Marcel Sanders: DL · San José State · #99.
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Marcel Sanders
Wins the gap play after play. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Utah State — Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
13 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | San José State | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 16-24@ Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-6vs Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-7vs UNLV | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-28vs Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-16vs Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-43@ San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-35@ Utah State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 27-14vs Hawai'i | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 4 · 2022
W 34-6
1.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 28-point win at home against Western Michigan.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries13 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
56.1%
429 pass / 336 run
Plays / game
63.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
460 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
One season at San José State — the college career is complete.
