Marquis Young

Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Photo by: Jon Crispin

Photo by: Jon Crispin - UMass Athletics

Position:
Running Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
215
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Fairport, N.Y.
High School:
Fairport / Milford Academy

Marquis Young In The NFL

• Invited to the Indianapolis Colts' Rookie Mini-Camp (May 3-5, 2019)
• Invited to the Tennessee Titans' Rookie Mini-Camp (May 10-12, 2019)
• Signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an Undrafted Rookie Free Agent (Aug. 19, 2019)

2018 • Senior

• Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team (Running Back)
• Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team (Kick Return)
• Doak Walker Award Watch List
• Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent First Team (Running Back)
• Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent Second Team (Kick Return)
• Carried 154 times for 778 yards (5.1 ypc) and nine touchdowns
• Also caught 22 passes for 173 yards (7.9 ypr) and return 30 kickoffs for 659 yards (22.0 per) and a touchdown
• Averaged 147.5 all-purpose yards per game over the season with 1,623 over 11 games played
Had two 100-yard rushing games, thee 100-yard return games and eight 100-yard all-purpose games
• Opened the year with 15 carries, 90 yards and one touchdown against Duquesne (8/25)
• Posted 71 yards on 14 carries at Georgia Southern (9/8)
• Provided 200 all-purpose yards at FIU (9/15) via 83 rushing yards (13 carries), 70 kick return yards (three returns) and 47 receiving yards (two catches)
• Notched 74 yards and two scores on 12 attempts during the win over Charlotte (9/22) as well as two kick returns for 113 yards, including a 93-yard touchdown
• Provided 148 rushing yards and a touchdown on 26 carries during the 22-17 rain-soaked win at UConn
• Added a second 148-yard rushing outing the following week over 23 carries, including two for touchdowns, during the triple-overtime win over Liberty (11/3)
• Capped his career with seven attempts, 32 yards and a touchdown at No. 5 Georgia (11/17)

2017 • Junior

• Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team (Running Back)
• Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team (Kick Return)
• Doak Walker Award Watch List
• Finished his third year as a Minuteman with 982 rushing yards over 192 carries (5.4 per carry) and led the squad with nine rushing touchdowns
• Also had 35 receptions for 280 yards (8.0 per catch) and two touchdowns and returned 10 kickoffs for 241 yards (24.1 per return)
• Paced the team with 1,503 all-purpose yards and 125.3 all-purpose yards per game
• Had four games of 100 or more yards rushing: Georgia Southern (101), Appalachian State (132), Maine (123) and FIU (125)
• Posted six games with 100 or more all-purpose yards: Ohio (219), Georgia Southern (115), Appalachian State (187), Mississippi State (135), Maine (208) and FIU (163)
• Scored twice on the ground over 20 carries for 83 yards during the season-opener against Hawai'i (8/26)
• Added another two-TD performance at Coastal Carolina, where he rushed for 40 yards and caught four passes for another 29 yards
• Totaled 219 all-purpose yards against Ohio via 56 rushing (14 carries; 4.0 per carry), 34 receiving (three catches; 11.3 per catch) and 129 over four kick returns (32.3 per return)
• Recorded his first touchdown receptions against Ohio as well, and set his career long for a kick return at 81 yards in the game
• Notched his first 100-yard rushing outing of the season against Georgia Southern (10/21) with 13 carries covering 101 yards, including one for a touchdown
• Followed with 132 rushing yards over 15 carries - including two for touchdowns - in the double overtime victory over Appalachian State (10/28)
• His rushing total against Appalachian State including a 95-yard touchdown burst down the UMass sideline, the second-longest run in team history and one yard shy of tying the record set by Jim Pizano at Rhode Island on Oct. 5, 1996
• His second touchdown against Appalachian State put the Minutemen ahead in the first overtime
• Put up 91 yards on only 11 carries (8.3 per rush) at Mississippi State (11/3) and added 44 yards over four catches
• Paved the way for the Minutemen on the ground during the Fenway Gridiron Series victory over Maine with 123 yards and a touchdown via 19 carries (6.5 per rush), while he returned three kickoffs for 61 yards and hauled in a 24-yard catch
• Capped the season with 17 carries for 125 yards and a rushing touchdown, seven catches covering 44 yards and a touchdown reception at FIU (12/2)

2016 • Sophomore

• Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team (Running Back)
• New England Football Writers Association All-New England
• Doak Walker Award Watch List
• Was a 12-game starter and led the team in rushing with 898 yards on 197 attempts
• Scored four rushing touchdowns, one each at Mississippi State (9/24), at Old Dominion (10/7), against Louisiana Tech (10/15) and at Hawai'i (11/26)
• Also hauled in 12 passes for 147 yards
• Scampered for an 83-yard rush vs. Mississippi State, his longest of the year, tied for his career best and also tied for the 10th-longest rush in UMass football history
• Rushed for 125 yards over 18 carries (6.9 ypr) with one touchdown and hauled in five receptions covering 44 yards at Mississippi State
• Season-high 163 yards and one touchdown on 21 rushes (7.8 ypr) came at Old Dominion
• Posted 117 yards rushing over 19 carries (6.2 ypr) with one touchdown and grabbed a pair of receptions for 17 yards at Hawai'i (11/26)

2015 • Freshman

• Appeared in all 12 games, leading the team in rushing yards (960), attempts (152) and touchdowns (seven)
• Ranked No. 6 in the MAC, averaging 81.1 ypg, and was No. 3 among the conference’s top rushers at 6.3 ypc
• Ran for 103 yards and his first career touchdown against Notre Dame
• Rushed for 155 yards against Eastern Michigan
• Turned in the top performance of the season with 240 yards and three touchdowns on 35 carries in the finale against Buffalo
• Became the first UMass player to top 200 yards since Tommy Nelson (204, 11/22/08)

Before Massachusetts

• Picked up 357 yards (8.9 per carry) and five touchdowns during his postgraduate year at Milford Academy
• Three-star prospect, according to 247Sports.com and Rivals.com, for Fairport High School
• Ran for 1,381 yards and 12 touchdown during his final season at Fairport, averaging 6.9 ypc