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Player Dossier
2008-2009New Mexico State
Marquell Colston
RB • 5'9" • Little Rock, AR, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Marquell Colston leans balanced backfield option traits and 42.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · New Mexico State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- New Mexico State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alcorn State
Player Story
Marquell Colston built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a running back from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 3, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Marquell Colston's career was his...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Marquell Colston, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Marquell Colston leans balanced backfield option traits and 42.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 715
- Rushing yards
- 633
- Receiving yards
- 82
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
Marquell Colston quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 715
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · New Mexico State
- Top game
- Alcorn State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Modesto Christian · New Mexico State
- High school pipeline
- Modesto Christian · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2009
- 2009 Scrimmage yards rank
- 255 scrimmage yards · RB 215th (top 48%) · Western Athletic 54th (top 39%) · National 742nd (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 9 | 460 | 384 | 76 | 5 | 58.1 |
| 2009 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 6 | 255 | 249 | 6 | 2 | 57 |
Related Context
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Marquell Colston played RB for New Mexico State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Marquell Colston recorded 633 rushing yards, 82 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with New Mexico State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
New Mexico State paired 460 primary output with 41.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 41.3 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: Alcorn State
Win with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 88.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Games
9
Scrimmage Yards / G
51.1
Efficiency
41.3
Usage
19.6
Consistency
34.9
Best Game by takeover score
Alcorn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 50. UTEP: 60. New Mexico: 17. Alcorn State: 127. Nevada: 140. San José State: 25. Hawai'i: 13. Fresno State: 27. Utah State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 9 by 58.3. UTEP: 11 by 39.1. New Mexico: 4 by 44.3. Alcorn State: 18 by 76.1. Nevada: 27 by 52.3. San José State: 14 by 20.5. Hawai'i: 6 by 22.8. Fresno State: 6 by 50. Utah State: 1 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins109 · Games = 3 · +86.8 vs Losses
Losses22.2 · Games = 6 · -86.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Alcorn State
Best efficiency game
76.1 vs Alcorn State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Utah State | L 2-47 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Fresno State | L 17-24 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4.5 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Hawai'i | L 30-42 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Sun 10/19 | vs San José State | L 14-31 | 12 | 25 | 2.10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Nevada100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 48-45 | 24 | 118 | 4.90 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 5.2 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Alcorn State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 45-10 | 17 | 127 | 7.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Sun 9/28 | vs New Mexico | L 24-35 | 4 | 17 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sun 9/21 | @ UTEP | W 34-33 | 8 | 21 | 2.60 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 5.5 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Nebraska | L 7-38 | 8 | 45 | 5.60 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.6 |
Player Story
Marquell Colston story
Marquell Colston built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a running back from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 3, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Marquell Colston's career was his backfield work: 633 rushing yards, 142 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 82 receiving yards across 15 career games in the available record. His career also includes 82 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Marquell Colston's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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New Mexico State
2008-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 460 | 41.3 | 19.6 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 255 | 42.8 | 19 | -205 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Alcorn State
Week 6 · W 45-10
Win with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
84.6 takeover
127 scrimmage yards and 30.5 usage.
#2
@ Nevada
Week 7 · W 48-45 · Conference game
140
Scrimmage Yards
84.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
140 scrimmage yards and 43.5 usage.
#3
vs Prairie View A&M
Week 2 · W 21-18
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Scrimmage Yards
73.8 takeover
Win with 66 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
66 scrimmage yards and 15.8 usage.
#4
vs Utah State
Week 6 · W 20-17 · Conference game
58
Scrimmage Yards
69.4 takeover
Win with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
58 scrimmage yards and 22.9 usage.
#5
vs Idaho
Week 1 · L 6-21 · Conference game
47
Scrimmage Yards
59.7 takeover
Loss with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
47 scrimmage yards and 25.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · New Mexico State
460 primary output · 41.3 efficiency · 19.6 usage
58.1
#2
2009 Regular Season · New Mexico State
57
255 primary · 42.8 efficiency · 19 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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