Usage Score
6.2
Player Dossier
2016-2021Houston
Marcus Jones
CB • 5'8" • 185 lbs • Enterprise, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marcus Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
29.7
Consistency
35.6
Season Value
42.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 9
- Program Path
- Troy • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
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 Jones, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Houston. Marcus Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.7 disruption score.
Marcus Jones played CB for Troy and Houston. Across 6 tracked seasons, Marcus Jones recorded 9 rushing yards, 137 receiving yards, and 152 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Houston paired 19 primary output with 29.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Troy, Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Win with 5 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
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2021 Regular Season · Houston
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
29.7
Usage
6.2
Consistency
35.6
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas Tech: 0. Rice: 0. Grambling: 0. Navy: 0. Tulsa: 2. Tulane: 0. East Carolina: 1. SMU: 2. South Florida: 3. Temple: 1. Memphis: 5. UConn: 4. Cincinnati: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas Tech: 6 by 25. Grambling: 1 by 4.2. Navy: 0 by 0. Tulsa: 4 by 36.7. Tulane: 6 by 25. East Carolina: 7 by 39.2. SMU: 6 by 45. South Florida: 4 by 46.7. Temple: 4 by 26.7. Memphis: 6 by 75. UConn: 2 by 48.3. Cincinnati: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.6 · Games = 11 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -1.1 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
Memphis
Best efficiency game
75 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/4 | @ Cincinnati | L 20-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | @ UConnSplash game | W 45-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs MemphisSplash game | W 31-13 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Temple | W 37-8 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ South FloridaSplash game | W 54-42 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs SMUSplash game | W 44-37 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs East Carolina | W 31-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 10/7 | @ Tulane | W 40-22 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/1 | @ TulsaSplash game | W 45-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Navy | W 28-20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Grambling | W 45-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Rice | W 44-7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Texas Tech | L 21-38 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Troy
2016-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Houston
2019-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820182019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Troy | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Troy | 10 | 23.4 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Troy | 10 | 23.4 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Troy | 9 | 20.3 | 2.8 | -1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Troy | 9 | 20.3 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | -9 |
| 2020 Postseason | Houston | 7 | 24.3 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Houston | 7 | 24.3 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 19 | 29.7 | 6.2 | 12 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Memphis
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Primary metric
5 disruption/tackle impact with 64 takeover score.
#2
Memphis
5
Primary metric
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.
#3
UL Monroe
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
#4
Arkansas State
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.
#5
LSU
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Houston
19 primary output · 29.7 efficiency · 6.2 usage
42.9
#2
2017 Postseason · Troy
29.3
10 primary · 23.4 efficiency · 4.2 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Troy
29.3
10 primary · 23.4 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
13
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
9
Seasons tracked
152
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 9 tracked seasons, 44 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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