#50

Marcus Harris

Former defensive lineman at Auburn. 2023: 7 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, 40 tackles.

DL · Auburn · Sr. · #50

6′3″ · 295 lb · Montgomery, AL

CFB Index 72 · #84 of 418 edge rushersLow confidenceAll-ConferenceHouston — drafted 2024, Rd 7, Pick 27, #247 overall

Recruiting

3★

SDE recruit

No. 1968 nationally · Signed with Kansas

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Auburn. 2023: 7 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, 40 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas in 2019.
Drafted round 7 by the Houston in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Auburn, 11 sacks — drafted at #247 overall by Houston.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2019

Signed with Kansas3-star out of Park Crossing

202311 games

The role got bigger.

All-SECsecond

2024

Drafted by Houstonround 7, pick 247

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1968 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #247

Houston · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM

All-SEC 2nd team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

5 coaches

2019

Gus Malzahn

Auburn

2020

Kevin Steele

Auburn

era →

2021

Bryan Harsin

Auburn

era →

2022

Cadillac Williams

Auburn

era →

2023

Hugh Freeze

Auburn

era →

Played under 5 different head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Kevin Steele, Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams, and Hugh Freeze. Multi-era developmental context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

HoustonEntering 3rd NFL season

#247Rd 7 · Pick 27

HoustonEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Kansas3-9HC: Les Miles · Balanced

2020Kansas0-9HC: Les Miles · Run-leaning

2021Auburn6-7HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced

2022Auburn5-7HC: Cadillac Williams · Run-heavy

2023Auburn6-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

72Quality starter #84 of 418?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (98th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (97th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#58 / 2842 · 98th pct

7.0

Tackles for loss#87 / 2842 · 97th pct

11.0

Tackles#865 / 2842 · 69th pct

Solo tackles#992 / 2842 · 64th pct

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Passes defended#1113 / 2842 · 50th pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

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

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Alex Golesh

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

72 · #84 of 418 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #84 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Auburn	40	21	11.0	7.0	1	--	--
2022	Auburn	30	18	6.5	2.0	1	--	--
2021	Auburn	27	16	6.0	2.0	--	--	--
2020	Kansas	27	17	7.5	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Kansas	2	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		126	73	31.0	11.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023

W 45–13

vs Samford

2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL

Dominant 32-point win at home against Samford.

With P. Thorne — 282 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 79.9 · 123 rush yds (11 car) · 2 TD · R. Ashford — 58 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.5 · 17 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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 Georgia	7	5	2.0	0.0	—	1	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 7	L 18-48@ LSU	3	0	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 8	L 21-28vs 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 Alabama	2	1	1.5	1.0	—	0
Total		40	21	11.0	7.0	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Marcus Harris

2019

202311 games

2024

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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