Marlon Character Jr.: DB · Louisville · #12.
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Marlon Character Jr.
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at Louisville: Lorenzo Ward and Scott Satterfield. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 4, 2020.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 6 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Louisville | 37 | 29 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 | Louisville | 30 | 27 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Louisville | 16 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 83 | 64 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-21vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-47vs No. 17 Miami | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-23@ No. 21 Pittsburgh | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 27-46@ Georgia Tech | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-16vs Florida State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-42vs Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-31@ Virginia | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-0vs Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-34@ Boston College | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 15 | W 45-21vs Wake Forest | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 37 | 29 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%3 TFL37 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 6 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
43.0%
314 pass / 417 run
Plays / game
66.5
11 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Louisville, 83 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 26 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Gus Malzahn, Bobby Petrino and Scott Satterfield.
