University of Delaware Athletics
Marcus Yarns Earns FCS Football Central All-America Honors
12/12/2023 11:28:00 AM | Football
NEWARK, Del. – University of Delaware running back Marcus Yarns has been named an All-American by FCS Football Central, as announced by the organization on Monday. Yarns earned his first-career All-America honor as he was selected to the third team as an all-purpose player.
Yarns had a strong season in the backfield for the Blue & Gold, leading the team with 939 rushing yards to earn All-CAA Second Team recognition. He ranked fourth in the nation with 6.90 yards per carry and had four games with at least 100 yards rushing. Yarns accounted for 1,250 total all-purpose yards as he also caught 24 passes for 311 yards. Yarns ranked second in the country with 18 total touchdowns on the season, and fourth with 15 rushing scores which ranked ninth in Delaware's single-season history. He scored at least one touchdown in nine of UD's 13 games and had multiple scores in six games, highlighted by a five-touchdown performance at Towson that earned him CAA Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors.
The Salisbury, Maryland native had plenty of big plays in 2023, scoring five touchdowns that went for at least 30 yards. He had a 53-yard rushing touchdown in the season opener at Stony Brook and followed that up with a 66-yard score at Penn State. On the first play from scrimmage against Towson, Yarns took a screen pass 75 yards for a touchdown. He also added a 47-yard reception against Duquesne and a 50-yard rush through the snow at Montana.
The Blue Hens wrapped up the 2023 season with a 9-4 overall record and a 6-2 mark in CAA play, advancing to the second round of the FCS Championship for the second-straight season. The nine wins were the most since the 2010 season and it is the first time UD has had consecutive eight-win campaigns since 2003-04.
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