Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2010Memphis
Marcus Hightower
RB • 6'2" • Memphis, TN, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Marcus Hightower leans balanced backfield option traits and 21.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
9
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
5
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Memphis
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Player Story
Marcus Hightower built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a running back from Memphis, TN wearing No. 2, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Marcus Hightower's career was his return-game role:...
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- Committed To
- Memphis
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Marcus Hightower, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Memphis. Marcus Hightower leans balanced backfield option traits and 21.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 78
- Rushing yards
- 60
- Receiving yards
- 18
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Marcus Hightower quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Memphis · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 78
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 8 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · Memphis
- Top game
- Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Whitehaven · Memphis
- High school pipeline
- Whitehaven · 38 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2010
- 2010 Scrimmage yards rank
- 27 scrimmage yards · RB 380th (top 84%) · Conference USA 170th (top 78%) · National 1,619th (top 77%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Memphis | 6 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 38.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Memphis | 2 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 38.1 |
Related Context
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Marcus Hightower played RB for Memphis. Across 2 tracked seasons, Marcus Hightower recorded 60 rushing yards, 18 receiving yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Memphis.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Memphis paired 51 primary output with 36.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 21.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Loss with 29 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Regular Season · Memphis
Games
2
Scrimmage Yards / G
13.5
Efficiency
21.6
Usage
9.7
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Tulsa
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: -2. Tulsa: 29
Volume vs Efficiency
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Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.
Split Comparison
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Wins-2 · Games = 1 · -31 vs Losses
Losses29 · Games = 1 · +31 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Tulsa
Best efficiency game
43.2 vs Tulsa
Player Story
Marcus Hightower story
Marcus Hightower built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a running back from Memphis, TN wearing No. 2, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Marcus Hightower's career was his return-game role: 558 return yards across 8 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Memphis. 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 60 rushing yards and 18 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 8 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Memphis.
The arc is straightforward: Marcus Hightower 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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Memphis
2009-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20092010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Memphis | 51 | 36.5 | 2.1 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Memphis | 27 | 21.6 | 9.7 | -24 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Tennessee
Week 10 · L 28-56
Loss with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
42
Scrimmage Yards
69.7 takeover
42 scrimmage yards and 3.2 usage.
#2
vs Tulsa
Week 5 · L 7-48 · Conference game
29
Scrimmage Yards
62.9 takeover
Loss with 29 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
29 scrimmage yards and 15.9 usage.
#3
vs UAB
Week 11 · L 21-31 · Conference game
9
Scrimmage Yards
16.7 takeover
Loss with 9 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
9 scrimmage yards and 6.8 usage.
#4
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 3 · W 24-17
-2
Scrimmage Yards
3.3 takeover
Win with -2 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
-2 scrimmage yards and 3.5 usage.
#5
vs Marshall
Week 4 · L 16-27 · Conference game
0
Scrimmage Yards
2.2 takeover
Loss with 0 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
0 scrimmage yards and 2.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Regular Season · Memphis
51 primary output · 36.5 efficiency · 2.1 usage
38.4
#2
2010 Regular Season · Memphis
38.1
27 primary · 21.6 efficiency · 9.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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