GREENSBORO, North Carolina —- Last year, Marquell Cartwright was a pleasant surprise for the A&T football team. This year, he’s determined to stake out a place in Aggies football lore.
After three seasons of spot duty at running back, which included a redshirt season in 2014, Cartwright had just 588 yards rushing. But he was playing behind Tarik Cohen while Cohen was compiling 5,616 yards and becoming the MEAC’s all-time leading rusher.
"There was a lot to learn from Tarik,” Cartwright said. “He could do a lot of different things. Being able to watch him and get a few touches after him and share a backfield with him was a privilege.
“I want to keep the tradition going. That’s why I call this Running Back University. I try to tell the younger guys about our standards and what’s expected of them when they become starters.”
When he was handed the starting running back job in 2017, he didn’t waste his chance.
He ranked in the top 20 nationally in five statistical categories including rushing touchdowns (fifth, with 14), total touchdowns (sixth, 15), rushing yards (seventh, 1,190), rushing yards per game (12th, 99.2) and scoring (16th, 90). Besides leading the conference in rushing, he also led the league in rushing touchdowns, rushing yards per game, scoring and total touchdowns.
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