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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2009Utah State
Marquis Butler
RB • 6'0" • Los Angeles, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Marquis Butler leans balanced backfield option traits and 59.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
10
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
9
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Utah State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Player Story
Marquis Butler built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a running back from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Marquis Butler's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Utah State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Marquis Butler, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Utah State. Marquis Butler leans balanced backfield option traits and 59.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 266
- Rushing yards
- 181
- Receiving yards
- 85
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Marquis Butler quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 266
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · Utah State
- Top game
- Fresno State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Alain LeRoy Locke · Utah State
- High school pipeline
- Alain LeRoy Locke · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2009
- 2009 Scrimmage yards rank
- 26 scrimmage yards · RB 382nd (top 85%) · Western Athletic 109th (top 78%) · National 1,650th (top 79%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Utah State | 10 | 240 | 171 | 69 | 2 | 51.1 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Utah State | 2 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 44.3 |
Related Context
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Marquis Butler played RB for Utah State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Marquis Butler recorded 181 rushing yards, 85 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Utah State paired 240 primary output with 28.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 59.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2009 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Loss with 12 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 50th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · Utah State
Games
2
Scrimmage Yards / G
13
Efficiency
59.7
Usage
3.3
Consistency
97.4
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 12. Texas A&M: 14
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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First Half12 · Games = 1 · -2 vs Second Half
Second Half14 · Games = 1 · +2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Utah
Best efficiency game
100 vs Utah
Player Story
Marquis Butler story
Marquis Butler built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a running back from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Marquis Butler's career was his backfield work: 181 rushing yards, 54 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 85 receiving yards across 12 career games in the available record. His career also includes 85 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Marquis Butler's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Utah State
2008-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Utah State | 240 | 28.4 | 11.1 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Utah State | 26 | 59.7 | 3.3 | -214 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Fresno State
Week 9 · L 28-30 · Conference game
Loss with 57 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
73.9 takeover
57 scrimmage yards and 27.8 usage.
#2
vs Idaho
Week 4 · W 42-17 · Conference game
55
Scrimmage Yards
70.9 takeover
Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
55 scrimmage yards and 12.1 usage.
#3
@ Utah
Week 1 · L 17-35
12
Scrimmage Yards
64.1 takeover
Loss with 12 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
12 scrimmage yards and 2.3 usage.
#4
vs Hawai'i
Week 10 · W 30-14 · Conference game
45
Scrimmage Yards
57 takeover
Win with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
45 scrimmage yards and 23.1 usage.
#5
vs New Mexico State
Week 14 · W 47-2 · Conference game
43
Scrimmage Yards
54.7 takeover
Win with 43 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
43 scrimmage yards and 15.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · Utah State
240 primary output · 28.4 efficiency · 11.1 usage
51.1
#2
2009 Regular Season · Utah State
44.3
26 primary · 59.7 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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