Carlton Martial: LB · Troy · #2.
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Carlton Martial
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons at Troy span three head coaches: Neal Brown, Chip Lindsey and Jon Sumrall. Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year in 2022 made it four straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 22 tackles against Army, Week 11, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
126 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 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
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-28@ No. 21 Ole Miss | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-17vs Alabama A&M | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 16-7vs Marshall | 18 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-27@ Western Kentucky | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-10vs Southern Miss | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-14vs Texas State | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 10-6@ South Alabama | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-17@ Louisiana | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 10-9vs Army | 22 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 22 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 48-19@ Arkansas State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 18-12vs No. 22 UTSA | 14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 126 | 52 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 |
Week 5 · 2022
W 34-27
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 12 tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
126tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups126 tackles · 3 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 12.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 10.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 11.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 12.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Pass share
45.4%
401 pass / 483 run
Plays / game
63.1
14 games
Team sack rate
10.1%
467 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Troy, 568 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2019) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 58 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2022)
Weekly recognition
4 weekly honors (2022)
6 career weekly honors across 3 seasons — a 4+ season has tracked to All-Conference ~83% of the time
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Neal Brown, Chip Lindsey, and Jon Sumrall. Multi-era developmental context.
