Usage / Role
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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016App State
Marcus Cox
RB • 5'10" • Dacula, GA, USA
Workhorse runnerBig-play efficiency
Marcus Cox leans workhorse runner traits and 67.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · App State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- App State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Player Story
Marcus Cox built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a running back from Dacula, GA wearing No. 14, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Marcus Cox's career was his backfield work: 3,853...
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- Committed To
- App State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Marcus Cox, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · App State. Marcus Cox leans workhorse runner traits and 67.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 4,305
- Rushing yards
- 3,853
- Receiving yards
- 452
- Touchdowns
- 40
Quick Answers
Marcus Cox quick answers
- Latest team and position
- App State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,305
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · App State
- Top game
- South Alabama
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Dacula · App State
- High school pipeline
- Dacula · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,127 scrimmage yards · RB 62nd (top 11%) · Sun Belt 5th (top 3%) · National 100th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | App State | 12 | 1,595 | 1,415 | 180 | 19 | 82.1 |
| 2015 Postseason | App State | 12 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 1 | 85.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | App State | 12 | 1,421 | 1,261 | 160 | 10 | 85.3 |
| 2016 Postseason | App State | 9 | 153 | 143 | 10 | 1 | 77.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | App State | 9 | 974 | 872 | 102 | 9 | 77.5 |
Related Context
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Marcus Cox played RB for App State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Marcus Cox recorded 3,853 rushing yards, 452 receiving yards, and 40 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with App State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
App State paired 1,583 primary output with 61.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 61.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Win with 210 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · App State
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
131.9
Efficiency
61.4
Usage
37
Consistency
80.7
Best Game by takeover score
South Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 162. Howard: 101. Clemson: 109. Old Dominion: 131. Wyoming: 178. Georgia State: 83. UL Monroe: 122. Georgia Southern: 126. Troy: 159. Arkansas State: 126. Louisiana: 76. South Alabama: 210
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 24 by 70.3. Howard: 11 by 88.3. Clemson: 26 by 43.2. Old Dominion: 24 by 51.8. Wyoming: 15 by 99.4. Georgia State: 21 by 41.5. UL Monroe: 23 by 55.3. Georgia Southern: 23 by 49.6. Troy: 33 by 49.2. Arkansas State: 22 by 52.8. Louisiana: 24 by 35.4. South Alabama: 15 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins134.8 · Games = 10 · +17.3 vs Losses
Losses117.5 · Games = 2 · -17.3 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
South Alabama
Best efficiency game
100 vs South Alabama
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/19 | vs Ohio100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 31-29 | 24 | 162 | 6.80 | 1 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Sun 12/6 | @ South Alabama100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 34-27 | 14 | 192 | 13.70 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs Louisiana2+ TD | W 28-7 | 22 | 78 | 3.50 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 3.2 |
| Fri 11/6 | vs Arkansas State | L 27-40 | 16 | 74 | 4.60 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 5.7 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Troy100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 44-41 | 30 | 140 | 4.70 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 4.8 |
| Thu 10/22 | vs Georgia Southern2+ TD | W 31-13 | 21 | 90 | 4.30 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 5.5 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ UL Monroe100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 59-14 | 23 | 122 | 5.30 | 2 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Georgia State | W 37-3 | 19 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4.0 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Wyoming100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 31-13 | 15 | 178 | 11.90 | 1 | — | — | 11.9 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Old Dominion100 rush yards | W 49-0 | 23 | 107 | 4.70 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5.5 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Clemson100 rush yards | L 10-41 | 25 | 103 | 4.10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.2 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Howard100 rush yards | W 49-0 | 11 | 101 | 9.20 | 1 | — | — | 9.2 |
Player Story
Marcus Cox story
Marcus Cox built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a running back from Dacula, GA wearing No. 14, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Marcus Cox's career was his backfield work: 3,853 rushing yards, 656 carries, 37 rushing touchdowns, and 452 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with App State. 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 452 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across App State.
The arc is straightforward: Marcus Cox 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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App State
2014-2016
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Season Value Progression
20142015201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | App State | 1,595 | 56.6 | 36.4 | — |
| 2015 Postseason | App State | 1,583 | 61.4 | 37 | -12 |
| 2015 Regular Season | App State | 1,583 | 61.4 | 37 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | App State | 1,127 | 67.1 | 32 | -456 |
| 2016 Regular Season | App State | 1,127 | 67.1 | 32 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ South Alabama
Week 14 · W 34-27 · Conference game
Win with 210 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
95.2 takeover
210 scrimmage yards and 30 usage.
#2
vs Wyoming
Week 5 · W 31-13
178
Scrimmage Yards
94.7 takeover
Win with 178 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
178 scrimmage yards and 40.5 usage.
#3
vs UL Monroe
Week 12 · W 42-17 · Conference game
180
Scrimmage Yards
92.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
180 scrimmage yards and 39.3 usage.
#4
vs Georgia State
Week 10 · W 44-0 · Conference game
254
Scrimmage Yards
91.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
254 scrimmage yards and 42.5 usage.
#5
@ Arkansas State
Week 12 · W 37-32 · Conference game
283
Scrimmage Yards
88 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
283 scrimmage yards and 54.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · App State
1,583 primary output · 61.4 efficiency · 37 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · App State
85.3
1,583 primary · 61.4 efficiency · 37 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · App State
82.1
1,595 primary · 56.6 efficiency · 36.4 usage
Milestones
23
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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