Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021California
Marcel Dancy
RB • 5'10" • 195 lbs • Oakland, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Marcel Dancy leans balanced backfield option traits and 45 efficiency.
Impact Production
23
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
13
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
Marcel Dancy built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Oakland, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with California. The clearest part of Marcel Dancy's career was his backfield work: 647...
Read the storyMarcel Dancy, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · California. Marcel Dancy leans balanced backfield option traits and 45 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 966
- Rushing yards
- 647
- Receiving yards
- 319
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Marcel Dancy quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 966
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · California
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Senior
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 259 scrimmage yards · RB 324th (top 48%) · Pac-12 82nd (top 38%) · National 861st (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | California | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | California | 3 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 24.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | California | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 61.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | California | 11 | 387 | 237 | 150 | 2 | 61.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | California | 4 | 224 | 156 | 68 | 0 | 54.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | California | 11 | 259 | 161 | 98 | 2 | 39.7 |
Related Context
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Marcel Dancy played RB for California. Across 5 tracked seasons, Marcel Dancy recorded 647 rushing yards, 319 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
California paired 401 primary output with 50.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 45 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: Stanford
Win with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · California
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
23.5
Efficiency
45
Usage
7
Consistency
29.3
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 29. TCU: 4. Sacramento State: 24. Washington: 2. Washington State: 3. Oregon: 10. Colorado: -2. Oregon State: 10. Stanford: 105. UCLA: 38. USC: 36
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nevada: 5 by 74.2. TCU: 1 by 33.3. Sacramento State: 6 by 26. Washington: 1 by 16.7. Washington State: 2 by 15.6. Oregon: 1 by 91.7. Colorado: 5 by 0. Oregon State: 2 by 20.8. Stanford: 5 by 100. UCLA: 7 by 53.9. USC: 6 by 62.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins34.6 · Games = 5 · +20.3 vs Losses
Losses14.3 · Games = 6 · -20.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
100 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/5 | vs USC | W 24-14 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
| Sun 11/28 | @ UCLA | L 14-42 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 5.4 |
| Sun 11/21 | @ Stanford2+ TD | W 41-11 | 4 | 92 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 21 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Oregon State | W 39-25 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Colorado | W 26-3 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | — | — | -0.4 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Oregon | L 17-24 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Washington State | L 6-21 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | — | — | 1.5 |
| Sun 9/26 | @ Washington | L 24-31 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Sacramento State | W 42-30 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ TCU | L 32-34 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Sun 9/5 | vs Nevada | L 17-22 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 5.8 |
Player Story
Marcel Dancy story
Marcel Dancy built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Oakland, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with California. The clearest part of Marcel Dancy's career was his backfield work: 647 rushing yards, 126 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 319 receiving yards across 29 career games in the available record. His career also includes 319 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 36 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Marcel Dancy's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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California
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | California | 82 | 48.3 | 6 | 82 |
| 2019 Postseason | California | 401 | 50.8 | 13.2 | 319 |
| 2019 Regular Season | California | 401 | 50.8 | 13.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | California | 224 | 53.1 | 16.6 | -177 |
| 2021 Regular Season | California | 259 | 45 | 7 | 35 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oregon State
Week 12 · L 27-31 · Conference game
Loss with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
78.8 takeover
105 scrimmage yards and 30.3 usage.
#2
@ Stanford
Week 12 · W 41-11 · Conference game
105
Scrimmage Yards
75.6 takeover
Win with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
105 scrimmage yards and 9.4 usage.
#3
@ Washington
Week 2 · W 20-19 · Conference game
72
Scrimmage Yards
75 takeover
Win with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
72 scrimmage yards and 14.3 usage.
#4
vs Arizona State
Week 5 · L 17-24 · Conference game
79
Scrimmage Yards
74.9 takeover
Loss with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
79 scrimmage yards and 25.5 usage.
#5
vs Idaho State
Week 3 · W 45-23
80
Scrimmage Yards
74.2 takeover
Win with 80 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
80 scrimmage yards and 16.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · California
401 primary output · 50.8 efficiency · 13.2 usage
61.6
#2
2019 Regular Season · California
61.6
401 primary · 50.8 efficiency · 13.2 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · California
54.3
224 primary · 53.1 efficiency · 16.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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