Marquise Lightfoot
Marquise Lightfoot
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He has spent two seasons in the Miami defensive front. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Stanford — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 24–14
at Ohio State
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Miami
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Miami
Returning around him
- 9 Miami players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (13 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami · Last season: 13-3 (AP #10) · Talent rank #15 · 2026 recruiting class #9
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Phillip Lee’s 2023 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dallas Turner's sophomore season at Alabama (2022).
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