Markis Deal
Markis Deal
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Third year in the TCU defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt: 5 tackles against Iowa State — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Sonny Dykes.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 30–27
vs USC
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
TCU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · TCU
Returning around him
- 3 TCU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (12 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
TCU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #32 · 2026 recruiting class #47
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Terrance Green’s 2025 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Terrance Green's junior season at Oregon (2025).
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Background
HONORS » 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team AT TCU 2025 | SOPHOMORE (13/13) Played and started every game at defensive tackle … had 26 tackles along with two TFLs and a sack … eclipsed three tackles four different times … had three tackles during TCU's win over Houston ... posted five stops...