Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Boston College
Marcus Valdez
DE • 6'0" • 256 lbs • Perth Amboy, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marcus Valdez shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
94
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Boston College
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Boston College
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Player Story
Marcus Valdez built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive end from Perth Amboy, NJ wearing No. 97, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Marcus Valdez's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Boston College
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Marcus Valdez, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Boston College. Marcus Valdez shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 132
- TFL
- 28
- Sacks
- 13.5
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Marcus Valdez quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boston College · DE
- Career Tackles
- 132
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Boston College
- Top game
- NC State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Don Bosco Prep · Boston College
- High school pipeline
- Don Bosco Prep · 47 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · DE 69th (top 26%) · ACC 144th (top 24%) · National 1,339th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Boston College | 7 | 13 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 19 |
| 2019 Postseason | Boston College | 13 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boston College | 13 | 25 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boston College | 10 | 36 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 48.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boston College | 9 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Boston College | 11 | 30 | 8.5 | 4 | 3 | - | 0 | 57.5 |
Related Context
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Marcus Valdez played DE for Boston College. Across 5 tracked seasons, Marcus Valdez recorded 132 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Boston College.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Boston College paired 15 primary output with 29.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Boston College
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
29.2
Usage
11.2
Consistency
52.5
Best Game by takeover score
Wake Forest
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 0. Clemson: 0. NC State: 4. Louisville: 0. Syracuse: 2. Virginia Tech: 0. Georgia Tech: 2. Florida State: 3. Wake Forest: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri: 1 by 4.2. Clemson: 2 by 8.3. NC State: 3 by 52.5. Louisville: 2 by 8.3. Syracuse: 2 by 28.3. Virginia Tech: 3 by 12.5. Georgia Tech: 4 by 36.7. Florida State: 5 by 50.8. Wake Forest: 5 by 60.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · -1.5 vs Losses
Losses2.2 · Games = 6 · +1.5 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
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Wake Forest
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Wake ForestSplash game | L 10-41 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Florida StateSplash game | L 23-26 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Georgia TechSplash game | W 41-30 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/5 | vs Virginia Tech | W 17-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ SyracuseSplash game | L 6-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Louisville | L 14-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs NC StateSplash game | L 7-33 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Clemson | L 13-19 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Missouri | W 41-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Marcus Valdez story
Marcus Valdez built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive end from Perth Amboy, NJ wearing No. 97, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Marcus Valdez's career was his defensive production: 132 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 50 career games in the available record. That gives Marcus Valdez's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Boston College
2018-2022
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Season Value Progression
201820192019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Boston College | 3.5 | 12.7 | 3.2 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Boston College | 11 | 16.8 | 5.8 | 7.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boston College | 11 | 16.8 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boston College | 9.5 | 24.5 | 7.9 | -1.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boston College | 15 | 29.2 | 11.2 | 5.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Boston College | 15.5 | 25.5 | 7.9 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ NC State
Week 11 · W 21-20 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Wake Forest
Week 13 · L 10-41 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
vs NC State
Week 7 · L 7-33 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Virginia Tech
Week 7 · L 14-40 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#5
vs North Carolina
Week 5 · L 22-26 · 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.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Boston College
15 primary output · 29.2 efficiency · 11.2 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Boston College
57.5
15.5 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 7.9 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Boston College
48.7
9.5 primary · 24.5 efficiency · 7.9 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
17
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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