Marqez Bimage: LB · California · #46.
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Marqez Bimage
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against USC — Week 14, 2021.
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
40 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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.
Sports Illustrated Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | California | 40 | 23 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2019 | Texas | 10 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2018 | Texas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2017 | Texas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 57 | 37 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 32-34@ TCU | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-30vs Sacramento State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31@ Washington | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 6-21vs Washington State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24@ No. 9 Oregon | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 26-3vs Colorado | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 39-25vs Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-10@ Arizona | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-11@ Stanford | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-42@ UCLA | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-14vs USC | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 23 | 7.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
40tackles this seasonTFL rate
19%8 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
5%2 pass breakups40 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Wilcox
Pass share
49.1%
379 pass / 393 run
Plays / game
64.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #475 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Texas and California, 57 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tom Herman and Justin Wilcox.
