Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21vs Sam Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#8
Marcus Goree Jr.
Junior safety on Troy's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Chattanooga, TN · Bradley Central HS
Transferred Tennessee → Troy for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 539 nationally · Signed with Tennessee
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Troy's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tennessee in 2024.
- Transferred from Tennessee to Troy in 2026.
Marcus Goree Jr.
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Sam Houston, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Tennessee3-star out of Bradley Central
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Troy
Played his entire career under Gerad Parker.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Troy
2025Tennessee
2026Troy
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Tennessee10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced
2026Troy2-0HC: Gerad Parker · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gerad Parker
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
Background
Tennessee 2025 (RS-Freshman): Played in games against UAB and East Tennessee; recorded a tackle in victory over the Bucs 2024 (Freshman): Redshirted … Played in two games and made one tackle as a true freshman … Saw action as a reserve in win over Kent State … Made his collegiate debut and posted...
The secondary · Troy
- #6Justin Powe75 tackles · 2025
- #22Donnie Smith44 tackles · 2025
- #14Jonathan Pennix20 tackles · 2025
- #29Joe Lott16 tackles · 2025
- #8Marcus Goree Jr.1 tackle · 2025
17 more on the roster · Troy team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology