Florida International · W 16-10
No tackles.
Texas Southern · W 66-10 · FCS
1 tackle
North Texas · L 41-48
No tackles.
Marcelin has tackles in 6 of Florida Atlantic’s 8 games: none against Florida International and North Texas.
Gavench Marcelin
The three seasons at Florida Atlantic span two head coaches: Chad Lunsford and Zach Kittley. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Navy — Week 2, 2026.
9 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roost Oct 20His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 6 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 32 | 18 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| Career | 49 | 29 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-66@ Florida | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-30vs Navy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 45-17@ UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 66-10vs Texas Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-56@ Army | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 51-49vs Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 45-17
at UL Monroe
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle
Dominant 28-point win on the road against UL Monroe.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Pass share
55.1%
337 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
76.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #20 of 53 American Athletic DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 23 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Herman → Zach Kittley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
