Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#11
Maddox Marcellus
Senior linebacker for Virginia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 232 lb · Miami, FL · Monsignor Edward Pace
CFB Index 54 · #256 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Virginia)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
10
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL, vs NC State
His career numbers, season by seasonMaddox Marcellus
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Maddox Marcellus arrived at Virginia from Eastern Kentucky. The receipt: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL against NC State — Week 1, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
202513 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
Virginia
NFL
NFL Draft
—
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Virginia
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tony Elliott — 13-3 over that span.
2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2026Virginia2-0HC: Tony Elliott · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (10th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
54 · #256 of 583 LBs
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 59–3
3 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 56-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With B. Pribula — 162 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 51.1 · -8 rush yds (2 car) · D. Sparks — 54 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 61 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cody Simon’s 2021 season.
Matches Cody on
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Weight
Differs from Cody on
Hurry rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Alex Kilgore's sophomore season at SMU (2024).
83%match
Matches Alex on
Sack rate
Tackle volume
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Maddox Marcellus
The linebacker corps · Virginia
- #5Kamren Robinson64 tackles · 2025
- #11Maddox Marcellus49 tackles · 2025
- #32Landon Danley48 tackles · 2025
- #26Caleb Hardy17 tackles · 2025
- #13Myles Brown8 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology