Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2019Northern Illinois
Marcus Jones
RB • 5'8" • 190 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Marcus Jones leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
16
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
7
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Marcus Jones built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a running back from Chicago, IL wearing No. 21, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Marcus Jones' career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Marcus Jones, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Marcus Jones leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,332
- Rushing yards
- 1,068
- Receiving yards
- 264
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Marcus Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,332
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Brother Rice · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Brother Rice · 15 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 218 scrimmage yards · RB 334th (top 51%) · Mid-American 90th (top 40%) · National 984th (top 39%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 1 | 31.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 47.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 12 | 421 | 347 | 74 | 3 | 47.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 56.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 14 | 569 | 521 | 48 | 4 | 56.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 12 | 218 | 84 | 134 | 1 | 40.7 |
Related Context
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Marcus Jones played RB for Northern Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Marcus Jones recorded 1,068 rushing yards, 264 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 577 primary output with 45.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Win with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
18.2
Efficiency
44.8
Usage
6.2
Consistency
62.6
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois State: 16. Utah: 1. Nebraska: 18. Vanderbilt: 37. Ball State: 7. Ohio: 17. Miami (OH): 0. Akron: 0. Central Michigan: 28. Toledo: 24. Eastern Michigan: 28. Western Michigan: 42
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois State: 4 by 22.9. Utah: 1 by 10.4. Nebraska: 2 by 75. Vanderbilt: 5 by 40.2. Ball State: 2 by 39.6. Ohio: 1 by 100. Akron: 1 by 0. Central Michigan: 6 by 28.8. Toledo: 2 by 56.3. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 72.9. Western Michigan: 10 by 46.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins19.8 · Games = 5 · +2.8 vs Losses
Losses17 · Games = 7 · -2.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/27 | vs Western Michigan | W 17-14 | 9 | 42 | 4.70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Wed 11/20 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 17-45 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 |
| Thu 11/14 | @ Toledo | W 31-28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Central Michigan | L 10-48 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 4.7 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Akron | W 49-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Miami (OH) | L 24-27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Ohio | W 39-36 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Ball State | L 20-27 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Vanderbilt | L 18-24 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 7.4 |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Nebraska | L 8-44 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 9 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Utah | L 17-35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Illinois State | W 24-10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
Player Story
Marcus Jones story
Marcus Jones built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a running back from Chicago, IL wearing No. 21, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Marcus Jones' career was his backfield work: 1,068 rushing yards, 208 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 264 receiving yards across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 264 receiving yards, 4 tackles, and 105 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Marcus Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2015-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 109 | 61.9 | 2.9 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | -109 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 428 | 39.9 | 13 | 428 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 428 | 39.9 | 13 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 577 | 45.6 | 13.1 | 149 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 577 | 45.6 | 13.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 218 | 44.8 | 6.2 | -359 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ball State
Week 6 · W 24-16 · Conference game
Win with 140 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
140
Scrimmage Yards
85.4 takeover
140 scrimmage yards and 22.6 usage.
#2
@ Toledo
Week 10 · L 17-27 · Conference game
131
Scrimmage Yards
83.1 takeover
Loss with 131 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
131 scrimmage yards and 29.7 usage.
#3
vs Toledo
Week 11 · W 38-15 · Conference game
101
Scrimmage Yards
71.6 takeover
Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
101 scrimmage yards and 19 usage.
#4
@ Miami (OH)
Week 7 · W 45-12 · Conference game
77
Scrimmage Yards
70.2 takeover
Win with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
77 scrimmage yards and 3.7 usage.
#5
vs Western Michigan
Week 14 · W 17-14 · Conference game
42
Scrimmage Yards
68.7 takeover
Win with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
42 scrimmage yards and 20.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Northern Illinois
577 primary output · 45.6 efficiency · 13.1 usage
56.1
#2
2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
56.1
577 primary · 45.6 efficiency · 13.1 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois
47.7
428 primary · 39.9 efficiency · 13 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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