Last confirmed: Ole Miss, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 230 lb · Jacksonville, FL · Fork Union Military Academy
Marquis Haynes: DE · Ole Miss · #38.
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Marquis Haynes
Wins the corner before the tackle can set. Two seasons at Ole Miss, two different head coaches: Hugh Freeze and Matt Luke. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Texas A&M — Week 12, 2017.
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 11 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-27vs South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-23vs UT Martin | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-27@ California | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-44@ No. 12 Auburn | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 57-35vs Vanderbilt | 8 | 5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 24-40vs No. 24 LSU | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 37-38vs Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-34@ Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 50-22vs Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-31vs Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-28@ No. 16 Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 27 | 11.0 | 7.5 | — | 0 |
Week 7 · 2017
W 57-35
vs Vanderbilt
3 sacks · 3.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
Dominant 22-point win at home against Vanderbilt.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
17%8 sacksTFL rate
24%11 TFLHurry rate
11%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
60%8 of 12 pressures45 tackles · 11 for loss · 7.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Luke
Pass share
54.1%
433 pass / 367 run
Plays / game
66.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
473 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
45 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Ole Miss, 14 sacks — drafted at #136 overall by the Carolina Panthers.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Matt Luke. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Carolina PanthersEntering 9th NFL season
Carolina PanthersEntering 9th NFL season
