Senior defensive lineman on Jacksonville State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 275 lb · Decatur, GA · Decatur HS
The numbers
sacks · 2026
10 tackles
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs Eastern Kentucky
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Jacksonville State's 2026 roster.
Marquis Hood
Wins his gap play after play. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Ohio — Week 2, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (10th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Pass share
43.2%
79 pass / 104 run
Plays / game
61.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
88 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jacksonville State | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–7
3 TOT · 3 SOLO
Dominant 42-point win at home against Eastern Kentucky.
With C. Creel — 327 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · 54 rush yds (10 car) · J. Williams — -4 rush yds (1 car)
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-33@ North Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 49-7vs Eastern Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-29@ Ohio | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Jacksonville State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Jacksonville State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Jacksonville State · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #93 · 2026 recruiting class #86
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Drew James’s 2016 season.
Matches Drew on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Sekou Diaby's sophomore season at Kent State (2020).
Matches Sekou on
PRIOR TO JAX STATE: Named Second-Team All-Coastal Athletic Association in 2025 after making 44 tackles with 13 for loss and 8.5 sacks...He previously played at Fort Valley State where he made eight tackles in six games which included 3.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks as a tackle.
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