2023 Football Roster

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Ben Ennis
Ben Ennis
Ben Ennis

23 Marcus Carroll

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 210
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Union City, Ga.
  • High School Hapeville Charter Academy

Biography

CAREER STATISTICS

ATHLETIC HONORS:
* 2023 First-team All-Sun Belt Conference
* 2023 Doak Walker Award Semifinalist

AT GEORGIA STATE:  Four-year letterwinner (2020-23) who  finished as the No. 3 rusher in GSU history with 2,136 yards ... Ranks second with 22 rushing touchdowns and had a school-record nine 100-yard games ... Recorded five of the Top 11 single-games in school history over his last 16 games (208 vs. Georgia Southern/3rd; 184 vs. Rhode Island, 2023/6th; 163 vs. USM, 2022/7th; 159 vs. Marshall, 2022/8th; 150 vs. Coastal Carolina, 2023/T-11th).
   
2023: First-team All-Sun Belt Conference running back with 1,350 yards in 12 games ... Semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award ... No. 6 in FBS with 112.5 rushing yards per game, the GSU season record ... His 1,350 yards ranked ninth in FBS and are the second-best season total in GSU history ... Just the second 1,000-yard rusher in program history ... Scored 13 touchdowns, all on the ground, for another GSU season record ... Rushed for a career-high 208 yards and two touchdowns vs. Georgia Southern, then the second-highest single-game total in program history ... Opened the season with a then-career high 184 yards rushing and three TDs in win over Rhode Island. That is the now the sixth-highest single-game total in school history ... Gained 94 yards in fourth quarter, including a career-long 63-yard run, followed by a 12-yard TD to put GSU up 42-28 with eight minutes left. Also had a 23-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 28-all in the third quarter, and a 9-yard scoring run in the first quarter ... Followed with 107 yards and three touchdowns in win over UConn, including 87 yards in the second half ... Rushed for 150 yards and one touchdown in 30-17 win at Coastal Carolina ... Ran for 159 yards on 28 carries with one TD in 41-24 win over Marshall. Gained 68 yards on 11 carries in fourth quarter, scoring the clinching TD with 1:42 left ... Totaled 165 all-purpose yards in win at Louisiana with 100 yards rushing and 55 yards receiving ... Preseason All-Sun Belt by Athlon Sports.

2022: Third on the team and 14th in the Sun Belt in rushing with 622 yards. Scored six touchdowns ...  Part of a three-man backfield with seniors Tucker Gregg and Jamyest Williams ... Made his first career start at Southern Miss and had one of the best games in program history. Rushed for 163 yards (fourth-best single-game) and tied the school record with three rushing touchdowns ... Followed with 100 yards on a career-high 28 carries vs. ULM ... Rushed for a then career-high 94 yards vs. Charlotte ... Scored on an 11-yard run vs. Old Dominion ... Scored late touchdown vs. James Madison that gave GSU the chance to tie the game with 2:30 left ... Scored on 2-yard run with 3:45 to play vs. Marshall.
    
2021: Rushed for 116 yards on 33 carries while playing in eight games ... Career highs of nine carries and 46 yards vs. App State ... Added 31 yards on eight attempts in win over ULM ... Scored on a 2-yard run at North Carolina.
    
2020: Member of 2020 recruiting class who played in nine games off the bench as a true freshman ... Carried the ball 17 times for 48 yards and scored two touchdowns ... Scored on a 2-yard run in the season opener vs. Louisiana and then on a 5-yard run vs. ULM ... Season highs of eight carries for 25 yards in win over East Carolina.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the Class AA All-State team (honorable mention) by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Recruit Georgia ... Named Offensive Player of the Year in Region 6-AA ... Two-time all-region selection for Hapeville Charter Academy ... Key member of a Hapeville Charter program that won the Class AA state title in 2017 and reached the state playoffs his last two years, including a quarterfinals appearance in 2019.

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    Running Back
    5'10" 192 lbs
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    2021Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'10" 205 lbs
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    2022Junior

    Running Back
    5'10" 205 lbs
    23
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    2023Senior

    Running Back
    5'10" 210 lbs
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