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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2021Arkansas
Markell Utsey
DL • 6'4" • 295 lbs • Little Rock, AR, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Markell Utsey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Arkansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Missouri • Arkansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Player Story
Markell Utsey built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 98, spending time with Arkansas and Missouri. The clearest part of Markell Utsey's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Missouri
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Markell Utsey, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Arkansas. Markell Utsey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 54
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Markell Utsey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas · DL
- Career Tackles
- 54
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Arkansas
- Top game
- Mississippi State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Parkview Magnet · Missouri
- High school pipeline
- Parkview Magnet · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 98 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 14 tackles · DL 450th (top 48%) · SEC 249th (top 39%) · National 2,416th (top 41%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Missouri | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Missouri | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 15.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Missouri | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 23.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Missouri | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Missouri | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 2021 Postseason | Arkansas | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 48.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Markell Utsey played DL for Missouri and Arkansas. Across 6 tracked seasons, Markell Utsey recorded 2 rushing yards and 54 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Missouri.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Arkansas paired 7 primary output with 12.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Missouri, Arkansas.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Arkansas
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
12.9
Usage
4.7
Consistency
40.5
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. Rice: 2. Texas: 1. Georgia Southern: 1. Texas A&M: 0. Georgia: 1. Ole Miss: 0. Mississippi State: 2. Alabama: 0. Missouri: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. Rice: 1 by 24.2. Texas: 0 by 10. Georgia Southern: 3 by 22.5. Texas A&M: 1 by 4.2. Georgia: 3 by 22.5. Ole Miss: 1 by 4.2. Mississippi State: 1 by 24.2. Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Missouri: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
24.2 vs Mississippi State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | vs Penn State | W 24-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/26 | vs Missouri | W 34-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Alabama | L 35-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Mississippi StateSplash game | W 31-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Ole Miss | L 51-52 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Georgia | L 0-37 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Texas A&M | W 20-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Georgia Southern | W 45-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Texas | W 40-21 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs RiceSplash game | W 38-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Markell Utsey story
Markell Utsey built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 98, spending time with Arkansas and Missouri. The clearest part of Markell Utsey's career was his defensive production: 54 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Markell Utsey'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
Missouri
2016-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Arkansas
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | 5.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Missouri | 2 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Missouri | 1 | 7.1 | 2.8 | -1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Missouri | 1 | 6 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Missouri | 3 | 15.6 | 3.7 | 2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Arkansas | 7 | 12.9 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas | 7 | 12.9 | 4.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Mississippi State
Week 10 · W 31-28 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Kentucky
Week 6 · L 34-40 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.5 takeover score.
#3
@ LSU
Week 6 · W 45-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida
Week 9 · L 17-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Georgia
Week 5 · L 0-37 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Arkansas
7 primary output · 12.9 efficiency · 4.7 usage
48.1
#2
2021 Regular Season · Arkansas
48.1
7 primary · 12.9 efficiency · 4.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Missouri
37.2
0 primary · 5.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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