Marcus Williams
Marcus Williams
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Five seasons at Rice, two different head coaches: Mike Bloomgren and Scott Abell. The receipt: 12 tackles against Navy — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Rice, 105 tackles — drafted at #42 overall by New Orleans.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Bloomgren → Scott Abell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New OrleansEntering 10th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 38–17
vs Prairie View A&M
1 TOT
Dominant 21-point win at home against Prairie View A&M.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jordan Anderson’s 2021 season.
Matches Jordan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jaheem Joseph's graduate season at UNLV (2025).
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