2024 Football Roster
Marcus Carroll
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 216
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Union City, Ga.
- High School:
- Hapeville Charter
- Prev School:
- Georgia State
CAREER: Lettered four years at Georgia State University (2020-21-22-23) and one season at Mizzou (2024) … 2023 First Team All-Sun Belt selection, 2023 Doak Walker Award semifinalist … 2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient … in 53 career games (15 starts), rushed 591 times for 2,731 yards (4.62) with 34 TDs and logged 38 receptions for 327 yards (8.61) … amassed 3,058 career all-purpose yards and scored 206 career points (34 rushing TDs and one two-point conversion) ... rushed for 50+ yards in 21 games, while topping the 100-yard plateau on the ground nine times, including a career-best 208 yards against Georgia Southern in 2023 … also registered 100+ rushing yards against Southern Miss. (163 yards) and Louisiana-Monroe (100 yards) in 2022 and Rhode Island (184 yards), Connecticut (107 yards), Coastal Carolina (150 yards), Marshall (159 yards), Louisiana (110 yards), and Appalachian State (113 yards) in 2023 … secured 10+ rushes on 24 occasions and 20+ rushes 11 times … rushed a career-high 34 times against Appalachian State in 2023 … registered a career-long 63-yard jaunt versus Rhode Island in 2023 … carded seven multi-rushing TD games against Southern Miss. (2022; 3), Rhode Island (2023; 3), Connecticut (2023; 3), Georgia Southern (2023; 2), Massachusetts (2024; 3), Mississippi State (2024; 3) and Arkansas (2024; 2) … posted 12 games with 2+ pass receptions, including a career-high four against LSU in 2023 … accumulated 20+ receiving yards on seven occasions, including a career-high 55 yards versus Louisiana in 2023 … connected with Georgia State QB Darren Grainger for a career-long 49-yard reception against Louisiana in 2023 … played 294 career snaps at Mizzou … set Georgia State program record for career 100-yard rushing games (nine), while finishing second in rushing TDs (22) and third in rushing (2,136) … also set the Panthers’ single-season marks for rushing yards per outing (112.50) and rushing TDs (13) in 2023.
2024: Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient … saw action in all 13 games, making two starts against Massachusetts and Alabama … carded 140 rushes for 595 yards (4.25) with 12 TDs and nine receptions for 66 yards (7.33) … led the team in rushing TDs, while finishing second in rushing attempts, rushing yards and scoring (74) … also finished fourth in the SEC in rushing TDs and sixth in scoring via TDs … season points came from 12 TDs and one two-point conversion … rushed 4+ times in 12 contests and 10+ times in seven games ... posted a season-best 22 carries against Arkansas … carded 45+ rushing yards on six occasions and 80+ rushing yards three times against Massachusetts (91), Alabama (80), and Arkansas (90) … broke free for a year-best 35-yard TD scamper against Massachusetts … earned 1+ rushing TD on seven occasions and 2+ rushing scores against Massachusetts (3), Mississippi State (3) and Arkansas (2) … secured additional rushing TDs against Murray State, Vanderbilt, Auburn and South Carolina … scored one rushing TD in three-straight contests from November 16-30 … compiled 2+ receptions three times against Murray State, Vanderbilt and Auburn … finished with 15+ receiving yards on two occasions against Murray State (19) and Vanderbilt (26) … connected with QB Brady Cook for a season-long 19-yard reception against Vanderbilt … had four plays (all rushing) covering 20+ yards, including one for a TD (35 yards against Massachusetts) ... on the field for 294 snaps … finished the year ranked tied for 12th in program lore in rushing TDs for a single season.
PRIOR TO MIZZOU: Four-year member of the football program at Georgia State (2020-21-22-23) ... 2023 First Team All-Sun Belt selection and Doak Walker Award semifinalist … in 40 games (13 starts) with the Panthers, rushed 451 times for 2,136 yards (4.74) with 22 TDs and recorded 29 receptions for 261 yards (9.00) … accounted for 132 points (all rushing) … finished as the third-best rusher in program history, while ranking second in rushing TDs … set a school record with nine 100+ yard rushing games against Southern Miss. (163 yards) and Louisiana-Monroe (100 yards) in 2022 and Rhode Island (184 yards), Connecticut (107 yards), Coastal Carolina (150 yards), Marshall (159 yards), Louisiana (110 yards), Georgia Southern (208 yards), and Appalachian State (113 yards) in 2023 … rushing marks against Georgia Southern, Rhode Island, Louisiana-Monroe, Marshall and Coastal Carolina ranked No. 3, No. 6, No. 7, No. 8 and tied for No. 11, respectively, on the Panthers’ single-game chart … tallied 50+ rushing yards on 15 occasions … rushed for a career-high 208 yards on 28 carries with two TDs against Georgia Southern in 2023 … registered 10+ rushing attempts in 17 games and 20+ attempts 10 times, including a career-best 34 rushes against Appalachian State in 2023 … tallied a career-long 63-yard scamper against Rhode Island on August 31, 2023 … posted 2+ rushing scores against Southern Miss. (3) in 2022 and Rhode Island (3), Connecticut (3), and Georgia Southern (2) in 2023 … in 2023, finished with 274 rushes for 1,350 yards (4.93) with a career-best 13 scores … averaged 112.50 rushing yards per game in 2023 to set a Georgia State single-season record and rank sixth nationally, while the 13 rushing scores also set a school record and ranked tied for 22nd in the country … additionally, rushing total from 2023 ranked ninth in the country and second-best in program history for a single season becoming just the second 1,000-yard rusher in program history … recorded six games with 20+ receiving yards, including a career-best 55 yards against Louisiana on October 21, 2023 … secured 2+ receptions on nine occasions, including a career-high four against LSU on November 18, 2023 … helped Georgia State to 25 victories and three bowl victories (2020 LendingTree, 2021 Tax Act Camellia and 2023 Famous Idaho Potato) … lettered four years at Hapeville Charter Academy under coach Winston Gordon … three-star prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com ... charted as the No. 110 running back nationally and No. 162 best prospect in the state of Georgia by ESPN.com ... helped Hapeville Charter to a 44-9-1 overall ledger with four consecutive playoff appearances, including a Class AA state title as a sophomore and a semifinal and quarterfinal showing as a freshman and senior, respectively … finished career with 325 rushes for 2,886 yards (8.88) with 41 TDs and 21 receptions for 260 yards (12.38) with one score … compiled 252 total points, including 102 during senior season … named an honorable mention Class AA all-state selection by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Recruit Georgia ... also was tabbed the offensive player of the year for Region 6-AA, while garnering two-time all-region honors.
PERSONAL: Born July 24, 2002 … son of Henika Carroll.
