5′11″ · Elk Grove, CA · Cosumnes Oaks
Marcus Rios: DB · UCLA · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Marcus Rios
Erases the deep middle of the field. Second year in the UCLA secondary. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against California — Week 13, 2016.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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 him by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 17
Sports Illustrated Oct 11Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 42-21vs UNLV | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-24vs Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-23@ Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-27@ Washington State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 45-52vs No. 19 Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-20@ No. 21 Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-24vs Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-36vs No. 15 USC | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-36@ California | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 18 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%1 TFL18 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Jim Mora — 14-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Pass share
59.1%
491 pass / 340 run
Plays / game
69.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
521 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at UCLA, 18 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jim Mora.
