Marcel Walker: DE · Ohio · #17.
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Marcel Walker
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Ken Wilson and Tim Albin. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 7, 2024.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 7.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 22-38@ Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-20vs South Alabama | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-6vs Morgan State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-41@ Kentucky | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 30-10vs Akron | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-25@ Central Michigan | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-30@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 47-16vs Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-0@ Kent State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-10vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-7@ Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-21vs Ball State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 38-3vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 30-27vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 33 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
11%6 sacksTFL rate
13%8 TFLHurry rate
12%7 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
46%6 of 13 pressures56 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 6 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
38.3%
344 pass / 555 run
Plays / game
64.2
14 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
370 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
56 tackles in 14 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons, at Nevada and Ohio, 11 sacks — the college career is complete.
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ken Wilson and Tim Albin.
