#12
Northwestern · 2026

Marcus Romain

RBFreshman6' 0", 215 lbsMarietta, GA
Northwestern Wildcats6-2 · TDC #24
Snap share
4%
likely 2–9%

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

4 plays · -1.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.33
Rushing-0.33
1st down-0.06
2nd down-0.48
3rd down-0.29
Standard downs-0.33
RomainRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays0%
Run plays8%
1st down3%
2nd down7%
3rd down8%
Standard downs7%
Passing downs0%
RomainRB average

Game Log

Marcus Romain's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

3.2 avg. game scoreBest: 3.2 vs Colorado (Week 3)0 of 1 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1South Dakota StateW 34–18—no stats recorded
3ColoradoW 41–73.2451.304
4@IndianaL 23–29—no stats recorded
5Penn StateW 34–13—no stats recorded
6Ball StateW 45–14—no stats recorded
7@Michigan StateW 24–21—no stats recorded
8RutgersW 42–14—122.002
9@OregonL 26–34—no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games3.2571.404

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries5—
Yards71146th / 1519
Yards / carry1.4—
Touchdowns0—
Long4—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 3 · Colorado73~12 (3–23)416%
Wk 8 · Rutgers66~11 (3–21)117%
Season51823 (9–46)54%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Northwestern roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
5Caleb KomolafeRBJR1046185.9515+0.19
Gavin SawchukRB472254.802-0.07
6Joseph Himon IIRBSR433848.936+0.29
22Daniel AndersonRBFR61830—-0.26
12Marcus RomainRBFR571.40—-0.33
36Sean Morris IIRBFR32170—+0.74
41Robby PreckelRBSO11101-1.97
7Mar'Kel PorterRBSO——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Northwestern depth chart →