Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 24-27vs Houston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | Season-high 3 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 14-39vs Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 8-32@ Washington State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 |
#22
Marquis Crosby
Senior running back for Oregon State. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 199 lb · Hattiesburg, MS
CFB Index 28 · #305 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Oregon State for 2026
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 numbers
4
rushing yards · 2025
1.3 per carry · 2 catches
3 games into 2025 so far -- Backed by 21 car · 105 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 3 rush yds, 11 rec yds, vs Houston
Swing playSwung Louisiana Tech from 40% to 67% to win.Louisiana Tech at Florida International · 17-10
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Oregon State. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana Tech in 2021.
- Transferred from Louisiana Tech to Oregon State in 2025.
Marquis Crosby
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. 2022 brought the first one: All-Conference USA. The receipt: 11 rec yds, 3 rush yds against Houston — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
2021
- Signed with Louisiana Tech3-star out of Seminary
202212 games
- All-Conference USAhonorable_mention
20253 games
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022–2023
Oregon State
2024–2025era →
Trent Bray
Oregon State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jonathan Smith → Trent Bray. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
2023Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
2024Louisiana Tech5-8HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-leaning
2025Oregon State2-10HC: Trent Bray · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
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 | Oregon State | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 57 | 224 | 3.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | 183 | 917 | 5.0 | 9 | -- |
| Career | 244 | 1,165 | 4.8 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oregon State | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oregon State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Oregon State
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -15 net (20 in / 35 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #76 · 2026 recruiting class #100
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Joshua Fields’s 2020 season.
Matches Joshua on
Height
Yards / carry
Receiving share
Differs from Joshua on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gerrid Doaks’s path through Cincinnati.
98%match
All-AACNFL Rd 7
#2
Kierre Crossley
94%
Matches Gerrid on
Yards per carry
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Juwaun Price's junior season at Syracuse (2023).
80%match
Matches Juwaun on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Receiving share
EPA / carry (adj)
Differs from Juwaun on
Rush TD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Marquis Crosby
The backfield · Oregon State
- #3Cornell Hatcher Jr.292 rushing yards · 2025
- #23AJ Newberry57 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Kourdey Glass7 rushing yards · 2025
- #34Jake Reichle6 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Marquis Crosby4 rushing yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · Oregon State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology