Career Notes & Records
In 2020, set the single-season mark for receptions by a freshman and by a running back with 60 catches ... Bested the previous marks, both held by Justin Griffith (37; 1999) ... Finished tied for No. 6 on the single-season receptions chart (60) with De'Runnya Wilson (60; 2015) ... broke Fred Ross' (2013-16) MSU record with a reception in 36 consecutive games, which is the longest active streak in the SEC and tied for No. 11 nationally ... Only 14 players ended the year on active streaks of 35 or more games ... Marks has at least one reception in every game of his collegiate career ... Second in MSU history with 191 total receptions.

2022 (Junior Season)
Appeared in 12 games with seven starts ... Led the team in rushing attempts (113), rushing yards (582), and rushing touchdowns (9) this season ... Hauled in 48 receptions for 288 yards ... Caught a pass in every game he played ... Memphis (9/3): Had 12 carries for 36 yards and two touchdowns … Also had a pair of receptions for 21 yards in State’s season-opening win over Memphis ... at Arizona (9/10): Carried the ball eight times for 53 yards and hauled in five receptions for 19 yards ... at LSU(9/17): Rushed for 50 yards on nine attempts including a career-long 37-yard run for a touchdown ... Texas A&M (10/1): Had his seven rushing attempts go for 54 yards ... Caught four passes for 20 yards ... Arkansas (10/8): Set multiple career highs with 11 receptions and 80 receiving yards ... Also rushed 16 times for 52 yards in the win over the Razorbacks ... at Kentucky (10/15): Hauled in a team-high seven receptions for a team-high 60 yards ... Had five carries for 15 yards ... at Alabama (10/22): Led the team with 53 rushing yards on 13 attempts to go with one touchdown ... Also had a pair of receptions ... Auburn (11/5): Led all MSU rushers with 45 yards on seven attempts ... Hauled in four receptions for four yards ... Georgia (11/12): Recorded a team-leading 41 yards on the ground on seven tries ... Snagged four receptions for 19 yards ... ETSU (11/19): Ran for 58 yards on only five attempts to lead the team ... Had four receptions for 44 yards ... at Ole Miss (11/24): Led the team with 76 rush yards on 14 attempts ... Caught one pass for seven yards ... vs. Illinois (1/2): Rushed 10 times for 50 yards ... had three receptions for 14 yards.

2021 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in all 13 games while making eight starts for the Bulldogs ... Ran for 416 yards on 106 carries with six rushing touchdowns on the season ... Had 83 catches for 502 receiving yards and three touchdown receptions during his sophomore campaign ... Also returned 11 kicks for the Bulldogs for 231 yards ... Louisiana Tech (9/4): Had 12 carries for 71 yards and two rushing touchdowns ... Also had nine receptions for 27 yards and a touchdown catch in the season-opening win over the Bulldogs ... Had seven catches for 28 yards and carried the ball six times for 11 rushing yards ... at Memphis (9/18): Had six receptions for 39 yards, while also carrying the ball four times ... LSU (9/25): Caught nine passes for 67 yards and a touchdown reception ... Also ran the ball 13 times for 46 rushing yards ... at Texas A&M (10/2): Had seven receptions for 40 yards, while also totaling five rushes for 16 yards in State's road win over the Aggies ... Alabama (10/16): Had seven catches for 38 yards as well as three rushes for 16 yards on the ground ... at Vanderbilt (10/23): Carried the ball eight times for 33 yards and a touchdown ... Also had four receptions for 48 yards, including a season-long 21-yard reception, in State's road win over the Commodores ... Kentucky (10/30): Had 20 carries for 58 yards and a touchdown ... Caught nine passes for 57 receiving yards in State's win over the Wildcats ... at Arkansas (11/6): Had six catches for 46 yards and a touchdown reception ... Totaled 11 carries for 40 rushing yards ... Returned three kicks for a season-high 73 yards, including a season-long 33-yard return ... at Auburn (11/13): Had seven receptions for 30 receiving yards to go along with six rushes for 17 yards on the ground ... Had two kick returns for 37 yards ... Tennessee State (11/20): Rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown on five carries ... Also had two catches for 15 yards ... Had two kick returns for 55 yards, including a 30-yard return ... Ole Miss (11/25): Had eight carries for 45 yards and a touchdown ... Added six catches for 29 receiving yards ... vs. Texas Tech (12/28): Had four receptions for 38 yards, while also rushing for 19 yards on five carries ... Return three kicks for 54 yards, including a 22-yard return, against the Red Raiders in the 2021 Liberty Bowl.

2020 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in all 11 games with eight starts ... One of nine MSU true freshmen to debut in 2020 ... One of 26 Bulldogs to make their first career start in 2020 ... One of 27 student-athletes to make their Mississippi State debut in 2020 ... Broke the single-season record for receptions by a freshman and by a running back (60) in his sixth career game, surpassing the previous marks both held by Justin Griffith (37; 1999) ... His 10 receptions against Arkansas (10/3) are the most by a Mississippi State freshman in a single game in program history ... The 10 receptions are one shy of the record by a running back behind Bobby Gossett in 1968 (11; Florida State) ... Combined with Will Rogers and Jaden Walley to make MSU the only FBS program starting true freshmen at quarterback, running back and wide receiver ... Tied for No. 49 nationally and No. 7 in the SEC in receptions per game (5.5) ... Tied for the most receptions by an FBS freshmen (60) with Pittsburgh's Jordan Addison ... Led the FBS in receptions by a running back (60) ... at LSU (9/26): Made collegiate debut ... Finished with three carries for 15 yards ... Made one reception ... First career carry went for 11 yards and a first down ... Arkansas (10/3): Led State with 10 catches (50 yards) and 10 carries (37 yards) ... Part of a freshmen trio (Dillon Johnson and Jaden Walley) that accounted for 217 yards of offense, which was 54.3 percent of State's 400 yards ... at Kentucky (10/10): Recorded three receptions for 13 yards ... Added two carries for 12 yards ... Combined with State's receiving corps to haul in an MSU-record 45 completions ... Texas A&M (10/17): Finished with seven carries for 25 yards and nine catches for 40 yards ... Caught a 19-yard pass in the first quarter ... at Alabama (10/31): Totaled 32 yards on nine carries ... Added 38 yards on eight catches ... Broke a long run of 20 yards in the second quarter ... Recorded one tackle ... Vanderbilt (11/7): Scored his first career touchdown on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter ... Finished with six carries for 10 yards and seven receptions for 22 yards ... Set the MSU single-season record for catches by both a running back and by a freshman with 38 (Previous for both: Justin Griffith, 37, 1999) ... at Georgia (11/21): Finished with four rushes for 16 yards and six receptions for 23 yards ... at Ole Miss (11/28): Rushed four times for 10 yards ... Caught six passes for 27 yards ... Auburn (12/12): Rushed twice for 13 yards ... Caught three passes for three yards ... Missouri (12/19): Carried 12 times for 70 yards and one score ... Caught three passes for 24 yards ... Carried for a 1-yard touchdown in the third quarter ... vs. Tulsa (12/31): Totaled 102 all-purpose yards ... Hauled in four receptions for 30 yards ... Rushed 11 times for 72 yards and one touchdown ... Opened the scoring with a 28-yard burst to the end zone in the first quarter ... The 28-yard rush was the longest for MSU in 2020.

High School
Prepped at Carver High School under head coach Darren Myles … Four-star running back per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Among the nation’s top 175 overall prospects according to ESPN (No. 153) and 247Sports (No. 138) … Top-20 national running back prospect by ESPN (No. 17), Rivals (No. 11) and 247Sports (No. 16) … Top-25 prospect in the state of Georgia per ESPN (No. 19), Rivals (No. 23) and 247Sports (No. 17) … Tabbed Region 6-5A Offensive Player of the Year by the coaches … Compiled 7,220 all-purpose yards in four seasons … Totaled 6,391 yards rushing, 275 yards receiving and 554 return yards … Rushed for over 1,000 yards all four seasons … Totaled 376 points via 60 touchdowns and eight two-point conversions … 59 of his 60 touchdowns came rushing and the other was a receiving score … Averaged 10.4 yards per carry on 614 career rushing attempts … Totaled 34 career 100-yard games … As a senior, rushed 162 times for 1,519 yards and 23 touchdowns … Missed two games … Produced 100-yards rushing in eight of nine games … Caught four passes for 43 yards … As a junior, ran for 1,500 yards on 140 carries and nine touchdowns … Caught five passes for 92 yards and one touchdown … As a sophomore, ran for 2,127 yards on 208 carries with 19 touchdowns … rushed for 100-plus yards in all 13 games … Caught five passes for 90 yards … As a freshman, totaled 1,245 yards on 104 carries with eight scores … Posted six 100-yard rushing games … Gained 50 yards on two receptions … Committed to MSU on May 20, 2019.

Personal
Born Jo’quavious Dequane Marks on Dec. 29, 2000 … Son of Tameka Marks … Major is undeclared … Twitter handle is @JoquaviousMarks.

Jo'quavious Marks