Last confirmed: Mississippi State, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 300 lb · Greenwood, MS
Marquiss Spencer: DE · Mississippi State · #42.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Marquiss Spencer
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Marquiss Spencer has been at Mississippi State through three head coaches in five seasons. His first career honor landed in 2020: SEC Defensive Line Player of the Week. On tape: 6 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Vanderbilt, Week 10, 2020.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 8.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 34 | 17 | 8.5 | 3.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 37 | 22 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Mississippi State | 19 | 5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2016 | Mississippi State | 17 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 110 | 54 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 44-34@ No. 6 LSU | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 5 | L 14-21vs Arkansas | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 2-24@ Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 7 | L 14-28vs No. 11 Texas A&M | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-41@ No. 2 Alabama | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-17vs Vanderbilt | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 24-31@ No. 13 Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-31@ Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 10-24vs Auburn | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 17 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 4 · 2020
W 44-34
at LSU
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out LSU on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
9%3 sacksTFL rate
25%8 TFLHurry rate
3%1 hurryPressure-to-sack conversion
75%3 of 4 pressures34 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 3 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Leach
Pass share
73.9%
555 pass / 196 run
Plays / game
75.1
10 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
601 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Mississippi State, 7 sacks — drafted at #253 overall by the Denver Broncos.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Dan Mullen, Joe Moorhead, and Mike Leach. Multi-era developmental context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Denver BroncosEntering 6th NFL season
Denver BroncosEntering 6th NFL season
