Colorado State University Athletics
2019 Football Roster
McElroy, Jr., Marcus
Jersey Number 32
Marcus McElroy, Jr.
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 218
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Denver, Colo
- High School:
- Mullen
Bio
Career Highs:
Carries: 18 at Fresno State, 10/26/19
Yards: 117 at Fresno State, 10/26/19
Long: 34 at Arkansas, 9/14/19
TDs: 2 at Fresno State, 10/26/19
2020 (Sr.) | 4/4: Started all four games at running back ... Had 41 carries on the year for 147 yards and three touchdowns ... Had a season-best 16 carries vs. Wyoming ... Rushed for a season-best 50 yards at San Diego State ... Scored a pair of touchdowns against the Aztecs, one coming on a season-long rush of 37 yards.
2019 (Jr.) | 11/7: Finished with 80 carries for 370 yards and three touchdowns, all career single-season bests ... Scored his first TD, one of two, at Fresno State ... Recorded career-bests with 18 carries and 117 yards in that game, his first 100-yard performance ... Made his first career start vs. Western Illinois, also started the final five games.
2018 (So.) | 12/0: Played in all 12 games in a reserve role ... rushed 52 times for 219 yards (4.2), with a long of 27, and caught 4 passes for 56 yards (14.0), with a long of 20 ... Recorded 4 carries for 28 yards in season opener against Hawai’i (Aug. 25) ... Led CSU in rushing with 14 carries for 61 yards vs. Colorado (Aug. 31)... Rushed for 13 yards on 6 carries at Florida (Sept. 15) ... Had 6 carries for 45 yards vs. Utah State (Nov. 17), including season-best 27-yard rush.
2017 (Fr.) | 6/0: Played in six games at running back and on special teams, recording two rushes for nine yards ... missed second half of the season because of an illness ... earned Academic All-Mountain West honors.
HS/Misc.: Rated as the Class of 2017’s No. 7 prospect in the state of Colorado (Rivals and 247Sports), including the top running back by Scout ... Earned CHSAA first-team all-state honors as a senior running back in 2016 ... Rushed 153 times for 1,175 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2016, averaging 106.8 rushing yards per game ... Helped Mullen to a 9-3 record and the quarterfinals of the Colorado Class 5A state playoffs ... Named a 2016 National Football Foundation Colorado Chapter (NFFCC) Scholar Athlete ... Rated as a three-star prospect by Scout, Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN ... Selected CSU over eight reported offers, including Colorado, Kansas State, Purdue and Air Force ... Born Sept. 23, 1998 in Aurora, Colo. ... Son to Marcus McElroy and Braporh Jacobs ... Has one older sister, Morgan ... Majoring in communications.
Carries: 18 at Fresno State, 10/26/19
Yards: 117 at Fresno State, 10/26/19
Long: 34 at Arkansas, 9/14/19
TDs: 2 at Fresno State, 10/26/19
2020 (Sr.) | 4/4: Started all four games at running back ... Had 41 carries on the year for 147 yards and three touchdowns ... Had a season-best 16 carries vs. Wyoming ... Rushed for a season-best 50 yards at San Diego State ... Scored a pair of touchdowns against the Aztecs, one coming on a season-long rush of 37 yards.
2019 (Jr.) | 11/7: Finished with 80 carries for 370 yards and three touchdowns, all career single-season bests ... Scored his first TD, one of two, at Fresno State ... Recorded career-bests with 18 carries and 117 yards in that game, his first 100-yard performance ... Made his first career start vs. Western Illinois, also started the final five games.
2018 (So.) | 12/0: Played in all 12 games in a reserve role ... rushed 52 times for 219 yards (4.2), with a long of 27, and caught 4 passes for 56 yards (14.0), with a long of 20 ... Recorded 4 carries for 28 yards in season opener against Hawai’i (Aug. 25) ... Led CSU in rushing with 14 carries for 61 yards vs. Colorado (Aug. 31)... Rushed for 13 yards on 6 carries at Florida (Sept. 15) ... Had 6 carries for 45 yards vs. Utah State (Nov. 17), including season-best 27-yard rush.
2017 (Fr.) | 6/0: Played in six games at running back and on special teams, recording two rushes for nine yards ... missed second half of the season because of an illness ... earned Academic All-Mountain West honors.
HS/Misc.: Rated as the Class of 2017’s No. 7 prospect in the state of Colorado (Rivals and 247Sports), including the top running back by Scout ... Earned CHSAA first-team all-state honors as a senior running back in 2016 ... Rushed 153 times for 1,175 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2016, averaging 106.8 rushing yards per game ... Helped Mullen to a 9-3 record and the quarterfinals of the Colorado Class 5A state playoffs ... Named a 2016 National Football Foundation Colorado Chapter (NFFCC) Scholar Athlete ... Rated as a three-star prospect by Scout, Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN ... Selected CSU over eight reported offers, including Colorado, Kansas State, Purdue and Air Force ... Born Sept. 23, 1998 in Aurora, Colo. ... Son to Marcus McElroy and Braporh Jacobs ... Has one older sister, Morgan ... Majoring in communications.
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