Usage / Role
37%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Buffalo
Kevin Marks
RB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Norfolk, VA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Kevin Marks leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
36
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
Kevin Marks built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a running back from Norfolk, VA wearing No. 5, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Kevin Marks' career was his backfield work: 3,035 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Buffalo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Kevin Marks, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Buffalo. Kevin Marks leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,164
- Rushing yards
- 3,035
- Receiving yards
- 129
- Touchdowns
- 33
Quick Answers
Kevin Marks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,164
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Buffalo
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Norview · Buffalo
- High school pipeline
- Norview · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Junior
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 439 scrimmage yards · RB 227th (top 34%) · Mid-American 55th (top 26%) · National 540th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Buffalo | 14 | 52 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 64.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Buffalo | 14 | 853 | 805 | 48 | 12 | 64.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Buffalo | 13 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 77.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Buffalo | 13 | 1,049 | 1,008 | 41 | 8 | 77.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Buffalo | 7 | 144 | 138 | 6 | 1 | 73.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 7 | 600 | 603 | -3 | 6 | 73.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Buffalo | 9 | 439 | 414 | 25 | 5 | 47.7 |
Related Context
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Kevin Marks played RB for Buffalo. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kevin Marks recorded 3,035 rushing yards, 129 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Buffalo paired 1,076 primary output with 48.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 37.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2021 Regular Season · Buffalo
Games
9
Scrimmage Yards / G
48.8
Efficiency
37.5
Usage
21.4
Consistency
51.4
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wagner: 81. Nebraska: 90. Coastal Carolina: 64. Old Dominion: 32. Western Michigan: 34. Kent State: 83. Miami (OH): 27. Northern Illinois: 24. Ball State: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wagner: 14 by 58.7. Nebraska: 24 by 40.9. Coastal Carolina: 20 by 33.3. Old Dominion: 14 by 25.4. Western Michigan: 11 by 32.2. Kent State: 18 by 50.5. Miami (OH): 6 by 41.3. Northern Illinois: 6 by 41.7. Ball State: 3 by 13.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins56.5 · Games = 2 · +9.9 vs Losses
Losses46.6 · Games = 7 · -9.9 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
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
58.7 vs Wagner
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/24 | @ Ball State | L 3-20 | 3 | 4 | 1.30 | 0 | — | — | 1.3 |
| Thu 11/18 | vs Northern Illinois | L 27-33 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Wed 11/10 | @ Miami (OH) | L 18-45 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Kent State2+ TD | L 38-48 | 16 | 80 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4.6 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Western Michigan | L 17-24 | 11 | 34 | 3.10 | 0 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Old Dominion | W 35-34 | 13 | 33 | 2.50 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2.3 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Coastal Carolina | L 25-28 | 20 | 64 | 3.20 | 1 | — | — | 3.2 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Nebraska | L 3-28 | 21 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Thu 9/2 | vs Wagner2+ TD | W 69-7 | 13 | 72 | 5.50 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5.8 |
Player Story
Kevin Marks story
Kevin Marks built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a running back from Norfolk, VA wearing No. 5, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Kevin Marks' career was his backfield work: 3,035 rushing yards, 627 carries, 33 rushing touchdowns, and 129 receiving yards across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Buffalo. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 129 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 48 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Buffalo.
The arc is straightforward: Kevin Marks 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
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Buffalo
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201820192019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Buffalo | 905 | 43.2 | 23.2 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Buffalo | 905 | 43.2 | 23.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Buffalo | 1,076 | 48.1 | 29.6 | 171 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Buffalo | 1,076 | 48.1 | 29.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Buffalo | 744 | 67.9 | 28.7 | -332 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 744 | 67.9 | 28.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Buffalo | 439 | 37.5 | 21.4 | -305 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Akron
Week 15 · W 56-7 · Conference game
Win with 182 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
182
Scrimmage Yards
92.7 takeover
182 scrimmage yards and 27.3 usage.
#2
@ Central Michigan
Week 6 · W 34-24 · Conference game
167
Scrimmage Yards
92.4 takeover
Win with 167 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
167 scrimmage yards and 31 usage.
#3
vs Ohio
Week 6 · L 20-21 · Conference game
124
Scrimmage Yards
84.4 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
124 scrimmage yards and 40.7 usage.
#4
@ Liberty
Week 3 · L 17-35
112
Scrimmage Yards
82.7 takeover
Loss with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
112 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.
#5
vs Toledo
Week 13 · W 49-30 · Conference game
119
Scrimmage Yards
81.7 takeover
Win with 119 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
119 scrimmage yards and 25.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Buffalo
1,076 primary output · 48.1 efficiency · 29.6 usage
77.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · Buffalo
77.5
1,076 primary · 48.1 efficiency · 29.6 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Buffalo
73.2
744 primary · 67.9 efficiency · 28.7 usage
Milestones
10
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
7
2+ TD games
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