Marcus Fuqua: S · Buffalo · #10.
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Marcus Fuqua
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The six seasons at Buffalo span two head coaches: Lance Leipold and Maurice Linguist. First career honor, 2022: All-MAC. On tape: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Western Michigan, Week 8, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-13vs Lafayette | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-38@ No. 9 Missouri | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-20@ No. 23 Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-47@ UConn | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 41-48vs Western Michigan | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-47@ Ohio | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-30@ Akron | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 51-48vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-20@ Eastern Michigan | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 43-7vs Kent State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 26-7vs Liberty | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 55 | 32 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
55tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFL55 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Maurice Linguist
Pass share
40.0%
347 pass / 521 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
330 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #222 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at Buffalo, 234 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2022)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2022)
MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Lance Leipold, Maurice Linguist, and Pete Lembo. Multi-era developmental context.
