Player Career

Markese Stepp Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Markese Stepp story

Markese Stepp built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a running back from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 30, spending time with Nebraska, USC, and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Markese Stepp's career was his backfield work: 1,094 rushing yards, 234 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 138 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 138 receiving yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Markese Stepp's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    USC

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Nebraska

    2021

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Western Kentucky

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2018201920202021202220222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonUSC4050.94.8
2019 Regular SeasonUSC30766.214267
2020 Regular SeasonUSC19333.915.4-114
2021 Regular SeasonNebraska20740.411.514
2022 PostseasonWestern Kentucky1024911.1-105
2022 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky1024911.10
2023 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky38346.313281

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Nebraska to UnlistedP4 to Unlisted21Jul 12, 2022
2021USC to NebraskaP4 to P476.4Dec 28, 2020

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Louisiana Tech

Week 6 · W 35-28 · Conference game

Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

76

Scrimmage Yards

79.9 takeover

76 scrimmage yards and 19.1 usage.

#2

@ Notre Dame

Week 7 · L 27-30

82

Scrimmage Yards

77.5 takeover

Loss with 82 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

82 scrimmage yards and 16.9 usage.

#3

@ Arizona

Week 11 · W 34-30 · Conference game

82

Scrimmage Yards

75.5 takeover

Win with 82 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

82 scrimmage yards and 19.4 usage.

#4

@ South Alabama

Week 1 · W 44-23 · Postseason

63

Scrimmage Yards

73.1 takeover

Win with 63 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

63 scrimmage yards and 11.1 usage.

#5

vs Fordham

Week 1 · W 52-7

101

Scrimmage Yards

72.7 takeover

Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

101 scrimmage yards and 20.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · USC

307 primary output · 66.2 efficiency · 14 usage

65

#2

2023 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

63

383 primary · 46.3 efficiency · 13 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · Western Kentucky

43.1

102 primary · 49 efficiency · 11.1 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games