Marquis Black is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UConn.
Black wins the gap play after play. Arrived at UConn from Gardner-Webb. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Central Connecticut — Week 1, 2025.
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
12 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UConn | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
| Career | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-13vs Central Connecticut | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-27@ Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-25vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 51-10vs Florida International | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-37@ Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-16vs Air Force | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-45@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 16-41vs Army | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
29%4 TFLSack rate
17%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries12 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gordon Sammis
Pass share
53.5%
451 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph, Tyson Helton and Jim Mora.
