Player Career

Marquis Waters Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Marquis Waters story

Marquis Waters built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a defensive back from Delray Beach, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Duke and Texas Tech. The clearest part of Marquis Waters' career was his defensive production: 298 tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 61 career games in the available record. That gives Marquis Waters' 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. 1

    Duke

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas Tech

    2021-2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201720172018201820192020202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonDuke112.73.2
2017 Regular SeasonDuke112.73.20
2018 PostseasonDuke12315.811
2018 Regular SeasonDuke12315.80
2019 Regular SeasonDuke12355.40
2020 Regular SeasonDuke1439.68.82
2021 Regular SeasonTexas Tech214.43.4-12
2022 PostseasonTexas Tech22.535.710.920.5
2022 Regular SeasonTexas Tech22.535.710.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Virginia Tech

Week 5 · L 31-38 · Conference game

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

93.9 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.

#2

vs Oklahoma

Week 13 · W 51-48 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

86.4 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.

#3

vs West Virginia

Week 8 · W 48-10 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

86.4 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.

#4

@ North Carolina

Week 9 · L 17-20 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

83 takeover

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83 takeover score.

#5

vs Georgia Tech

Week 12 · W 43-20 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

82.5 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · Texas Tech

22.5 primary output · 35.7 efficiency · 10.9 usage

74.6

#2

2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech

74.6

22.5 primary · 35.7 efficiency · 10.9 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Duke

54.3

14 primary · 39.6 efficiency · 8.8 usage

Milestones

13

Impact games

15

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games