Senior defensive end for Ole Miss. 2018: 4 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 14 tackles.
6′3″ · 252 lb · Tallahassee, FL
The story
4 defensive end for Ole Miss. 2018: 4 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 14 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearMarkel Winters
Second year in the Ole Miss defensive front, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 3 tackles against LSU — Week 5, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Ole Miss, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Matt Luke, all balanced offenses — 11-13 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (92nd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (3rd percentile).
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 · Per-game
2018 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Golding
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2018
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2018
W 76–41
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 76-41vs Southern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-62vs Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-17vs Kent State | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 16-45@ LSU | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 70-21vs UL Monroe | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |