Marcus Harris: DL · Auburn · #50.
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Marcus Harris
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for four head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Les Miles, Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams and Hugh Freeze. First career honor, 2023: All-SEC. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Ole Miss — Week 8, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 11 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 14-10@ California | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-13vs Samford | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27@ Texas A&M | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-27vs No. 1 Georgia | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 18-48@ No. 22 LSU | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28vs No. 13 Ole Miss | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-13vs Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-15@ Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-10@ Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27vs No. 8 Alabama | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 21 | 11.0 | 7.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
28%11 TFLSack rate
18%7 sacksHurry rate
2%1 hurry40 tackles · 11 for loss · 7 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Hugh Freeze
Pass share
38.8%
317 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
62.9
13 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
356 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #84 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Kansas and Auburn, 11 sacks — drafted at #247 overall by the Houston Texans.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Les Miles, Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams and Hugh Freeze.
Next stop · NFL
Houston TexansEntering 3rd NFL season
Houston TexansEntering 3rd NFL season
