Southern Miss · L 21-35
7 tackles
The other 7 games average 6 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Marcus Ross
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jeff Lebby and Bryant Vincent. On tape: 7 tackles against Southern Miss, Week 9, 2026.
48 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UL Monroe | 48 | 21 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | UL Monroe | 35 | 26 | 5.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 85 | 47 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 7 tackles, −1 pass breakup.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-62@ Mississippi State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-26@ UAB | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-38vs SE Louisiana | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 17-45vs Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 35-52@ South Alabama | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-24vs Louisiana Tech | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-14@ Troy | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-35vs Southern Miss | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 21 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 21-35 vs Southern Miss, play by play
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How UL Monroe’s defense played that day
Southern Miss’s 14 drives: 8 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 9.
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, down 7-3.
7 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to +6 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%3 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
2%1 pass breakups48 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Pass share
49.0%
257 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
65.6
8 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
285 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #247 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #41 of 63 Sun Belt LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Lebby and Bryant Vincent.
