Marvin Kinsey Jr.: RB · Colorado State · #5.
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Marvin Kinsey Jr.
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Fourth year in the Colorado State backfield. A game that shows it: 246 rushing yards and 2 receiving yards against Toledo — Week 4, 2019.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
34.1% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 16.8% of his carries. 6 carries for 1 yds vs San Diego State; 23 for 246 vs Toledo.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
9 of the team's 27 inside-the-5 carries (33.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Colorado State | 121 | 703 | 5.8 | 6 | 75 |
| 2018 | Colorado State | 63 | 256 | 4.1 | 2 | 28 |
| 2017 | Colorado State | 26 | 124 | 4.8 | 2 | 36 |
| 2016 | Colorado State | 93 | 546 | 5.9 | 7 | 75 |
| Career | 303 | 1,629 | 5.4 | 17 | 75 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Colorado State | 16 | 209 | 13.1 | 2 | 77 |
| 2018 | Colorado State | 22 | 204 | 9.3 | 1 | 27 |
| 2017 | Colorado State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Colorado State | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 49 |
| Career | 40 | 460 | 11.5 | 3 | 77 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-52vs Colorado | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-13vs Western Illinois | 13 | 89 | 6.8 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-55@ Arkansas | 20 | 180 | 9.0 | 1 | 75 | 180-yard day |
| Wk 4 | L 35-41vs Toledo | 23 | 246 | 10.7 | 2 | 74 | Season-high 246 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 24-34@ Utah State | 22 | 70 | 3.2 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-24vs San Diego State | 6 | -8 | -1.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-21@ New Mexico | 25 | 85 | 3.4 | 2 | 14 | |
| Total | 121 | 703 | 5.8 | 6 | 75 |
Week 2 · 2019
W 38-13
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
44%119 carriesFumble rate
5.8%7 of 121 carries · 7 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.8 yds/carry on 121 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Mike Bobo — 21-29 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 109 | 5.4 | 0.7 |
| Road3g | 112 | 5.2 | 1.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 100 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Bobo
Pass share
53.2%
443 pass / 390 run
Plays / game
69.4
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
486 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
More touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Colorado State, 1,629 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Bobo.
