Marlowe Wax: LB · Syracuse · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Marlowe Wax
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Syracuse. ACC Linebacker Player of the Week in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 8 tackles and 1.5 sacks against Virginia Tech, Week 10, 2024.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 6.5 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.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-22vs Ohio | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-41@ No. 19 Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-31vs Virginia Tech | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 31-37@ Boston College | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-25@ California | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-24vs UConn | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-38vs No. 8 Miami | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 52-35vs Washington State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 29 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 |
Week 10 · 2024
W 38-31
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
Edged out Virginia Tech at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
42tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%6 TFLSack rate
11%4 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups42 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 4.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
60.5%
596 pass / 389 run
Plays / game
75.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
626 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Syracuse, 325 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 56 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2023)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2024)
ACC Linebacker Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dino Babers → Fran Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
