Marco Notarainni
Marco Notarainni
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Marco Notarainni has been at Boise State through two head coaches in four seasons. Two straight seasons of it now: All-Mountain West again in 2025. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Air Force — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Mountain West
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Andy Avalos → Spencer Danielson. 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
Spencer Danielson
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Mountain West
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boise State | 77 | 51 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Boise State | 60 | 33 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Boise State | 47 | 25 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 186 | 110 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 51–14
vs Eastern Washington
4 QB HUR · 0 TFL · 3 SOLO
Dominant 37-point win at home against Eastern Washington.
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Boise State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Boise State
Returning around him
- 1 Boise State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (11 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boise State · Last season: 9-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #81 · 2026 recruiting class #51
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ernest Hausmann’s 2025 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ernest Hausmann's senior season at Michigan (2025).
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