Player Dossier

2021-2024

Central Michigan

Marion Lukes

RB • 5'9" • 200 lbs • Charlestown, IN, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Marion Lukes leans workhorse runner traits and 51.6 efficiency.

Usage Score

31.7

Efficiency

51.6

Consistency

74.9

Season Value

62.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Central Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois

Scouting Read

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Marion Lukes, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Marion Lukes leans workhorse runner traits and 51.6 efficiency.

Marion Lukes played RB for Central Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Marion Lukes recorded 1,942 rushing yards, 605 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Central Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Central Michigan paired 948 primary output with 51.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 51.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Loss with 140 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.

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2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan

Games

11

Scrimmage Yards / G

86.2

Efficiency

51.6

Usage

31.7

Consistency

74.9

Best Game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Florida International: 37. Illinois: 23. Ball State: 89. San Diego State: 133. Ohio: 141. Eastern Michigan: 140. Miami (OH): 25. Bowling Green: 72. Toledo: 85. Western Michigan: 105. Northern Illinois: 98

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida International: 10 by 38.5. Illinois: 9 by 22.3. Ball State: 14 by 67.8. San Diego State: 19 by 58.9. Ohio: 25 by 57.9. Eastern Michigan: 14 by 91.7. Miami (OH): 15 by 17.4. Bowling Green: 20 by 37.5. Toledo: 21 by 43.2. Western Michigan: 16 by 66.1. Northern Illinois: 14 by 66.7

Split Comparison

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

Wins109 · Games = 3 · +31.4 vs Losses
Losses77.6 · Games = 8 · -31.4 vs Wins
First Half93.8 · Games = 6 · +16.8 vs Second Half
Second Half77 · Games = 5 · -16.8 vs First Half

Game Log

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11 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

Best efficiency game

91.7 vs Eastern Michigan

Result
Sat 11/30@ Northern IllinoisL 16-241378601207
Wed 11/20vs Western MichiganW 16-1415936.2001126.6
Wed 11/13@ ToledoL 10-3719804.201254.0
Wed 11/6vs Bowling GreenL 13-2320723.6003.6
Sat 10/26@ Miami (OH)L 7-4615251.7001.7
Sat 10/19@ Eastern Michigan100 rush yardsL 34-38131189.10012210
Sat 10/12vs Ohio100 rush yards · 2+ TDL 25-27201105.5035315.6
Sat 9/28vs San Diego StateW 22-2116764.8003577
Sat 9/21vs Ball StateW 37-3413866.601136.4
Sat 9/14@ IllinoisL 9-307131.9002102.6
Sat 9/7@ Florida InternationalL 16-5210373.7003.7

Career Arc

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    Central Michigan

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonCentral Michigan15838.53.8
2021 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan15838.53.80
2022 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan40459.412.8246
2023 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan1,03751.727.5633
2024 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan94851.631.7-89

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Northern Illinois

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

202

Primary metric

202 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.

#2

Akron

231

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

231 scrimmage yards and 52.6 usage.

#3

Eastern Michigan

140

Primary metric

Loss with 140 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

140 scrimmage yards and 28 usage.

#4

Ohio

141

Primary metric

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

141 scrimmage yards and 47.2 usage.

#5

Western Michigan

158

Primary metric

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

158 scrimmage yards and 44 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan

948 primary output · 51.6 efficiency · 31.7 usage

62.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · Central Michigan

61.8

1,037 primary · 51.7 efficiency · 27.5 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Central Michigan

35.4

404 primary · 59.4 efficiency · 12.8 usage

Milestones

9

100+ rush yards

3

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8033

Charlestown · Charlestown, IN

Committed To
Central Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

2,547

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 44 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.