Marques Cheeks: DT · Florida International · #94.
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Marques Cheeks
Wins the gap play after play. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 sack against Charlotte — Week 7, 2016.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Florida International | 16 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| Career | 16 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-34vs Indiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-41vs Maryland | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-21@ Massachusetts | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-53vs UCF | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 33-31vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-21@ UTEP | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-26@ Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 28-42@ Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 7 · 2016
W 27-26
at Charlotte
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 1 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
16%2 TFLSack rate
9%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries16 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ron Turner
Pass share
49.1%
407 pass / 422 run
Plays / game
69.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Florida International, 16 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mario Cristobal → Ron Turner. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
