2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Marcus Calvin
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Three seasons in the Kansas defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 sack against Kansas State — Week 7, 2026.
14 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 7 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-38vs No. 23 Missouri | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-24vs Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41@ No. 12 Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-35@ Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 25-24vs Baylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-22@ TCU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from +2 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%2 TFLSack rate
7%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries14 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under Lance Leipold, all run-leaning offenses — 13-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
41.7%
242 pass / 338 run
Plays / game
72.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #105 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #17 of 22 Big 12 DTs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 1,403 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big 12 as a redshirt junior.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Lance Leipold.
