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2025 Football Roster

21 Marlon Gunn Jr.

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 207
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Baton Rouge, La.
  • High School Scotlandville Magnet
  • Major Business Management

Biography

Junior in the classroom with two years of athletic eligibility remaining … Appeared in 22 career games for the Pirates earning two letters … Rushed 91 times for 409 yards (4.5 ypr) … Caught 19 passes for 111 yards (5.0 ypc) … In all, tallied 634 total yards (409/rush, 111/rcv, 114 kor) for an average of 28.8 yards per game.
 
2023: Appeared in 11 games earning second letter … Logged 201 total snaps (145 offense, 56 special teams) … Rushed for 65 yards on 24 carries (2.7 ypr) … Ran for a season-best 17 yards at Charlotte on four carries … Added a 16-yard game at then No. 2 Michigan and 11 yards at UTSA … Caught five passes out of the backfield for 34 yards … During a three-game stretch against SMU, Charlotte and UTSA, hauled in four passes for 33 yards … Thirty-nine of his 65 yards came after the catch … Five of 24 rushes went for six or more yards with a season-long at Michigan (13 yards) … Two of five receptions went for 13 yards (SMU 13, UTSA 13).

2022: Appeared in 11 games as a running back and a member of special teams unit … Rushed 67 times for 344 yards (5.1 ypc) … Caught 14 passes out of the backfield for 77 yards (5.5 ypr) … Returned four kickoffs for 114 yards (28.5 ypkor) … Rushed for 30 or more yards in a game seven times … Tallied 23 runs of five or more yards (10-plus nine times, 20-plus on five occasions) … Had career-long run of 43 yards against Old Dominion in collegiate debut (fourth quarter) … Caught first career pass against Campbell (two yards) in the fourth quarter … Hauled in at least one pass in game on seven occasions … Rushed a career-high 15 times against South Florida … Logged 67 ground yards (personal-best) at Tulane … Hauled in a career-best three passes twice (Tulane and Temple) … First career kickoff return game against Tulane (26 yards) … Returned career-best three kickoffs for 88 yards against Coastal Carolina in the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl with a career-long of 46 yards.
 
2021: Redshirted during initial year with the program.
 
High School: Three-year lettermen for coaches Lester Ricard Jr. and Kris Peters … As a sophomore, rushed for 1,084 yards on 88 carries with 13 touchdowns … Helped the Hornets to an 8-4 record that included a second-round playoff appearance … Ran for 104 yards with a touchdown on four carries against Woodlawn-Baton Rouge in the season opener … Member of the track team who was clocked at 4.51 in the 40 and 11.2 in the 100 meters … Followed that with 867 yards on the ground with nine touchdowns in just seven games during the COVID-19 shortened season in 2020 … Named Honorable Mention 5A All-State by Louisiana Sports Writers Association … Earned First-Team All-Metro honors from The Advocate … Listed as the 29th-best player in Louisiana by according to High School Football America (HSFA) prior to the start of senior season … Closed out prep career (regular season) by averaging 76.8 rushing yards per game … In all, ran for 768 yards on 78 carries with 10 touchdowns … Member of the track team, competing in the 100 and 200 meter dash … An honor student in the classroom all three years for the Hornets … A consensus three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, ESPN.com and Rivals.com … Chose ECU over California, Florida State, Louisiana Tech, Purdue, SMU, TCU, Tulane, Virginia and others … Listed as the 40th-best prospect in Louisiana and the 80th-best running back nationally by ESPN.comRivals.com rated him as the 18th-best player in Louisiana and the 26th-best running back nationally.

Personal: Son of Tiffany Williams and Marlon Gunn Sr. ... Named to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll in spring of 2023.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2022Freshman

    Running Back
    5'11" 202 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2023Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'11" 210 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2024Junior

    Running Back
    6'0" 207 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2025Senior

    Running Back
    6'0" 207 lbs
    21
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