Usage / Role
27%
Rotational offensive role
lowfeatured
Player Dossier
2017-2019Northern Illinois
Marcus Childers
QB • 6'1" • 215 lbs • Adairsville, GA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Marcus Childers is a balanced quarterback profile with 16.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
1
Developing production for a quarterback
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
11
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Northern Illinois
1717181819
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Player Story
Marcus Childers built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a quarterback from Adairsville, GA wearing No. 15, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Marcus Childers' career was his passing...
Read the storyMarcus Childers, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Marcus Childers is a balanced quarterback profile with 16.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 5,483
- Passing yards
- 4,148
- Rushing yards
- 1,335
- Touchdowns
- 53
Quick Answers
Marcus Childers quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 5,483
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Junior
- 2019 Total offense rank
- 840 total offense · QB 154th (top 42%) · Mid-American 25th (top 19%) · National 237th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 12 | 253 | 234 | 19 | 1 | 67.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 12 | 1,894 | 1,440 | 454 | 20 | 67.1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 73.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 14 | 2,492 | 1,996 | 496 | 21 | 73.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9 | 840 | 474 | 366 | 11 | 49.7 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Marcus Childers
Marcus Childers played QB for Northern Illinois. Across 3 tracked seasons, Marcus Childers recorded 4,148 passing yards, 1,335 rushing yards, and 15 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 2,496 primary output with 55.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 55.2 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: Buffalo
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2018 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Games
14
Primary Metric / G
178.3
Efficiency
55.2
Usage
30.8
Consistency
72
Best Game by takeover score
Buffalo
Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.
Active game
Hover over a point
Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.
Game-by-Game Trend
Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UAB: 4. Iowa: 72. Utah: 123. Central Michigan: 137. Florida State: 199. Eastern Michigan: 198. Ball State: 148. Ohio: 314. BYU: 134. Akron: 197. Toledo: 189. Miami (OH): 214. Western Michigan: 209. Buffalo: 358
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
Low volumeHigh quality
High volumeHigh quality
Low volumeLower quality
High volumeLower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UAB: 2 by 55.6. Iowa: 35 by 43.8. Utah: 45 by 45.1. Central Michigan: 26 by 61.6. Florida State: 52 by 48.1. Eastern Michigan: 52 by 52.1. Ball State: 38 by 48.7. Ohio: 56 by 65.4. BYU: 34 by 52. Akron: 41 by 59.5. Toledo: 29 by 65.7. Miami (OH): 45 by 54.8. Western Michigan: 43 by 53.6. Buffalo: 48 by 66.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins209.4 · Games = 8 · +72.5 vs Losses
Losses136.8 · Games = 6 · -72.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
66.5 vs Buffalo
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/19 | vs UAB | L 13-37 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 12/1 | @ Buffalo300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 30-29 | 21 | 33 | 300 | 63.6 | 4 | 1 | 66.5 | 15 | 58 | 3.90 | 0 | 33 |
| Wed 11/21 | @ Western MichiganDual-threat | L 21-28 | 14 | 21 | 156 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 53.6 | 22 | 53 | 2.40 | 1 | 13 |
| Thu 11/15 | vs Miami (OH)Dual-threat | L 7-13 | 15 | 32 | 157 | 46.9 | 0 | 1 | 54.8 | 13 | 57 | 4.40 | 0 | 12 |
| Thu 11/8 | vs Toledo3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 38-15 | 13 | 19 | 131 | 68.4 | 1 | 1 | 65.7 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 2 | 23 |
| Thu 11/1 | @ Akron | W 36-26 | 21 | 28 | 188 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 | 59.5 | 13 | 9 | 0.70 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ BYU | W 7-6 | 10 | 21 | 115 | 47.6 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 13 | 19 | 1.50 | 1 | 11 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs OhioDual-threat | W 24-21 | 17 | 33 | 145 | 51.5 | 0 | 0 | 65.4 | 23 | 169 | 7.30 | 1 | 32 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Ball State | W 24-16 | 18 | 29 | 143 | 62.1 | 1 | 1 | 48.7 | 9 | 5 | 0.60 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Eastern MichiganDual-threat | W 26-23 | 20 | 35 | 121 | 57.1 | 1 | 2 | 52.1 | 17 | 77 | 4.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Florida State3+ TD | L 19-37 | 20 | 41 | 215 | 48.8 | 2 | 0 | 48.1 | 11 | -16 | -1.50 | 1 | 11 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Central Michigan3+ TD | W 24-16 | 11 | 18 | 109 | 61.1 | 3 | 0 | 61.6 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Utah | L 6-17 | 18 | 33 | 111 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | 45.1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Iowa | L 7-33 | 14 | 25 | 105 | 56.0 | 1 | 1 | 43.8 | 10 | -33 | -3.30 | 0 | 7 |
Player Story
Marcus Childers story
Marcus Childers built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a quarterback from Adairsville, GA wearing No. 15, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Marcus Childers' career was his passing role: 4,148 passing yards, 37 touchdown passes, 717 attempts, and 1,335 rushing yards across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Northern Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,335 rushing yards, 15 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northern Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Marcus Childers 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Northern Illinois
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 2,147 | 58.7 | 27 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2,147 | 58.7 | 27 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 2,496 | 55.2 | 30.8 | 349 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2,496 | 55.2 | 30.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 840 | 64.9 | 16.2 | -1,656 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Buffalo
Week 14 · W 30-29 · Conference game
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
358
Total Offense
88.2 takeover
358 total offense with 66.5 efficiency.
#2
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 9 · W 30-27 · Conference game
332
Total Offense
87 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
332 total offense with 62.3 efficiency.
#3
@ Buffalo
Week 7 · W 14-13 · Conference game
303
Total Offense
84.9 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
303 total offense with 63.5 efficiency.
#4
vs Ohio
Week 7 · W 24-21 · Conference game
314
Total Offense
84.4 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
314 total offense with 65.4 efficiency.
#5
@ Bowling Green
Week 8 · W 48-17 · Conference game
312
Total Offense
78.8 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
312 total offense with 65.6 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Northern Illinois
2,496 primary output · 55.2 efficiency · 30.8 usage
73.9
#2
2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
73.9
2,496 primary · 55.2 efficiency · 30.8 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois
67.1
2,147 primary · 58.7 efficiency · 27 usage
Milestones
2
250+ passing yards
5
300+ total offense
10
3+ TD games
16
Above avg efficiency
Next best actions
Keep exploring Marcus Childers
Move from the player story into the game log, career arc, team context, and video shelf.