Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 16 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 5 | 22 | 4.2 | 0 | 8 |
#24
Marquese Williams
Redshirt junior running back for Akron. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 180 lb · Harrisburg, PA · Bishop McDevitt | Minnesota
Returning to Akron for 2026
The numbers
22
rushing yards · 2026
4.4 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rush yds, vs Robert Morris
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Akron. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Minnesota in 2023.
- Transferred from Minnesota to Akron in 2024.
Marquese Williams
He got to Akron by way of Minnesota. The receipt on tape: 16 rush yds against Wake Forest, Week 1, 2026.
22 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 5 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Minnesota3-star out of Bishop McDevitt
20245 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Akron
Played his entire career under Joe Moorhead.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Joe Moorhead — 10-16 over that span.
2024Akron4-8HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2025Akron5-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
2026Akron1-1HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
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 splits
Through 2 games: 11.0 YDS/g, 4.2 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–10
6 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 35-point win at home against Robert Morris.
With C. Broughton — 227 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.3 · 71 rush yds (13 car) · S. Patrick — 67 rush yds (8 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Akron
Returning around him
- 92% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -3 net (15 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Akron · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #121 · 2026 recruiting class #132
Background
2025: Appeared in four games… rushed for 86 yards on 21 carries, averaging 4.1 yards per attempt… added three receptions for 12 yards… totaled 98 all-purpose yards, averaging 24.5 per game… recorded a season-high six carries for 30 yards against Wyoming (8/28). 2024: Appeared in six games… ran fo...
The backfield · Akron
- #1Jordan Gant1,032 rushing yards · 2025
- #13Sean Patrick274 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Marquese Williams86 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Taven Curry54 rushing yards · 2025
- #28Luke Reed4 rushing yards · 2025
1 more on the roster · Akron team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology