C. J. Marable
{{Short description|American football player (born 1997)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
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| current_team = Birmingham Stallions
| number = 11
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|2|22}}
| birth_place = Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 200
| high_school = Towers (Decatur, Georgia)
| college = Presbyterian (2017)
Coastal Carolina (2018–2020)
| undraftedyear = 2021
| pastteams =
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
- Birmingham Stallions ({{USFL Year|2022}}–{{USFL Year|2023}})
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
- Birmingham Stallions ({{UFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status = Active
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| pfr = MaraCJ01
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C. J. Marable (born February 22, 1997) is an American professional football running back for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Presbyterian and Coastal Carolina. He has been a member of the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots.
College career
In 2015, Marable signed with the Arkansas State football team.{{cite web|title=Torrance Marable prospect info|url=https://247sports.com/player/torrance-marable-78590/|website=247sports.com|date=May 1, 2025}} Due to a low ACT score, Marable was told by the coaching staff he needed to enroll in the spring semester of 2016.{{cite web|title=C.J. Marable took a roundabout route to Coastal Carolina, where he’s carrying the offense|url=https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/latest-news/article234910407.html|website=myrtlebeachonline.com|date=May 1, 2025}} After failed dialogue between the coaching staff and Marable, he was offered a scholarship by Presbyterian. In Marable's first game at Presbyterian, he ran for 162 yards on 16 carries against Wake Forrest. In November, Marable ran for 126 yards against FBS foe Liberty.{{cite web|title=C.J. Marable 2017 regular season game log|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/4036485/type/college-football/year/2017|website=espn.com|date=May 1, 2025}} Marable spent the next three seasons at Coastal Carolina. Marable was named First-team All-Sun Belt his senior season. Marable participated in the 2021 Hula Bowl, where he was named team Kai's offensive MVP for the contest after he recorded 17 rushing yards and a go ahead touchdown.{{cite news |url=https://www.khon2.com/sports/team-kai-wins-hula-bowl-in-likely-final-game-at-aloha-stadium/ |title=Team Kai wins Hula Bowl in likely final game at Aloha Stadium |first=Christian |last=Shimabuku |website=KHON-TV |date=January 31, 2021 |accessdate=February 1, 2021}}
= Statistics =
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Rushing ! colspan="4"| Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2016 | Arkansas State
| 0 || 0 || colspan="10" | Blueshirted File:Redshirt.svg | |||||||||
| 2017 | Presbyterian
| 11 || 11 || 181 || 1,038 || 5.7 || 11 || 9 || 130 || 14.4 || 2 | |||||||||
| 2018 | Coastal Carolina
| 12 || 9 || 118 || 719 || 6.1 || 6 || 15 || 180 || 12.0 || 2 | |||||||||
| 2019 | Coastal Carolina
| 12 || 12 || 204 || 1,085 || 5.3 || 11 || 38 || 295 || 7.8 || 3 | |||||||||
| 2020 | Coastal Carolina
| 12 || 12 || 169 || 887 || 5.2 || 12 || 31 || 228 || 7.4 || 7 | |||||||||
| colspan="2" | [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/torrance-marable-1.html Career] | 47 | 44 | 672 | 3,729 | 5.5 | 40 | 93 | 833 | 9.0 | 14 |
Professional career
=Chicago Bears=
Marable was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-moves-bears-ink-undrafted-free-agents-2021-rookie-minicamp|title=Roster Moves: Bears ink undrafted free agents|first=Larry|last=Mayer|website=ChicagoBears.com|date=May 13, 2021|access-date=October 26, 2021|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025105718/https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-moves-bears-ink-undrafted-free-agents-2021-rookie-minicamp|url-status=dead}} He was waived on August 24, 2021, at the end of training camp.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears/bears-cuts-2021-tracker-ahead-53-man-roster-deadline|title=Bears cuts tracker ahead of 53-man roster deadline|website=NBC Sports Chicago|date=August 30, 2021|access-date=November 21, 2021}}
=Birmingham Stallions (first stint)=
Marable was selected in the 28th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Birmingham Stallions.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/usfl-draft-2022-picks-results-rosters/kfjtmrpdeztksutjassswllz|website=Sporting News|title=USFL Draft tracker: Complete results, rosters for new football league|date=February 23, 2022|author=Camenker, Jacob}} He was transferred to the team's inactive roster on May 20, 2022, with a knee injury.{{cite tweet |user=USFLStallions |title=Transferred to inactive roster |number=1527552312968744962 |date=May 20, 2022 |access-date=May 23, 2022}}{{cite tweet |user=USFLStallions |title=Game Status Report |number=1527843168544141313 |date=May 20, 2022 |access-date=May 23, 2022}}
Marable re-signed with the Stallions on July 12, 2023,{{cite tweet |user=USFLStallions |title=Free Agent Signings |number=1679260897531813888 |date=July 12, 2023 |access-date=July 16, 2023}} but was released from his contract on August 11 to sign with an NFL team.{{cite tweet |user=USFLStallions |title=Contract Terminated / Signing with NFL Team |number=1690175954809970688 |date=August 11, 2023 |access-date=August 11, 2023}}
=New England Patriots=
Marable signed with the New England Patriots on August 12, 2023.{{cite news |title=Patriots Make A Series of Transactions |url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-make-a-series-of-transactions-x6427 |website=Patriots.com |date=August 12, 2023 |access-date=August 12, 2023}} He was waived on August 27, 2023.{{cite web|title=Patriots Release 11 Players|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-release-11-players|website=Patriots.com|date=August 27, 2023}}
=Birmingham Stallions (second stint)=
Marable re-signed with the Stallions on September 6, 2023.{{cite tweet |user=USFLStallions |title=Free Agent Signing |number=1699469043730899094 |date=September 6, 2023 |access-date=September 6, 2023}} He re-signed with the team again on August 14, 2024.{{cite tweet |user=UFL_PR |title=The #UFL has announced the following transactions |number=1823831166140424310 |date=August 14, 2024 |access-date=August 15, 2024}}
Career statistics
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! colspan="2"| Legend |
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| Led the league |
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| League champion |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| League ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Rushing ! colspan="4"| Receiving | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2022 | style="background:#afe6ba;"| BHAM | rowspan="2"| USFL
| 9 || 5 || 102 || 401 || 3.9 || 5 || 20 || 161 || 8.1 || 0 | ||||||||
| 2023 | style="background:#afe6ba;"| BHAM
| 10 || 10 || 118 || 524 || 4.4 || 3 || 28 || 235 || 8.4 || 2 | |||||||||
| 2024 | style="background:#afe6ba;"| BHAM | rowspan="2"| UFL
| 8 || 5 || 80 || 294 || 3.7 || 4 || 19 || 137 || 7.2 || 1 | ||||||||
| 2025 | BHAM
| 8 || 4 || 79 || 223 || 2.8 || 1 || 12 || 70 || 5.8 || 1 | |||||||||
| colspan="3" | [https://www.footballdb.com/players/cj-marable-marabcj01 Career] | 35 | 24 | 379 | 1,442 | 3.8 | 13 | 79 | 603 | 7.6 | 4 |
=Postseason=
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| League ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Rushing ! colspan="4"| Receiving | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2022 | style="background:#afe6ba;"| BHAM | rowspan="2"| USFL
| 2 || 1 || 16 || 43 || 2.7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | ||||||||
| 2023 | style="background:#afe6ba;"| BHAM
| 2 || 2 || 19 || 120 || 6.3 || 1 || 5 || 29 || 5.8 || 0 | |||||||||
| 2024 | style="background:#afe6ba;"| BHAM | UFL
| 2 || 0 || 18 || 122 || 6.8 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 5.0 || 0 | ||||||||
| colspan="3" | [https://www.footballdb.com/players/cj-marable-marabcj01 Career] | 6 | 2 | 53 | 285 | 5.4 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 |
References
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{{2022 Birmingham Stallions}}
{{2023 Birmingham Stallions}}
{{2024 Birmingham Stallions}}
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Category:Players of American football from Decatur, Georgia
Category:American football running backs
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Presbyterian Blue Hose football players
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