Player Career

Rakeem Cato Career Story

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Player Story

Rakeem Cato story

Rakeem Cato built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a quarterback from Miami, FL wearing No. 12, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Rakeem Cato's career was his passing role: 14,079 passing yards, 131 touchdown passes, 1,838 attempts, and 839 rushing yards across 53 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Marshall. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 839 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 53 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Marshall.

The arc is straightforward: Rakeem Cato 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Marshall

    2011-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 PostseasonMarshall2,09155.716.9
2011 Regular SeasonMarshall2,09155.716.90
2012 Regular SeasonMarshall4,23260.112.82,141
2013 PostseasonMarshall4,21062.717.6-22
2013 Regular SeasonMarshall4,21062.717.60
2014 PostseasonMarshall4,38567.417.5175
2014 Regular SeasonMarshall4,38567.417.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs East Carolina

Week 13 · W 34-27 · Conference game

Win with 339 yards of offense and 69.3 efficiency.

339

Total Offense

76.9 takeover

339 total offense with 69.3 efficiency.

#2

vs Ohio

Week 3 · L 24-27

464

Total Offense

76.1 takeover

Loss with 464 yards of offense and 67.6 efficiency.

464 total offense with 67.6 efficiency.

#3

vs Rhode Island

Week 2 · W 48-7

410

Total Offense

72.5 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

410 total offense with 82.1 efficiency.

#4

vs Western Kentucky

Week 14 · L 66-67 · Conference game

446

Total Offense

71.5 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

446 total offense with 59 efficiency.

#5

@ Southern Miss

Week 11 · W 63-17 · Conference game

278

Total Offense

68.5 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

278 total offense with 87.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · Marshall

4,385 primary output · 67.4 efficiency · 17.5 usage

72.1

#2

2014 Regular Season · Marshall

72.1

4,385 primary · 67.4 efficiency · 17.5 usage

#3

2013 Postseason · Marshall

71.6

4,210 primary · 62.7 efficiency · 17.6 usage

Milestones

31

250+ passing yards

22

300+ total offense

28

3+ TD games

29

Above avg efficiency