Marcellus Pippins: CB · Washington State · #21.
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Marcellus Pippins
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Three seasons in the Washington State secondary to date. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 sack against Oregon State, Week 3, 2017.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Washington State | 25 | 20 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Washington State | 27 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2015 | Washington State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
| Career | 52 | 41 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Montana State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 47-44vs Boise State | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-23vs Oregon State | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 45-7vs Nevada | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-27vs No. 5 USC | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 33-10@ Oregon | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-37@ California | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-0vs Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 37-58@ Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-41@ No. 15 Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 17-42vs No. 18 Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 20 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 3 · 2017
W 52-23
vs Oregon State
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 29-point win at home against Oregon State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
25tackles this season25 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 pass breakup.
3 seasons under Mike Leach, all pass-heavy, fast tempo offenses — 26-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Leach
Pass share
70.5%
713 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
77.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
765 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Washington State, 52 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Leach.
