Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Arkansas State
Marcel Murray
RB • 5'10" • 204 lbs • Hiram, GA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Marcel Murray leans balanced backfield option traits and 39.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
71
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Arkansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Arkansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Player Story
Marcel Murray built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a running back from Hiram, GA wearing No. 34, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Marcel Murray's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Arkansas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Marcel Murray, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Arkansas State. Marcel Murray leans balanced backfield option traits and 39.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,440
- Rushing yards
- 2,136
- Receiving yards
- 304
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
Marcel Murray quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,440
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Arkansas State
- Top game
- Massachusetts
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Hiram · Arkansas State
- High school pipeline
- Hiram · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Junior
- 2022 Scrimmage yards rank
- 230 scrimmage yards · RB 346th (top 50%) · Sun Belt 89th (top 32%) · National 958th (top 37%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Arkansas State | 13 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 71.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 13 | 934 | 793 | 141 | 9 | 71.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Arkansas State | 10 | 90 | 38 | 52 | 0 | 71.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 10 | 855 | 782 | 73 | 6 | 71.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 5 | 160 | 158 | 2 | 1 | 42.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 4 | 104 | 105 | -1 | 0 | 35.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 7 | 230 | 193 | 37 | 1 | 31.2 |
Related Context
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Marcel Murray played RB for Arkansas State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Marcel Murray recorded 2,136 rushing yards, 304 receiving yards, and 7 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Arkansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Arkansas State paired 1,001 primary output with 58.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 58.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State
Win with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Arkansas State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
77
Efficiency
58.8
Usage
20.7
Consistency
69.3
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 67. Southeast Missouri State: 129. Alabama: 34. Tulsa: 48. UNLV: 95. Georgia Southern: 45. App State: 38. Georgia State: 130. Louisiana: 121. South Alabama: 47. Coastal Carolina: 86. UL Monroe: 92. Texas State: 69
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nevada: 17 by 41.1. Southeast Missouri State: 12 by 78.5. Alabama: 7 by 50.6. Tulsa: 10 by 45. UNLV: 8 by 99.5. Georgia Southern: 11 by 43.3. App State: 13 by 33.2. Georgia State: 12 by 95.1. Louisiana: 19 by 66.3. South Alabama: 15 by 35.8. Coastal Carolina: 11 by 77.7. UL Monroe: 18 by 55.9. Texas State: 17 by 41.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins87 · Games = 8 · +26 vs Losses
Losses61 · Games = 5 · -26 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Georgia State
Best efficiency game
99.5 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/29 | @ Nevada | L 13-16 | 17 | 67 | 3.90 | 1 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Texas State | W 33-7 | 15 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.1 |
| Sat 11/17 | vs UL Monroe | W 31-17 | 17 | 94 | 5.50 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 5.1 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Coastal Carolina2+ TD | W 44-16 | 9 | 65 | 7.20 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7.8 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs South Alabama | W 38-14 | 11 | 40 | 3.60 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3.1 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Louisiana100 rush yards · 2+ TD | L 43-47 | 19 | 121 | 6.40 | 3 | — | — | 6.4 |
| Thu 10/18 | vs Georgia State100 rush yards | W 51-35 | 11 | 115 | 10.50 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10.8 |
| Wed 10/10 | vs App State | L 9-35 | 11 | 37 | 3.40 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Georgia Southern | L 21-28 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs UNLV | W 27-20 | 8 | 95 | 11.90 | 1 | — | — | 11.9 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Tulsa | W 29-20 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4.8 |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Alabama | L 7-57 | 7 | 34 | 4.90 | 0 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 48-21 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 10.8 |
Player Story
Marcel Murray story
Marcel Murray built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a running back from Hiram, GA wearing No. 34, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Marcel Murray's career was his backfield work: 2,136 rushing yards, 420 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, and 304 receiving yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Arkansas State. 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 304 receiving yards, 7 tackles, and 299 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas State.
The arc is straightforward: Marcel Murray 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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Arkansas State
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201820192019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Arkansas State | 1,001 | 58.8 | 20.7 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 1,001 | 58.8 | 20.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Arkansas State | 945 | 51.5 | 30 | -56 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 945 | 51.5 | 30 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 160 | 38.8 | 16.2 | -785 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 104 | 64.2 | 8.1 | -56 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 230 | 39.1 | 13 | 126 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Massachusetts
Week 11 · W 35-33
Win with 135 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
135
Scrimmage Yards
94.7 takeover
135 scrimmage yards and 29.4 usage.
#2
@ UL Monroe
Week 10 · W 48-41 · Conference game
199
Scrimmage Yards
92.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
199 scrimmage yards and 37.3 usage.
#3
vs Georgia State
Week 8 · W 51-35 · Conference game
130
Scrimmage Yards
86.2 takeover
Win with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
130 scrimmage yards and 22.2 usage.
#4
vs Louisiana
Week 8 · L 20-37 · Conference game
202
Scrimmage Yards
83.8 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
202 scrimmage yards and 52.8 usage.
#5
@ Louisiana
Week 9 · L 43-47 · Conference game
121
Scrimmage Yards
82.3 takeover
Loss with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
121 scrimmage yards and 30.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Arkansas State
1,001 primary output · 58.8 efficiency · 20.7 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Arkansas State
71.8
1,001 primary · 58.8 efficiency · 20.7 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Arkansas State
71.7
945 primary · 51.5 efficiency · 30 usage
Milestones
6
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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