Marlon Gunn Jr.

Position:
Running Back
Height:
6-0
Weight:
207
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Baton Rouge, La.
High School:
Scotlandville Magnet
Major:
Communication

Senior in the classroom with one year of athletic eligibility remaining … Appeared in 34 career games for the Pirates earning three letters … Rushed 152 times for 633 yards (4.2 ypr) … Scored three ground touchdowns – all in 2024 … Caught 21 passes for 145 yards (6.9 ypc) … In all, tallied 910 all-purpose yards (633/rush, 145/rcv, 132 kor) for an average of 26.8 yards per game … Member of two bowl championship teams (2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl, 2024 Go Bowling Military Bowl).

2025: Allstate AFCA Good Works Team ® Nominee, which recognizes student-athletes for their commitment to community service and leadership beyond the gridiron ... Named to Doak Walker Award Watch List.

2024: Played in all 12 games earning third varsity letter … Logged 181 total snaps (143 offense, 38 special teams) … Ran for 224 yards on 61 carries (3.7 ypr) … Did not play against NC State in the Go Bowling Military Bowl … Scored three touchdowns on the ground with first career coming at Liberty on a 1-yard run in the first quarter … His run was the fastest TD drive in FBS during the season … Also had TD runs against Temple (7 yards in 3Q) and at Tulsa (1 yard in 2Q) … Ran for a season-best 52 yards at Tulsa on eight carries … Added 42 yards at North Texas, 37 against Temple, 31 at ODU and 28 versus FAU … Over final five games of the season, rushed for 164 yards on 38 carries (4.3 ypr) with two scores … Caught two passes on the season for 29 yards (17.0 ypc) … Hauled in career-long pass for 29 yards at Old Dominion … Other reception was a five-yard grab at North Texas … Twenty-nine of 34 receiving yards came after the catch … Had 28 runs that went for four or more yards (12 for 6-plus) … Longest rush of the season was 20 yards at Tulsa in the second quarter … Also had long runs at North Texas (11 yards in 2Q) and Temple (10 yards in 4Q) … Returned one kickoff for 16 yards against Navy … Tallied season-best 60 all-purpose yards at Old Dominion … Topped 30 or more all-purpose yards in a contest on four occasions … Credited with one tackle (solo) at Old Dominion.

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.com … Rivals.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. ... Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll recipient (spring 2023, fall 2024).