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.

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Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
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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Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.7969

Brother Rice · Oak Lawn, IL

Committed To: Northern Illinois
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2015

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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%)

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.

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