Player Dossier

2007-2009

Marshall

Darius Marshall

RB • 5'10" • Milledgeville, GA, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Darius Marshall leans workhorse runner traits and 50.5 efficiency.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

49

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

43

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Marshall

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Marshall
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis

Player Story

Darius Marshall built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a running back from Milledgeville, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Darius Marshall's career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2007 · Rating 0.8333

Baldwin · Milledgeville, GA

Committed To
Marshall
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2007

Darius Marshall, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Marshall. Darius Marshall leans workhorse runner traits and 50.5 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,105
Rushing yards
2,861
Receiving yards
244
Touchdowns
19

Quick Answers

Darius Marshall quick answers

Latest team and position
Marshall · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,105
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 34 games
Best season
2008 Regular Season · Marshall
Top game
Memphis
Recruit profile
3-star · Baldwin · Marshall
High school pipeline
Baldwin · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 5 · Class 2009
2009 Scrimmage yards rank
1,158 scrimmage yards · RB 38th (top 9%) · Conference USA 13th (top 7%) · National 70th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonMarshall12750631119361.9
2008 Regular SeasonMarshall121,1971,09998581.7
2009 PostseasonMarshall1079772079
2009 Regular SeasonMarshall101,0791,054251179

Related Context

Darius Marshall played RB for Marshall. Across 3 tracked seasons, Darius Marshall recorded 27 passing yards, 2,861 rushing yards, and 244 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Marshall.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season

Marshall paired 1,197 primary output with 50.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 50.5 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: Memphis

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Postseason · Marshall

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

115.8

Efficiency

50.5

Usage

46.7

Consistency

68.8

Best Game by takeover score

Memphis

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 79. Virginia Tech: 112. Bowling Green: 186. Memphis: 203. East Carolina: 152. Tulane: 98. West Virginia: 82. UAB: 139. UCF: 80. Southern Miss: 27

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 22 by 39. Virginia Tech: 20 by 63.4. Bowling Green: 21 by 86.9. Memphis: 25 by 83.8. East Carolina: 30 by 52.6. Tulane: 20 by 51. West Virginia: 28 by 32.7. UAB: 33 by 43.5. UCF: 28 by 29.8. Southern Miss: 12 by 21.9

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins141 · Games = 5 · +50.4 vs Losses
Losses90.6 · Games = 5 · -50.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Memphis

Best efficiency game

86.9 vs Bowling Green

Result
Sat 12/26@ OhioW 21-1720773.800223.6
Sat 11/14vs Southern MissL 20-27112220152.3
Mon 11/2@ UCFL 20-2128802.9012.9
Sat 10/24vs UAB100 rush yardsW 27-7321334.201164.2
Sat 10/17@ West VirginiaL 7-2425823.300302.9
Sat 10/10@ Tulane2+ TDW 31-1020984.9024.9
Sat 10/3vs East Carolina100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 17-2128141522115.1
Sat 9/26@ Memphis100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 27-16252038.1038.1
Sat 9/19vs Bowling Green100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 17-10211868.9018.9
Sat 9/12@ Virginia Tech100 rush yardsL 10-52171096.401335.6

Player Story

Darius Marshall story

Darius Marshall built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a running back from Milledgeville, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Darius Marshall's career was his backfield work: 2,861 rushing yards, 574 carries, 19 rushing touchdowns, and 244 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Marshall. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 27 passing yards, 244 receiving yards, and 486 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Marshall.

The arc is straightforward: Darius Marshall moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Marshall

    2007-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2007200820092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonMarshall75053.320.3
2008 Regular SeasonMarshall1,19750.741.2447
2009 PostseasonMarshall1,15850.546.7-39
2009 Regular SeasonMarshall1,15850.546.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Memphis

Week 4 · W 27-16 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

203

Scrimmage Yards

94.6 takeover

203 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.

#2

vs UCF

Week 12 · L 14-30 · Conference game

142

Scrimmage Yards

93.9 takeover

Loss with 142 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

142 scrimmage yards and 45.7 usage.

#3

vs Bowling Green

Week 3 · W 17-10

186

Scrimmage Yards

92.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

186 scrimmage yards and 44.7 usage.

#4

vs Memphis

Week 3 · W 17-16 · Conference game

150

Scrimmage Yards

84.9 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

150 scrimmage yards and 59.6 usage.

#5

vs Illinois State

Week 1 · W 35-10

134

Scrimmage Yards

83.2 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

134 scrimmage yards and 53.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · Marshall

1,197 primary output · 50.7 efficiency · 41.2 usage

81.7

#2

2009 Postseason · Marshall

79

1,158 primary · 50.5 efficiency · 46.7 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Marshall

79

1,158 primary · 50.5 efficiency · 46.7 usage

Milestones

12

100+ rush yards

4

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games