Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-66@ Florida | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-30vs Navy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#11
Gavench Marcelin
Junior defensive back on Florida Atlantic's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 260 lb · Homestead, FL · Belen Jesuit Prep
CFB Index 52 · #158 of 330 interior linemenLow confidence
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★
EDGE recruit
No. 1501 nationally · Signed with Florida Atlantic
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive back on Florida Atlantic's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida Atlantic in 2024.
Gavench Marcelin
Wins his gap play after play. Three seasons at Florida Atlantic, two different head coaches: Chad Lunsford and Zach Kittley. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Navy — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20246 games
- Signed with Florida Atlantic3-star out of Belen Jesuit Prep
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Florida Atlantic
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Florida Atlantic
2025–2026era →
Zach Kittley
Florida Atlantic
Coaching transition mid-career: Chad Lunsford → Zach Kittley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 32 | 18 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 45 | 26 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–30
vs Navy
4 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Edged out Navy at home in a shootout.
With C. Veltkamp — 386 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.4 · -22 rush yds (5 car) · E. Messer — 8 rec · 179 yds · 2 TD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Florida Atlantic3-9HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-leaning
2025Florida Atlantic4-8HC: Zach Kittley · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2026Florida Atlantic2-1HC: Zach Kittley · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceBreakout
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: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Pass share
52.6%
122 pass / 110 run
Plays / game
77.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
140 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
52 · #158 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #158 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #20 of 53 American Athletic DLs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
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
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Balansama Kamara’s 2022 season.
Matches Balansama on
TFL rate
Height
Weight
Differs from Balansama on
Class year (higher)
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
Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Gavench Marcelin
Background
At Florida Atlantic Junior (2026) 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…
The secondary · Florida Atlantic
- #22Jayden Sweeney41 tackles · 2025
- #11Gavench Marcelin32 tackles · 2025
- #4Damarius McGhee30 tackles · 2025
- #12Jay Crable28 tackles · 2025
- #5Deshaun Batiste23 tackles · 2025
28 more on the roster · Florida Atlantic team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology