Player Career

Marvell Tell III Career Story

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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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    USC

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201520162016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonUSC0
2016 PostseasonUSC517.63.95
2016 Regular SeasonUSC517.63.90
2017 PostseasonUSC1032.57.45
2017 Regular SeasonUSC1032.57.40
2018 Regular SeasonUSC628.96.4-4

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