Marcus Whitfield: DB · Toledo · #11.
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Marcus Whitfield
Erases the deep middle of the field. Two seasons in the Toledo secondary to date. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Miami — Week 4, 2017.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-13vs Elon | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-24@ Nevada | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 54-51vs Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-52@ No. 14 Miami | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 20-15vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-21vs Akron | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-38@ Ohio | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-28vs Akron | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFL20 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Jason Candle, all run-leaning offenses — 20-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
43.6%
423 pass / 547 run
Plays / game
69.3
14 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Toledo, 32 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jason Candle. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
