Last confirmed: USC, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 195 lb · Pasadena, CA · Crespi
Marvell Tell III: S · USC · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Marvell Tell III
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent three seasons in the USC secondary. On tape: 9 tackles against Utah, Week 8, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16
Sports Illustrated Oct 13Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-21vs UNLV | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-17@ No. 10 Stanford | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-37@ Texas | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 39-36vs Washington State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-20@ Arizona | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-20vs No. 19 Colorado | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-41@ Utah | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 27-34@ UCLA | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Week 5 · 2018
W 24-20
at Arizona
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL41 tackles · 1 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Clay Helton, all balanced offenses — 26-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
51.6%
400 pass / 375 run
Plays / game
64.6
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
442 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at USC, 169 tackles — drafted at #144 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
His career
He has a stat line in 35 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Sarkisian → Clay Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 8th NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 8th NFL season
