Arkansas · L 21-31
No tackles.
Hight has tackles in 7 of Vanderbilt’s 8 games: none against Arkansas.
Martel Hight
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Fourth year in the same secondary at Vanderbilt. The first career honor came in 2025: All-SEC. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 6, 2026.
19 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 19 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 35 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 33 | 27 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 38 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 125 | 89 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 8): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs NC State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 15-21@ Auburn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38@ No. 2 Georgia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-52vs No. 9 Ole Miss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-34@ No. 12 Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Oct. 24 · L 17-34 at Kentucky, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 7 games with play by play.
How Vanderbilt’s defense played that day
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception ended Delaware’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. First quarter, up 7-0. Ended Delaware’s drive (int).
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
19tackles this season19 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Clark Lea — 22-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
51.0%
253 pass / 243 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
281 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-SEC
Based on 2025: #5 of 22 SEC CBs
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%).
2026 is in progress.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC
All-SEC mention (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
SEC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Clark Lea.
