Markell Utsey: DL · Arkansas · #98.
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Markell Utsey
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches across six seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Georgia — Week 5, 2021.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
13 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-17vs Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 40-21vs No. 15 Texas | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-10vs Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 20-10vs No. 7 Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-37@ No. 2 Georgia | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 51-52@ No. 17 Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-28vs Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-42@ No. 2 Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-17vs Missouri | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 10 · 2021
W 31-28
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 1 tackle
Edged out Mississippi State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%2 TFLSack rate
7%1 sackHurry rate
21%3 hurries14 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sam Pittman
Pass share
35.3%
314 pass / 576 run
Plays / game
74.2
12 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Missouri and Arkansas, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over six seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Barry Odom, Eli Drinkwitz and Sam Pittman.
