Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Mississippi State
Marquiss Spencer
DE • 6'4" • 300 lbs • Greenwood, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marquiss Spencer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Player Story
Marquiss Spencer built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive end from Greenwood, MS wearing No. 42, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Marquiss Spencer's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 26
- Overall
- No. 253
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
Marquiss Spencer, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Marquiss Spencer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 110
- TFL
- 23
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Marquiss Spencer quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 110
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Mississippi State
- Top game
- LSU
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Greenwood · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- Greenwood · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 7 · Pick 26 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DE 25th (top 10%) · SEC 100th (top 17%) · National 651st (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 25.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 19 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 24.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 53.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 35 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 9 | 34 | 8.5 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 61.1 |
Related Context
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Marquiss Spencer played DE for Mississippi State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Marquiss Spencer recorded 110 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Mississippi State paired 13.5 primary output with 30.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Mississippi State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
30.7
Usage
8.8
Consistency
39.8
Best Game by takeover score
LSU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 4. Arkansas: 2. Kentucky: 3. Texas A&M: 0. Alabama: 0. Vanderbilt: 2.5. Georgia: 1. Ole Miss: 1. Auburn: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 3 by 52.5. Arkansas: 5 by 40.8. Kentucky: 4 by 46.7. Texas A&M: 4 by 16.7. Alabama: 4 by 16.7. Vanderbilt: 6 by 50. Georgia: 2 by 18.3. Ole Miss: 2 by 18.3. Auburn: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.3 · Games = 2 · +2.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 7 · -2.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
LSU
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs LSU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/13 | vs Auburn | L 10-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Ole Miss | L 24-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/22 | @ Georgia | L 24-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs VanderbiltSplash game | W 24-17 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Alabama | L 0-41 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Texas A&M | L 14-28 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | @ KentuckySplash game | L 2-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | vs ArkansasSplash game | L 14-21 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | @ LSU2+ sacks · Splash game | W 44-34 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Marquiss Spencer story
Marquiss Spencer built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive end from Greenwood, MS wearing No. 42, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Marquiss Spencer's career was his defensive production: 110 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 1 interception across 46 career games in the available record. That gives Marquiss Spencer's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 5 | 13.4 | 4.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 7.5 | 12.9 | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1.5 | 9.2 | 2 | -6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Mississippi State | 11.5 | 20.7 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 11.5 | 20.7 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13.5 | 30.7 | 8.8 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ LSU
Week 4 · W 44-34 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Alabama
Week 12 · L 7-38 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Auburn
Week 6 · L 14-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Kentucky
Week 6 · L 2-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Southern Miss
Week 2 · W 38-15
2
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Mississippi State
13.5 primary output · 30.7 efficiency · 8.8 usage
61.1
#2
2019 Postseason · Mississippi State
53.8
11.5 primary · 20.7 efficiency · 6.8 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Mississippi State
53.8
11.5 primary · 20.7 efficiency · 6.8 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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