Last confirmed: Northern Illinois, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 275 lb · Waukesha, WI
Marcus Kelly: DT · Northern Illinois · #96.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Marcus Kelly
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Four seasons at Northern Illinois, two different head coaches: Rod Carey and Thomas Hammock. On tape: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Central Michigan, Week 10, 2019.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 27 | 14 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-10vs Illinois State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-35@ No. 13 Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 18-24@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-36@ Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-0vs Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-48@ Central Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 31-28@ Toledo | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
25%3 TFLSack rate
8%1 sackHurry rate
8%1 hurry12 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
45.7%
370 pass / 440 run
Plays / game
67.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
400 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Northern Illinois, 27 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Thomas Hammock. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
