Marvin Grant: S · Kansas · #4.
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Marvin Grant
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at two programs in six seasons: Jeff Brohm and Lance Leipold. One game to point at: 10 tackles against BYU — Week 12, 2024.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-3vs Lindenwood | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23@ Illinois | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-23vs UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-32@ West Virginia | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-38vs TCU | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-35@ Arizona State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-14vs Houston | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-29@ No. 16 Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-36vs No. 17 Iowa State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-13@ No. 7 BYU | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 37-21vs No. 16 Colorado | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-45@ Baylor | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 40 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%6 pass breakupsTackle volume
59tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL59 tackles · 4 for loss · 3 sacks · 6 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road6g | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
40.7%
306 pass / 446 run
Plays / game
62.7
12 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
317 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
59 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #101 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Purdue and Kansas, 246 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Brohm and Lance Leipold.
