Marcus Harris

Former defensive back at California. 2024: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 44 tackles.

DB · California · Sr. · #5

5′11″ · 190 lb · Portland, OR

CFB Index 60 · #119 of 327 cornersLow confidenceTennessee — drafted 2025, Rd 6, Pick 7, #183 overall

The story

Former defensive back at California. 2024: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 44 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Oregon State in 2019.
Drafted round 6 by the Tennessee in 2025.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

ATH recruit

No. 3886 nationally · Signed with Oregon State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

One season at California, 44 tackles — drafted at #183 overall by Tennessee.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2019

Signed with Oregon State2-star out of Grant

2025

Drafted by Tennesseeround 6, pick 183

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3886 national

CFB

College

California

2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #183

Tennessee · 2025

Where He Ended Up · NFL

TennesseeEntering 2nd NFL season

#183Rd 6 · Pick 7

TennesseeEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

60Quality starter #119 of 327?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (90th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (85th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (23rd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#225 / 2892 · 90th pct

Solo tackles#417 / 2892 · 85th pct

Interceptions#132 / 862 · 74th pct

Tackles#782 / 2892 · 72nd pct

Tackles for loss#1216 / 2892 · 55th pct

2.5

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd 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

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.0	0.3	0.0	0.4
Road5g	3.2	0.1	0.0	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.4	0.2	0.0	0.6
Weeks 8+5g	4.0	0.2	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tosh Lupoi

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

60 · #119 of 327 corners

Two-star recruit. Now #119 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	California	44	33	2.5	0.0	5	2	--
Career		44	33	2.5	0.0	5	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024

W 21–14

at Auburn

1 PD · 5 SOLO · 5 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

With L. Wilson — 46 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 58 LONG · F. Mendoza — 233 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 84.8 · 12 rush yds (5 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 31-13vs UC Davis	1	0	0.0	1	1
Wk 2	W 21-14@ Auburn	5	5	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	W 31-10vs San Diego State	2	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 4	L 9-14@ Florida State	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 38-39vs Miami	10	6	1.0	—	1	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 7	L 15-17@ Pittsburgh	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 23-24vs NC State	6	5	1.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 44-7vs Oregon State	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 25-33vs Syracuse	5	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 24-21vs Stanford	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 6-38@ SMU	5	5	0.0	—	0
Bowl	L 13-24@ UNLV	2	1	0.5	—	1
Total		44	33	2.5	2	5

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