Usage / Role
23%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Northern Illinois
Marcus Kelly
DT • 6'4" • 275 lbs • Waukesha, WI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marcus Kelly shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
41
Developing production for a defensive lineman
lowelite
Reliability
38
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
56
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Player Story
Marcus Kelly built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Waukesha, WI wearing No. 96, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Marcus Kelly's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Marcus Kelly, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Marcus Kelly shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 27
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Marcus Kelly quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · DT
- Career Tackles
- 27
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Vanderbilt
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · West · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- West · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 96 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 12 tackles · DT 126th (top 54%) · Mid-American 222nd (top 39%) · National 2,528th (top 43%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 13 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 12.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 51.1 |
Related Context
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Marcus Kelly played DT for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Marcus Kelly recorded 27 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 5 primary output with 14.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 14.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
14.3
Usage
5.9
Consistency
40.8
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois State: 1. Utah: 0. Vanderbilt: 2. Ohio: 1. Akron: 0. Central Michigan: 0.5. Toledo: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois State: 1 by 14.2. Utah: 1 by 4.2. Vanderbilt: 2 by 28.3. Ohio: 0 by 10. Akron: 1 by 4.2. Central Michigan: 4 by 21.7. Toledo: 3 by 17.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 4 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Vanderbilt
Player Story
Marcus Kelly story
Marcus Kelly built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Waukesha, WI wearing No. 96, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Marcus Kelly's career was his defensive production: 27 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 pass defended across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Marcus Kelly's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 10.7 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 5 | 14.3 | 5.9 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Vanderbilt
Week 5 · L 18-24
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida State
Week 4 · L 19-37
1
Havoc Plays
45.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Central Michigan
Week 10 · L 10-48 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
39.2 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 39.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Illinois State
Week 1 · W 24-10
1
Havoc Plays
38.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Ohio
Week 7 · W 39-36 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
5 primary output · 14.3 efficiency · 5.9 usage
51.1
#2
2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
37
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
37
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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