Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#95
Markis Deal
Senior defensive tackle for TCU. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 320 lb · Garland, TX · Naaman Forest High School
CFB Index 66 · #90 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to TCU for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0.5
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Grambling
His career numbers, season by seasonMarkis Deal
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Fourth year in the TCU defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt: 1 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Grambling — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
TCU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
TCU
Played his entire career under Sonny Dykes.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Sonny Dykes — 24-16 over that span.
2023TCU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2024TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning
2025TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2026TCU1-1HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceAscending
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
66 · #90 of 330 interior linemen
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #5 of 22 Big 12 DTs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–7
vs Grambling
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
TCU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · TCU
Returning around him
- 3 TCU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (12 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
TCU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #47
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Terrance Green’s 2025 season.
83%match
Matches Terrance on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Differs from Terrance on
Sack rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Terrance Green's junior season at Oregon (2025).
83%match
Matches Terrance on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Differs from Terrance on
Sack rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Markis Deal
Background
HONORS » 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team AT TCU 2025 | SOPHOMORE (13/13) Played and started every game at defensive tackle … had 26 tackles along with two TFLs and a sack … eclipsed three tackles four different times … had three tackles during TCU's win over Houston ... posted five stops...
The defensive line · TCU
- #97Paul Oyewale7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Ansel Din-Mbuh6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #16Koron Hayward3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- Zachary Chapman3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Markis Deal2 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · TCU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology