Marquis Young

Senior running back for Massachusetts. 2018: 777 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 22 catches.

RB · Massachusetts · Sr. · #8

6′1″ · 215 lb · Fairport, NY

Massachusetts 2018 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 16 nationally · Joined Massachusetts

Statement game35 car · 240 yds · 3 TDat Buffalo (FBS) · W 31-26

Top 1% rushing yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for Massachusetts. 2018: 777 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 22 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Massachusetts in 2015.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Massachusetts, 3,617 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

201512 games

Signed with Massachusetts3-star out of Milford Academy

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#16 national

CFB

College

Massachusetts

2015–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2018

1 coach

2015–2018

Mark Whipple

Massachusetts

Played his entire career under Mark Whipple.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Mark Whipple — 13-35 over that span.

2015Massachusetts3-9HC: Mark Whipple · Pass-leaning

2016Massachusetts2-10HC: Mark Whipple · Pass-leaning

2017Massachusetts4-8HC: Mark Whipple · Balanced

2018Massachusetts4-8HC: Mark Whipple · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (84th percentile). Strength: rush tds (82nd percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (4th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#47 / 326 · 84th pct

Rush TDs#55 / 339 · 82nd pct

Rec yards#64 / 326 · 80th pct

173

Carries#80 / 339 · 76th pct

153

Rush yards#93 / 339 · 73rd pct

777

Yards / carry#155 / 339 · 53rd pct

5.1

Long run#191 / 339 · 43rd pct

Fumbles lost#204 / 217 · 4th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home5g	78.0	5.2	1.2
Road6g	64.5	4.5	0.5

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	56.9	4.8	0.6
Weeks 8+4g	94.8	4.8	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Joe Harasymiak

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Massachusetts	153	777	5.1	9	--
2017	Massachusetts	182	982	5.4	9	--
2016	Massachusetts	198	898	4.5	4	--
2015	Massachusetts	152	960	6.3	7	--
Career		685	3,617	5.3	29	--

Season	Team
2018	Massachusetts	22	173	7.9	0	--
2017	Massachusetts	35	280	8.0	2	--
2016	Massachusetts	26	147	5.7	0	--
2015	Massachusetts	15	71	4.7	0	--
Career		98	671	6.8	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2018

W 63–15

vs Duquesne

90 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 48-point win at home against Duquesne.

With R. Comis — 104 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.7 · 49 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · A. Ford — 186 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.7 · 5 rush yds (3 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 63-15vs Duquesne	15	90	6.0	1	17
Wk 1	L 21-55@ Boston College	5	8	1.6	1	3
Wk 2	L 13-34@ Georgia Southern	14	71	5.1	0	19
Wk 3	L 24-63@ Florida International	13	83	6.4	0	22
Wk 4	W 49-31vs Charlotte	12	74	6.2	2	43
Wk 5	L 42-58@ Ohio	13	45	3.5	0	14
Wk 6	L 42-58vs South Florida	6	27	4.5	0	13
Wk 9	W 22-17@ UConn	26	148	5.7	1	30	Season-high 148 yds
Wk 10	W 62-59vs Liberty	23	148	6.4	2	26
Wk 11	L 16-35vs BYU	19	51	2.7	1	12
Wk 12	L 27-66@ Georgia	7	32	4.6	1	12
Total		153	777	4.8	9	43

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology