Marsel McDuffie is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UNLV.
McDuffie is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at UNLV. All-Mountain West in 2025 was the second season with an honor. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against Air Force — Week 7, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
112 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 5.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-31vs Idaho State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Sam Houston | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-23vs UCLA | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-38@ Miami (OH) | 10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-17@ Wyoming | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 51-48vs Air Force | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 31-56@ Boise State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-40vs New Mexico | 11 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-10@ Colorado State | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 29-26vs Utah State | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-10vs Hawai'i | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-17@ Nevada | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 21-38@ Boise State | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-17vs Ohio | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 112 | 55 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 3 |
Week 1 · 2025
W 38-31
vs Idaho State
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
Edged out Idaho State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
112tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%6 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups112 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 9.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 8.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
46.5%
423 pass / 487 run
Plays / game
65.0
14 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
424 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #46 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #4 of 45 Mountain West LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 1,704 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mountain West as a senior.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Marcus Arroyo, Barry Odom, and Dan Mullen. Multi-era developmental context.
