Marquel Dismuke

Senior safety for Nebraska. 2021: 1 interception, 46 tackles.

S · Nebraska · Sr. · #9

6′2″ · 215 lb · Compton, CA

CFB Index 33 · #391 of 509 safetiesMedium confidenceNebraska 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

S recruit

No. 254 nationally · Signed with Nebraska

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 safety for Nebraska. 2021: 1 interception, 46 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Nebraska in 2016.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Nebraska, 204 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2016

Signed with Nebraska4-star out of Calabasas

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#254 national

CFB

College

Nebraska

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017

Mike Riley

Nebraska

2018–2021

Scott Frost

Nebraska

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Riley → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Nebraska4-8HC: Mike Riley · Pass-leaning

2018Nebraska4-8HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

2019Nebraska5-7HC: Scott Frost · Run-heavy

2020Nebraska3-5HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

2021Nebraska3-9HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

33Below cohort / limited sample #391 of 509?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#703 / 2743 · 74th pct

Solo tackles#1004 / 2743 · 62nd pct

Interceptions#320 / 824 · 31st pct

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

Tackles for loss#2340 / 2743 · 7th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road5g	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Rhule

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

33 · #391 of 509 safeties

Former four-star. Now #391 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Nebraska	46	22	0.0	--	1	--
2020	Nebraska	47	29	4.0	3	--	--
2019	Nebraska	67	42	1.5	4	--	--
2018	Nebraska	10	8	0.0	--	--	--
2017	Nebraska	34	20	0.0	--	--	--
Career		204	121	5.5	7	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 52–7

vs Fordham

1 TOT · 1 SOLO

Dominant 45-point win at home against Fordham.

With A. Martinez — 254 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.9 · 33 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · S. Toure — 35 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 22-30@ Illinois	6	1	—
Wk 1	W 52-7vs Fordham	1	1	—
Wk 2	W 28-3vs Buffalo	2	0	—
Wk 3	L 16-23@ Oklahoma	4	2	—
Wk 4	L 20-23@ Michigan State	2	1	1
Wk 5	W 56-7vs Northwestern	3	2	—
Wk 6	L 29-32vs Michigan	1	0	—
Wk 7	L 23-30@ Minnesota	5	4	—
Wk 9	L 23-28vs Purdue	8	3	—	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 10	L 17-26vs Ohio State	5	2	—
Wk 12	L 28-35@ Wisconsin	2	2	—
Wk 13	L 21-28vs Iowa	7	4	—
Total		46	22	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Marquel Dismuke

2016

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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