Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Marshall
Demarcus Lacey
WR • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Birmingham, AL, USA
Alpha targetPossession profile
Demarcus Lacey reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
85
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Jacksonville State • Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Player Story
Demarcus Lacey built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 4, spending time with Jacksonville State and Marshall. The clearest part of Demarcus Lacey's career...
Read the storyDemarcus Lacey, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Marshall. Demarcus Lacey reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 853
- Receptions
- 73
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Demarcus Lacey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Marshall · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 853
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Marshall
- Top game
- Louisiana
- High school pipeline
- Corner Canyon · 28 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 769 receiving yards · WR 75th (top 7%) · Sun Belt 9th (top 5%) · National 75th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Jacksonville State | 5 | 8 | 84 | 0 | 43.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Marshall | 12 | 65 | 769 | 5 | 78.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jacksonville State to Marshall | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 78.4 | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 2024 | Unlisted to Jacksonville State | Unlisted to G5/FCS | 78.4 | Dec 4, 2023 |
Demarcus Lacey played WR for Jacksonville State and Marshall. Across 2 tracked seasons, Demarcus Lacey recorded 170 rushing yards, 853 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Marshall paired 769 primary output with 65.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 65.3 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Jacksonville State, Marshall.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Marshall
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
64.1
Efficiency
65.3
Usage
30.4
Consistency
47
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 11. Missouri State: 2. Eastern Kentucky: 0. Middle Tennessee: 116. Louisiana: 146. Old Dominion: 121. Texas State: 88. Coastal Carolina: 24. James Madison: 35. Georgia State: 39. App State: 134. Georgia Southern: 53
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 3 by 24.4. Missouri State: 2 by 6.7. Middle Tennessee: 5 by 100. Louisiana: 10 by 97.3. Old Dominion: 8 by 100. Texas State: 7 by 83.8. Coastal Carolina: 5 by 32. James Madison: 5 by 46.7. Georgia State: 4 by 65. App State: 12 by 74.4. Georgia Southern: 4 by 88.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins72.8 · Games = 5 · +14.9 vs Losses
Losses57.9 · Games = 7 · -14.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
100 vs Old Dominion
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Georgia Southern | L 19-24 | — | 4 | 53 | 13.4 | 13.30 | 0 | 34 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ App State100 receiving yards · High volume | L 24-26 | — | 12 | 134 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 0 | 38 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Georgia State | W 30-18 | — | 4 | 39 | 6.7 | 9.80 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs James Madison | L 23-35 | — | 5 | 35 | 8.3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Thu 10/30 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 27-44 | — | 5 | 24 | 6.1 | 4.80 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Texas State | W 40-37 | — | 7 | 88 | 10.6 | 12.60 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Old Dominion100 receiving yards · High volume | W 48-24 | — | 8 | 121 | 15 | 15.10 | 1 | 52 |
| Sun 9/28 | @ Louisiana100 receiving yards · High volume | L 51-54 | — | 10 | 146 | 12.1 | 14.60 | 2 | 35 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Middle Tennessee100 receiving yards | W 42-28 | — | 5 | 116 | 22.6 | 23.20 | 1 | 68 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 38-7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Missouri State | L 20-21 | — | 2 | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Georgia | L 7-45 | — | 3 | 11 | 3.8 | 3.70 | 0 | 7 |
Player Story
Demarcus Lacey story
Demarcus Lacey built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 4, spending time with Jacksonville State and Marshall. The clearest part of Demarcus Lacey's career was his receiving role: 73 catches, 853 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, and 170 rushing yards across 19 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Marshall. 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 170 rushing yards, 5 tackles, and 218 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 19 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Jacksonville State and Marshall.
The arc is straightforward: Demarcus Lacey 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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Jacksonville State
2024
Opening stop
- 2
Marshall
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Jacksonville State | 84 | 63.1 | 13.2 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Marshall | 769 | 65.3 | 30.4 | 685 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 105 Louisiana
Week 5 · L 51-54 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
146
Receiving Yards
99.1 takeover
146 receiving yards with a 97.3 efficiency score.
#2
vs No. 49 Old Dominion
Week 7 · W 48-24 · Conference game
121
Receiving Yards
94.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
121 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ No. 127 Middle Tennessee
Week 4 · W 42-28
116
Receiving Yards
90.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
116 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ No. 111 App State
Week 13 · L 24-26 · Conference game
134
Receiving Yards
88.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
134 receiving yards with a 74.4 efficiency score.
#5
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 1 · L 27-55
37
Receiving Yards
84.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
37 receiving yards with a 82.2 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Marshall
769 primary output · 65.3 efficiency · 30.4 usage
78.1
#2
2024 Regular Season · Jacksonville State
43.1
84 primary · 63.1 efficiency · 13.2 usage
Milestones
4
100+ receiving yards
3
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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