Gavench Marcelin
Gavench Marcelin
Wins his gap play after play. Two seasons at Florida Atlantic, two different head coaches: Chad Lunsford and Zach Kittley. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1 sacks against South Florida — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chad Lunsford → Zach Kittley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 32 | 18 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 40 | 23 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 56–14
vs Florida A&M
2 SOLO · 4 TOT
Dominant 42-point win at home against Florida A&M.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida Atlantic
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Florida Atlantic
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -8 net (22 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida Atlantic · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #130
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Balansama Kamara’s 2022 season.
Matches Balansama on
Differs from Balansama on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Derion Gullette's sophomore season at Mississippi State (2025).
Matches Derion on
Background
At Florida Atlantic Sophomore (2025) Recorded a solo tackle in the Owls' season opener at Maryland Tallied four tackles, including two solo and one was a sack, in the Owls' 56-14 win over FAMU Drew a start and recorded a solo tackle versus FIU Had four tackle assists and a quarterback hurry versu...