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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Washington State
Marcus Strong
CB • 5'10" • 185 lbs • Rialto, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marcus Strong shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Player Story
Marcus Strong built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a cornerback from Rialto, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Marcus Strong's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Washington State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Marcus Strong, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Washington State. Marcus Strong shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 118
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 15
Quick Answers
Marcus Strong quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 118
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Washington State
- Top game
- Stanford
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Wilmer Amina Carter · Washington State
- High school pipeline
- Wilmer Amina Carter · 6 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington State | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Washington State | 9 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 34.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington State | 9 | 15 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 34.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Washington State | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Washington State | 11 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 53.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Washington State | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington State | 13 | 63 | 3 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 49 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Marcus Strong played CB for Washington State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Marcus Strong recorded 118 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Washington State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Washington State paired 11 primary output with 23.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Washington State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
29.6
Usage
6.4
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Air Force: 0. New Mexico State: 1. Northern Colorado: 0. Houston: 0. UCLA: 0. Utah: 0. Arizona State: 2. Colorado: 2. Oregon: 0. California: 0. Stanford: 3. Oregon State: 3. Washington: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Air Force: 3 by 12.5. New Mexico State: 8 by 43.3. Northern Colorado: 4 by 16.7. Houston: 5 by 20.8. UCLA: 2 by 8.3. Utah: 4 by 16.7. Arizona State: 9 by 57.5. Colorado: 3 by 32.5. Oregon: 7 by 29.2. California: 5 by 20.8. Stanford: 5 by 50.8. Oregon State: 5 by 50.8. Washington: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.5 · Games = 6 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 7 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Arizona State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | vs Air Force | L 21-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | @ Washington | L 13-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Oregon StateSplash game | W 54-53 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs StanfordSplash game | W 49-22 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ California | L 20-33 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/27 | @ Oregon | L 35-37 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs ColoradoSplash game | W 41-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Arizona StateSplash game | L 34-38 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | @ Utah | L 13-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | vs UCLA | L 63-67 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Houston | W 31-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Northern Colorado | W 59-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs New Mexico State | W 58-7 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Marcus Strong story
Marcus Strong built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a cornerback from Rialto, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Marcus Strong's career was his defensive production: 118 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Marcus Strong's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Washington State
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201720182018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Washington State | 6 | 15.5 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington State | 6 | 15.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Washington State | 11 | 23.2 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Washington State | 11 | 23.2 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Washington State | 11 | 29.6 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington State | 11 | 29.6 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | — | — | -11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Stanford
Week 12 · W 49-22 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
81.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.
#2
vs California
Week 10 · W 19-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Arizona State
Week 7 · L 34-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Oregon State
Week 13 · W 54-53 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Colorado
Week 8 · W 41-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
59.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Washington State
11 primary output · 23.2 efficiency · 4.6 usage
53.3
#2
2018 Regular Season · Washington State
53.3
11 primary · 23.2 efficiency · 4.6 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Washington State
49
11 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 6.4 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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