Marvell Tell III: S · USC · #7.
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Marvell Tell III
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three seasons in the USC secondary to date. On tape: 9 tackles against Utah, Week 8, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
247Sports Nov 2
USA Today Nov 1
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-21vs UNLV | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-17@ No. 10 Stanford | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-37@ Texas | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 39-36vs Washington State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-20@ Arizona | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-20vs No. 19 Colorado | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-41@ Utah | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 27-34@ UCLA | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Week 5 · 2018
W 24-20
at Arizona
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL41 tackles · 1 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Clay Helton, all balanced offenses — 26-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
51.6%
400 pass / 375 run
Plays / game
64.6
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
442 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at USC, 169 tackles — drafted at #144 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
A stat line in 35 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Sarkisian → Clay Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 8th NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 8th NFL season
