Player Dossier

2019-2021

Ohio State

Marcus Crowley

RB • 6'1" • 205 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Marcus Crowley leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.3 efficiency.

Usage / Role

7%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

24

Developing production for a back

lowelite

Reliability

23

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

33

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Ohio State

19202021

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Ohio State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers

Player Story

Marcus Crowley built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a running back from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 24, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Marcus Crowley's career was his backfield...

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4★

Recruit Profile

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8905

Blackville-Hilda · Blackville, SC

Committed To
South Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Marcus Crowley, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Ohio State. Marcus Crowley leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.3 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
386
Rushing yards
354
Receiving yards
32
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Marcus Crowley quick answers

Latest team and position
Ohio State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
386
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 13 games
Best season
2019 Regular Season · Ohio State
Top game
Rutgers
Recruit profile
4-star · Blackville-Hilda · South Carolina
High school pipeline
Blackville-Hilda · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 24 · Sophomore
2021 Scrimmage yards rank
124 scrimmage yards · RB 416th (top 61%) · Big Ten 144th (top 50%) · National 1,287th (top 51%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonOhio State72442377259.5
2020 PostseasonOhio State318144014.6
2020 Regular SeasonOhio State3000014.6
2021 Regular SeasonOhio State312410321047.2

Related Context

Marcus Crowley played RB for Ohio State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Marcus Crowley recorded 354 rushing yards, 32 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Ohio State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Ohio State paired 244 primary output with 67.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 54.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers

Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2021 Regular Season · Ohio State

Games

3

Scrimmage Yards / G

41.3

Efficiency

54.3

Usage

13.9

Consistency

43.8

Best Game by takeover score

Rutgers

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Game-by-Game Trend

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123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 19. Rutgers: 79. Maryland: 26

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 6 by 33. Rutgers: 8 by 91.1. Maryland: 7 by 38.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half49 · Games = 2 · +23 vs Second Half
Second Half26 · Games = 1 · -23 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Rutgers

Best efficiency game

91.1 vs Rutgers

Result
Sat 10/9vs MarylandW 66-177263.7003.7
Sat 10/2@ RutgersW 52-137588.3001219.9
Fri 9/3@ MinnesotaW 45-316193.2003.2

Player Story

Marcus Crowley story

Marcus Crowley built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a running back from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 24, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Marcus Crowley's career was his backfield work: 354 rushing yards, 51 carries, 1 rushing touchdown, and 32 receiving yards across 13 career games in the available record. His career also includes 32 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 17 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Marcus Crowley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Ohio State

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonOhio State24467.25.4
2020 PostseasonOhio State1825.35.1-226
2020 Regular SeasonOhio State1825.35.10
2021 Regular SeasonOhio State12454.313.9106

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Rutgers

Week 5 · W 52-13 · Conference game

Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

79

Scrimmage Yards

77.5 takeover

79 scrimmage yards and 14.5 usage.

#2

vs Maryland

Week 11 · W 73-14 · Conference game

82

Scrimmage Yards

73.6 takeover

Win with 82 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

82 scrimmage yards and 9.8 usage.

#3

@ Northwestern

Week 8 · W 52-3 · Conference game

53

Scrimmage Yards

58.3 takeover

Win with 53 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

53 scrimmage yards and 3.6 usage.

#4

@ Nebraska

Week 5 · W 48-7 · Conference game

45

Scrimmage Yards

56.2 takeover

Win with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

45 scrimmage yards and 5.9 usage.

#5

@ Alabama

Week 1 · L 24-52 · Postseason

18

Scrimmage Yards

56.2 takeover

Loss with 18 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

18 scrimmage yards and 15.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Ohio State

244 primary output · 67.2 efficiency · 5.4 usage

59.5

#2

2021 Regular Season · Ohio State

47.2

124 primary · 54.3 efficiency · 13.9 usage

#3

2020 Postseason · Ohio State

14.6

18 primary · 25.3 efficiency · 5.1 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games