#51

David Marshall

Senior linebacker for Georgia. 2019: 13 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.

LB · Georgia · Sr. · #51

6′3″ · 274 lb · Thomaston, GA

Georgia 2019 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

SDE recruit

No. 450 nationally · Signed with Georgia

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Georgia. 2019: 13 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia in 2016.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Georgia, 68 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

201610 games

Signed with Georgia3-star out of Upson-Lee

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#450 national

CFB

College

Georgia

2016–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2019

1 coach

2016–2019

Kirby Smart

Georgia

Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Kirby Smart — 44-12 over that span.

2016Georgia8-5HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2017Georgia13-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

2018Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

2019Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: solo tackles (3rd percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#1661 / 2688 · 35th pct

1.5

QB hurries#1337 / 2688 · 25th pct

Sacks#1426 / 2688 · 23rd pct

0.0

Passes defended#1690 / 2688 · 19th pct

Tackles#2371 / 2688 · 10th pct

Solo tackles#2592 / 2688 · 3rd pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road5g	1.4	0.3	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.4	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Georgia	13	4	1.5	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Georgia	6	--	1.0	0.0	1	--	--
2017	Georgia	23	12	2.5	1.0	1	--	--
2016	Georgia	26	12	3.5	2.5	2	--	--
Career		68	28	8.5	3.5	4	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week