Marcus Valdez: DE · Boston College · #97.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Marcus Valdez
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Boston College. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Rutgers — Week 1, 2022.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boston College | 30 | 17 | 8.5 | 4.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Boston College | 27 | 22 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Boston College | 36 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Boston College | 26 | 14 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2018 | Boston College | 13 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 132 | 70 | 28.0 | 13.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-22vs Rutgers | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-27@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-17vs Maine | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-44@ Florida State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-31vs No. 5 Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 15-43@ No. 13 Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-13@ UConn | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-38vs Duke | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 21-20@ No. 17 NC State | 6 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 0-44@ No. 18 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-32vs Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 17 | 8.5 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Week 11 · 2022
W 21-20
at NC State
2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
A close one, won by 1 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
13%4 sacksTFL rate
28%8 TFLHurry rate
10%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
57%4 of 7 pressures30 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Hafley
Pass share
55.1%
439 pass / 358 run
Plays / game
66.4
12 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #159 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Boston College, 14 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 50 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Addazio → Jeff Hafley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
