#56

Rae Juan Marbley

Linebacker for Tulane. 2017: 97 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · Tulane · #56

6′0″ · 245 lb · Destrehan, LA

Tulane 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 linebacker for Tulane. 2017: 97 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Tulane, 133 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Tulane

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014–2015

Curtis Johnson

Tulane

2016–2017

Willie Fritz

Tulane

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Curtis Johnson → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Tulane3-9HC: Curtis Johnson · Balanced

2015Tulane3-9HC: Curtis Johnson · Balanced

2016Tulane4-8HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2017Tulane5-7HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (98th percentile). Strength: tackles (97th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Solo tackles#53 / 2682 · 98th pct

Tackles#79 / 2682 · 97th pct

Tackles for loss#190 / 2682 · 92nd pct

9.5

QB hurries#294 / 2682 · 86th pct

Sacks#473 / 2682 · 79th pct

2.0

Passes defended#1090 / 2682 · 49th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	7.0	0.8	0.2	0.2
Road6g	9.2	0.8	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	8.8	0.7	0.3	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	7.3	0.9	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Will Hall

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Tulane	97	61	9.5	2.0	1	--	--
2016	Tulane	36	26	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2015	Tulane	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
2014	Tulane	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Career		133	87	10.5	2.0	1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2017

W 20–17

vs Houston

8 TOT · 6 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With J. Banks — 251 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.1 · 68 rush yds (16 car) · T. Encalade — 6 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 43-14vs Grambling	3	3	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	L 21-23@ Navy	11	8	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 14-56@ Oklahoma	7	4	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 21-17vs Army	13	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 62-28vs Tulsa	4	2	1.5	1.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 10-23@ Florida International	15	8	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 15 tackles
Wk 8	L 28-34vs South Florida	7	6	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 26-56@ Memphis	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 16-17vs Cincinnati	7	5	1.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 31-24@ East Carolina	12	7	2.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 20-17vs Houston	8	6	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 38-41@ SMU	8	5	1.0	0.0	—	0
Total		97	61	9.5	2.0	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2017 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays