Marcus Williams: DB · Utah · #20.
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Marcus Williams
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Three seasons in the Utah secondary to date. The first one came in 2015: All-Pac-12. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against Oregon — Week 12, 2016.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
64 tackles. 3 passes defended. 5 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.
The Salt Lake Tribune Nov 2
KJZZ Oct 29The Salt Lake Tribune Oct 27
KUTV Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-0vs Southern Utah | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-19vs BYU | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-17@ San José State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-27vs USC | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-28@ California | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 36-23vs Arizona | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 19-14@ Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-26@ Arizona State | 9 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-30vs Oregon | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 22-27@ No. 9 Colorado | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 26-24vs Indiana | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 46 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 |
Week 11 · 2016
W 49-26
1 interception · 9 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 23-point win on the road against Arizona State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
5interceptionsTackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL64 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 5 interceptions.
3 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 28-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
40.1%
398 pass / 594 run
Plays / game
76.3
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
440 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
64 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Utah, 64 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2015) — drafted at #42 overall by the New Orleans Saints.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-PAC-12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Pac-12 1st team (2015)
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kyle Whittingham.
Next stop · NFL
New Orleans SaintsEntering 10th NFL season
New Orleans SaintsEntering 10th NFL season
