Senior defensive back for Memphis. 2024: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 15 tackles.
5′10″ · 188 lb · Warrior, AL
The story
4 defensive back for Memphis. 2024: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 15 tackles.
Kourtlan Marsh
Erases the deep middle of the field. He got to Memphis by way of Samford. 2024 brought the first one: AAC Defensive Player of the Week. The receipt: 6 tackles against Tulane — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (17th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
38.2%
66 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
57.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
77 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Memphis | 15 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 15 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2024
W 34–24
at Tulane
6 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 PD
With S. Henigan — 218 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.2 · 10 rush yds (11 car) · M. Anderson — 177 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 20-12@ Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 53-18vs UAB | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 34-24@ Tulane | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Bowl | W 42-37@ West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Memphis
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Memphis
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Memphis · Last season: 8-5 (AP #22) · Talent rank #67 · 2026 recruiting class #72
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Kaonohi Kaniho’s 2023 season.
Matches Kaonohi on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kaonohi Kaniho's senior season at Boise State (2023).
Matches Kaonohi on