Usage / Role
63%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Central 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.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
65
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
Marion Lukes built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a running back from Charlestown, IN wearing No. 9, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Marion Lukes' career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Marion Lukes, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Marion Lukes leans workhorse runner traits and 51.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,547
- Rushing yards
- 1,942
- Receiving yards
- 605
- Touchdowns
- 19
Quick Answers
Marion Lukes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,547
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Charlestown · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Charlestown · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 948 scrimmage yards · RB 71st (top 10%) · Mid-American 10th (top 5%) · National 116th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Central Michigan | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 13 | 158 | 94 | 64 | 2 | 19.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 8 | 404 | 323 | 81 | 4 | 41.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 12 | 1,037 | 737 | 300 | 7 | 74.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 11 | 948 | 788 | 160 | 6 | 77.1 |
Related Context
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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
2023 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 51.7 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: Northern Illinois
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Central Michigan
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
86.4
Efficiency
51.7
Usage
27.5
Consistency
68.6
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. Michigan State: 10. New Hampshire: 14. Notre Dame: 79. South Alabama: 66. Eastern Michigan: 89. Buffalo: 94. Akron: 36. Ball State: 100. Northern Illinois: 202. Western Michigan: 158. Ohio: 88. Toledo: 101
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 5 by 20.8. New Hampshire: 6 by 21. Notre Dame: 11 by 68.8. South Alabama: 13 by 45.5. Eastern Michigan: 8 by 96.4. Buffalo: 14 by 46.7. Akron: 15 by 20.7. Ball State: 23 by 38.3. Northern Illinois: 21 by 90.1. Western Michigan: 22 by 73.7. Ohio: 18 by 51.6. Toledo: 17 by 46.8
Split Comparison
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Wins81.4 · Games = 5 · -8.6 vs Losses
Losses90 · Games = 7 · +8.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
96.4 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | vs Toledo | L 17-32 | 15 | 53 | 3.50 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 5.9 |
| Thu 11/16 | @ Ohio | L 20-34 | 15 | 75 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.9 |
| Wed 11/8 | @ Western Michigan100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 28-38 | 21 | 147 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7.2 |
| Tue 10/31 | vs Northern Illinois100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 37-31 | 21 | 202 | 9.60 | 1 | — | — | 9.6 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Ball State | L 17-24 | 18 | 58 | 3.20 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 4.3 |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Akron | W 17-10 | 14 | 24 | 1.70 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2.4 |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Buffalo | L 13-37 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 73 | 6.7 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 26-23 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 11.1 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ South Alabama | W 34-30 | 9 | 35 | 3.90 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Notre Dame | L 17-41 | 9 | 56 | 6.20 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7.2 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs New Hampshire | W 45-42 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.3 |
| Fri 9/1 | @ Michigan State | L 7-31 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
Player Story
Marion Lukes story
Marion Lukes built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a running back from Charlestown, IN wearing No. 9, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Marion Lukes' career was his backfield work: 1,942 rushing yards, 378 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 605 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Central Michigan. 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 605 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 1,441 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Central Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Marion Lukes 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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Central Michigan
2021-2024
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Central Michigan | 158 | 38.5 | 3.8 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 158 | 38.5 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 404 | 59.4 | 12.8 | 246 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 1,037 | 51.7 | 27.5 | 633 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 948 | 51.6 | 31.7 | -89 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northern Illinois
Week 10 · W 37-31 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
202
Scrimmage Yards
96.7 takeover
202 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.
#2
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 8 · L 34-38 · Conference game
140
Scrimmage Yards
90.3 takeover
Loss with 140 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
140 scrimmage yards and 28 usage.
#3
@ Akron
Week 7 · W 28-21 · Conference game
231
Scrimmage Yards
90.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
231 scrimmage yards and 52.6 usage.
#4
vs Ohio
Week 7 · L 25-27 · Conference game
141
Scrimmage Yards
86 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
141 scrimmage yards and 47.2 usage.
#5
@ Western Michigan
Week 11 · L 28-38 · Conference game
158
Scrimmage Yards
84 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
158 scrimmage yards and 44 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan
948 primary output · 51.6 efficiency · 31.7 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Central Michigan
74.8
1,037 primary · 51.7 efficiency · 27.5 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Central Michigan
41.4
404 primary · 59.4 efficiency · 12.8 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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