Marvin Moody

Senior linebacker for Tulane. 2021: 39 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

LB · Tulane · Sr.

6′2″ · 230 lb · Bryant, AR

CFB Index 54 · #254 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceTulane 2021 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Tulane. 2021: 39 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Tulane in 2017.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 3114 nationally · Signed with Tulane

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Tulane, 233 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20174 games

Signed with Tulane2-star out of Bryant

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3114 national

CFB

College

Tulane

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

1 coach

2017–2021

Willie Fritz

Tulane

Played his entire career under Willie Fritz.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Willie Fritz — 27-35 over that span.

2017Tulane5-7HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy

2018Tulane7-6HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy

2019Tulane7-6HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy

2020Tulane6-6HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy

2021Tulane2-10HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

54Rotational starter #254 of 578?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#530 / 2743 · 75th pct

Sacks#704 / 2743 · 72nd pct

1.5

Tackles for loss#794 / 2743 · 69th pct

4.0

Solo tackles#873 / 2743 · 67th pct

Tackles#973 / 2743 · 64th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

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.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.8	0.2	0.2	0.0
Road6g	3.3	0.5	0.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.4	0.4	0.1	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.8	0.3	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Will Hall

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

54 · #254 of 578 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #254 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Tulane	39	24	4.0	1.5	--	--	--
2020	Tulane	63	36	6.5	0.5	--	--	--
2019	Tulane	56	34	5.5	2.0	3	--	--
2018	Tulane	70	41	5.0	0.5	--	--	--
2017	Tulane	5	4	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		233	139	21.0	4.5	3	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 69–20

vs Morgan State

1 SOLO · 2 TOT

Dominant 49-point win at home against Morgan State.

With J. Ibieta — 166 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 82.0 · 57 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · J. Jackson — 3 rec · 21 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 35-40@ Oklahoma	6	2	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 2	W 69-20vs Morgan State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 21-61@ Ole Miss	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 21-28vs UAB	6	4	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 29-52@ East Carolina	6	2	2.0	0.5	—
Wk 8	L 26-55@ SMU	4	4	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 12-31vs Cincinnati	4	4	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 10	L 10-14@ UCF	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 13-20vs Tulsa	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 45-14vs South Florida	5	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 28-33@ Memphis	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		39	24	4.0	1.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Marvin Moody

20174 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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