Senior defensive lineman for UConn. 2025: 2 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 12 tackles.
6′5″ · 313 lb · Stockbridge, GA
The numbers
sacks · 2025
Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Army
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive lineman for UConn. 2025: 2 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 12 tackles.
Marquis Black
Wins his gap play after play. Marquis Black arrived at UConn from Gardner-Webb. The receipt: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Central Connecticut — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
The role got bigger.
Career arc
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UConn | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-13vs Central Connecticut | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 20-27@ Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-25vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 51-10vs Florida International | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-37@ Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-16vs Air Force | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-45@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 16-41@ Army | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (9th percentile).
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.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
29%4 TFLSack rate
17%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries12 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
40.3%
79 pass / 117 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
96 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
12 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to D.J. Withers’s 2025 season.
Matches D.J. on
Differs from D.J. on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kevin Atkins's sophomore season at Fresno State (2021).
Matches Kevin on
Differs from Kevin on