Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018USC
Marvell Tell III
S • 6'2" • 195 lbs • Pasadena, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marvell Tell III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
66
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: California
Player Story
Marvell Tell III built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a safety from Pasadena, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Marvell Tell III's career was his defensive production: 169...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 6
- Overall
- No. 144
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Marvell Tell III, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · USC. Marvell Tell III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 169
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 8
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Marvell Tell III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · S
- Career Tackles
- 169
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · USC
- Top game
- California
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Crespi · USC
- High school pipeline
- Manatee · 31 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 5 · Pick 6 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · S 128th (top 28%) · Pac-12 74th (top 15%) · National 925th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | USC | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 27.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | USC | 13 | 41 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 27.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | USC | 14 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 61 |
| 2017 Regular Season | USC | 14 | 79 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 61 |
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 8 | 41 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 45.2 |
Related Context
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Marvell Tell III played S for USC. Across 4 tracked seasons, Marvell Tell III recorded 169 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with USC.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
USC paired 10 primary output with 32.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 28.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · USC
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
28.9
Usage
6.4
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 0. Stanford: 0. Texas: 1. Washington State: 1. Arizona: 2. Colorado: 2. Utah: 0. UCLA: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UNLV: 5 by 20.8. Stanford: 3 by 12.5. Texas: 6 by 35. Washington State: 3 by 22.5. Arizona: 4 by 36.7. Colorado: 3 by 32.5. Utah: 9 by 37.5. UCLA: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 4 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
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8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arizona
Best efficiency game
37.5 vs Utah
Player Story
Marvell Tell III story
Marvell Tell III built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a safety from Pasadena, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Marvell Tell III's career was his defensive production: 169 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Marvell Tell III's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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USC
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | USC | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | USC | 5 | 17.6 | 3.9 | 5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | USC | 5 | 17.6 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | USC | 10 | 32.5 | 7.4 | 5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | USC | 10 | 32.5 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 6 | 28.9 | 6.4 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs California
Week 9 · W 45-24 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Western Michigan
Week 1 · W 49-31
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#3
vs UCLA
Week 12 · W 28-23 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Arizona
Week 5 · W 24-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Oregon State
Week 6 · W 38-10 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · USC
10 primary output · 32.5 efficiency · 7.4 usage
61
#2
2017 Regular Season · USC
61
10 primary · 32.5 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · USC
45.2
6 primary · 28.9 efficiency · 6.4 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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