Marquis Waters: DB · Texas Tech · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Marquis Waters
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The six seasons span two programs and three head coaches: David Cutcliffe, Matt Wells and Joey McGuire. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against TCU — Week 10, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 12.5 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.
Yahoo Sports Nov 3
On3 Oct 28
Heartland College Sports Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 55 | 39 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2020 | Duke | 71 | 46 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2019 | Duke | 73 | 47 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2018 | Duke | 68 | 42 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | Duke | 22 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 298 | 195 | 26.5 | 2.0 | 17 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-10vs Murray State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-30vs No. 25 Houston | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-27@ No. 16 NC State | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-34vs No. 22 Texas | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-37@ No. 25 Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-41@ No. 7 Oklahoma State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-10vs West Virginia | 7 | 7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 9 | L 17-45vs Baylor | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-34@ No. 7 TCU | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 43-28vs Kansas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 14-10@ Iowa State | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-48vs Oklahoma | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 42-25vs Ole Miss | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 55 | 39 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
55tackles this seasonTFL rate
23%12 TFL55 tackles · 12.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
52.4%
569 pass / 516 run
Plays / game
83.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
604 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #136 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Duke and Texas Tech, 298 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 61 games over six seasons.
The snaps went the other way.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: David Cutcliffe, Matt Wells, Sonny Cumbie and Joey McGuire.
