#27Marcellous Hawkins
Marcellous Hawkins is a Committee Back for Virginia Tech. Marcellous's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 108 plays — a developing rate for the RB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the RB mean. Model correlation r≈0.52 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs RB peers
Part of a rotation — contributes in a complementary role and keeps the featured back fresh.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
- ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
- ▸Peak game: 1.48 EPA/play in Wk 5 vs NC State (SP+ 5).
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Car | Rush Yds | Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsSouth Carolina | L11-24 | 5.9 | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.05 |
| 2 | vsVanderbilt | L20-44 | 20.3 | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 3 | vsOld Dominion | L26-45 | 5.9 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | -0.24 |
| 4 | vsWofford | W38-6 | — | 13 | 79 | 6.1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | -0.11 |
| 5 | @NC State | W23-21 | 4.8 | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1.48 |
| 6 | vsWake Forest | L23-30 | 5.7 | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.06 |
| 7 | @Georgia Tech | L20-35 | 9.3 | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.48 |
| 9 | vsCalifornia | W42-34 | -3.2 | 21 | 167 | 8.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | vsLouisville | L16-28 | 12.4 | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | -0.02 |
| 12 | @Florida State | L14-34 | 7.2 | 12 | 101 | 8.4 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 13 | vsMiami | L17-34 | 20.7 | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.13 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.00
- Passing downs
- 0.72
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.06 / 0.14
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).