Player Dossier

2018-2023

New Mexico State

Marcus Buckley

DL • 6'2" • 290 lbs • Weatherford, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Marcus Buckley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

8

Efficiency

16.3

Consistency

100

Season Value

37.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · New Mexico State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
New Mexico State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Marcus Buckley, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Marcus Buckley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

New Mexico State paired 2 primary output with 16.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 16.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Regular Season · New Mexico State

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

16.3

Usage

8

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

UTEP

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 1. UTEP: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Losses1 · n=2
All Games1 · n=2

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Nevada

Best efficiency game

18.3 vs Nevada

Result
Sun 9/11@ UTEPL 13-20100.500.500
Sun 8/28vs NevadaL 12-2322100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    New Mexico State

    2018-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201820192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State05.20.7
2019 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State04.90.70
2020 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State00
2021 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State08.31.30
2022 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State216.382
2023 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State0-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Nevada

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.1 takeover score.

#2

UTEP

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.8 takeover score.

#3

Alabama

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

#4

Utah State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.1 takeover score.

#5

Ole Miss

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · New Mexico State

2 primary output · 16.3 efficiency · 8 usage

37.3

#2

2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State

36.5

0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State

35.3

0 primary · 5.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7611

Weatherford · Weatherford, TX

Committed To
New Mexico State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

17

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 13 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
17