Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 26-24@ Tennessee State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 66-14vs Edward Waters | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#19
Virgil Marshall
Junior defensive back on Western Kentucky's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 205 lb · Cocoa, FL
CFB Index 28 · #453 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Western Kentucky for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 1376 nationally · Signed with Western Kentucky
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Western Kentucky's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Kentucky in 2022.
Virgil Marshall
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his fourth year in the same secondary at Jackson State. The receipt: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Edward Waters — Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20225 games
- Signed with Western Kentucky3-star out of Cocoa
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Western Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2024
Western Kentucky
2026
Western Kentucky
Played his entire career under Tyson Helton.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Tyson Helton — 25-18 over that span.
2022Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning
2023Western Kentucky8-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning
2024Western Kentucky8-6HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2026Jackson State0-2HC: Tyson Helton · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
28 · #453 of 538 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #453 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 24 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 47 | 31 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (19 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jaden Woods’s 2022 season.
Matches Jaden on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kylon Griffin's sophomore season at Clemson (2024).
97%match
Matches Kylon on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Virgil Marshall
The secondary · Western Kentucky
- #7Jaylen Lewis74 tackles · 2025
- #5Dave Herard58 tackles · 2025
- #11Kent Robinson29 tackles · 2025
- #2Al-Ma'Hi Ali28 tackles · 2025
- #19Virgil Marshall2 games · 2026
23 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology