRIOR TO KENT STATE: Averaged over eight yards p...
The backfield · Kent State
- #20Marques Hicks18 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Donovan Delaney Jr.15 rushing yards · 2025
- #33Ayden Harris15 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Jakorion Caffey6 rushing yards · 2025
- #18Hunter Hopperton2 games · 2026
5 more on the roster · Kent State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology