Usage Score
4
Player Dossier
2005-2009Rice
Marcus Knox
RB • 5'10" • Humble, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Marcus Knox leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.4 efficiency.
Efficiency
37.4
Consistency
46.9
Season Value
46.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Marcus Knox, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season · Rice. Marcus Knox leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.4 efficiency.
Marcus Knox played RB for Rice. Across 5 tracked seasons, Marcus Knox recorded 166 rushing yards, 34 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Rice paired 57 primary output with 36.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 37.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Loss with 20 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2009 Regular Season · Rice
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
7.6
Efficiency
37.4
Usage
4
Consistency
46.9
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UAB: 12. Texas Tech: 6. Oklahoma State: -3. Tulsa: 0. Navy: 5. East Carolina: 12. UCF: 11. SMU: 6. Tulane: 2. UTEP: 13. Houston: 20
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UAB: 2 by 62.5. Texas Tech: 1 by 62.5. Oklahoma State: 1 by 0. Navy: 1 by 52.1. East Carolina: 4 by 31.3. UCF: 3 by 38.2. SMU: 2 by 37.5. Tulane: 1 by 20.8. UTEP: 4 by 33.9. Houston: 6 by 34.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins7.5 · Games = 2 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses7.7 · Games = 9 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half5.3 · Games = 6 · -5.1 vs Second Half
Second Half10.4 · Games = 5 · +5.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs Texas Tech
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/29 | @ Houston | L 14-73 | 6 | 20 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs UTEP | W 30-29 | 4 | 13 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Tulane | W 28-20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ SMU | L 28-31 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs UCF | L 7-49 | 3 | 11 | 3.70 | 0 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ East Carolina | L 13-49 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Navy | L 14-63 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Tulsa | L 10-27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Oklahoma State | L 24-41 | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | — | — | -3 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Texas Tech | L 10-55 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ UAB | L 24-44 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 |
Career Arc
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Rice
2005-2009
Opening stop
Season Progression
20052006200720082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Regular Season | Rice | 8 | 41.7 | 3.2 | — |
| 2006 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | — | — | -8 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Rice | 51 | 44.4 | 4.4 | 51 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Rice | 57 | 36.5 | 9.7 | 6 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Rice | 84 | 37.4 | 4 | 27 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Southern Miss
Win with 18 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
18
Primary metric
18 scrimmage yards and 4.2 usage.
#2
SMU
27
Primary metric
Win with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
27 scrimmage yards and 8.8 usage.
#3
East Carolina
8
Primary metric
Loss with 8 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
8 scrimmage yards and 3.2 usage.
#4
Houston
20
Primary metric
Loss with 20 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
20 scrimmage yards and 9.7 usage.
#5
Baylor
10
Primary metric
Loss with 10 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
10 scrimmage yards and 1.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2008 Regular Season · Rice
57 primary output · 36.5 efficiency · 9.7 usage
47.1
#2
2009 Regular Season · Rice
46.5
84 primary · 37.4 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2007 Regular Season · Rice
44.5
51 primary · 44.4 efficiency · 4.4 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2005 · Rating 0.7222
Humble · Humble, TX
- Committed To
- Rice
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2005
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
200
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.