MarShawn Lloyd

CAREER: In his 3-year career at South Carolina (2020-22) while appearing in 21 games (with 8 starts), he ran for 801 yards on 175 carries (4.6 avg) with 10 TDs and caught 21 passes for 220 yards (10.5 avg) with 2 TDs. 

2023: Lloyd, who transferred to USC in the spring of 2023 from South Carolina, will compete for playing time in the Trojan backfield as a running back as a redshirt junior (with two years of eligibility remaining). 

SOUTH CAROLINA: Lloyd was South Carolina’s rushing leader as a redshirt sophomore running back in 2022 while appearing in 9 games with 8 starts (appearing in all games but Vanderbilt, Florida, Tennessee and Notre Dame). He ran for 573 yards on 111 carries (5.2 avg.) with 9 TDs and caught 18 passes for 176 yards (9.8 avg.) with 2 TDs on the season. He led the team with 11 total TDs. He ran for 27 yards on 11 carries (2.7 avg.) with a TD and caught 2 receptions for 31 yards (15.5 avg.) and 1 TD against Georgia State, then had 23 yards on 7 rushing attempts (3.3 avg.) with 1 TD and also 6 receptions for 72 yards (12.0 avg.) against Arkansas. He tallied 22 yards on 9 rushing attempts (2.4 avg.) and 2 receptions for 4 yards (2.0 avg.) against the 2022 national champion Georgia. He had 169 rushing yards on 15 attempts (11.3 avg.) with 3 TDs against Charlotte, and collected 80 rushing yards on 11 attempts (7.3 avg.) with 1 TD and 3 receptions for 11 yards (3.7 avg.) with 1 TD against South Carolina State. He had 110 rushing yards on 22 attempts (5.0 avg.) with 1 TD and 2 receptions for 31 yards against Kentucky. He collected 92 rushing yards on 18 carries (5.1 avg.) with 2 TDs and had 2 receptions for 24 yards (12.0 avg.) against Texas A&M. He tallied 30 rushing yards on 7 carries (4.3 avg.) against Missouri, and had 17 rushing yards on 11 attempts (1.5 avg.) and 1 reception for 3 yards against Clemson. 

As a redshirt freshman in 2021, he appeared in 12 games (except North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl). He ran for 228 yards on 64 carries (3.6 avg.) with 1 TD and caught 3 passes for 44 yards (14.7 avg.) on the season. He earned placement on the 2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll. He had 55 rushing yards on 14 attempts (3.9 avg.) and 1 reception for 19 yards against Eastern Illinois. He recorded 21 rushing yards on 7 carries (3.0 avg.) against East Carolina, and had 19 rushing yards on 5 attempts (3.8 avg.) against Georgia. He tallied 3 rushing yards on 1 carry (3.0 avg.) against Kentucky, and had 3 rushing yards on 3 attempts (1.0 avg.) against Troy. He had 24 rushing yards on 6 attempts (4.0 avg.) against Tennessee, and collected 21 rushing yards on 6 carries (3.5 avg.) against Vanderbilt. He had 25 rushing yards on 7 attempts (3.6 avg.) scoring his first career TD versus Texas A&M, and had 46 rushing yards on 7 carries (6.6 avg.) against Florida. He collected 8 rushing yards on 6 attempts (1.3 avg.) and 2 receptions for 25 yards against Missouri, and had 3 rushing yards on 2 carries (1.5 avg.) against Clemson. 

He sat out the 2020 season as a true freshman due to a torn ACL in his left knee on the second day of fall camp. He was named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll. 

HIGH SCHOOL: He graduated from DeMatha Catholic (Md.) HS after the fall semester to enroll early at South Carolina. He helped the Stags to a 7-4 mark as a senior while serving as a team captain. He was selected for the Opening Finals, the Under Armour All-American Bowl and for the Polynesian Bowl. He earned the top spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays after a 69-yard run against Good Counsel in which he hurdled a defender on his way to a touchdown.

He also competed in the sprint events in track and field at DeMatha Catholic. 
 
PERSONAL: He is majoring in Social Sciences with an emphasis in Psychology at USC with a 3.25 GPA. He was named to the 2022 SEC Football Community Service Team for his heart for community service and has been involved in several projects, many of which are in his home state of Delaware. Locally, he has participated in the Shop With Jocks program, where he goes Christmas shopping with the kids from the Epworth Children’s Home. He has also been involved with a panel discussion regarding student-athletes and injuries, relaying his own experience of sustaining a season-ending injury and the mental and physical toll it takes to rehab and return to the playing field.