Marco Notarainni is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Boise State.
Notarainni fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches at Boise State: Andy Avalos and Spencer Danielson. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Mountain West again in 2025. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Air Force — Week 4, 2025.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
77 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boise State | 77 | 51 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2024 | Boise State | 60 | 33 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 2023 | Boise State | 47 | 25 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 186 | 110 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-34@ South Florida | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-14vs Eastern Washington | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-37@ Air Force | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 47-14vs App State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-28@ No. 21 Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-25vs New Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-31vs UNLV | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-3@ Nevada | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-30vs Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-17@ San Diego State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-21vs Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 25-24@ Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 15 | W 38-21vs UNLV | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-38vs Washington | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 77 | 51 | 6.0 | 2.5 | — | 2 |
Week 8 · 2025
W 56-31
vs UNLV
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 25-point win at home against UNLV.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
77tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%6 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups77 tackles · 6 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Pass share
46.6%
472 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
72.3
14 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #140 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #8 of 45 Mountain West LBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
The No. 1,284 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mountain West as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Andy Avalos → Spencer Danielson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
