Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2022Massachusetts
Marcus Cushnie
DL • 6'2" • 250 lbs • West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marcus Cushnie shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
74
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Massachusetts
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Florida State • Massachusetts
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player Story
Marcus Cushnie built his college career from 2021 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from West Palm Beach, FL, spending time with Florida State and Massachusetts. The clearest part of Marcus Cushnie's career was his...
Read the storyMarcus Cushnie, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Massachusetts. Marcus Cushnie shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 50
- TFL
- 14.5
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 5
Quick Answers
Marcus Cushnie quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Massachusetts · DL
- Career Tackles
- 50
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Massachusetts
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · DL 36th (top 4%) · FBS Independents 27th (top 9%) · National 648th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida State | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 33.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 12 | 47 | 13 | 5.5 | 5 | - | 0 | 74.9 |
Related Context
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Marcus Cushnie played DL for Florida State and Massachusetts. Across 2 tracked seasons, Marcus Cushnie recorded 50 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Massachusetts.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Massachusetts paired 23.5 primary output with 35.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 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 Florida State, Massachusetts.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Massachusetts
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
35.9
Usage
12.7
Consistency
63.7
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulane: 0. Toledo: 2. Stony Brook: 2. Temple: 2. Eastern Michigan: 1. Liberty: 4. Buffalo: 1. New Mexico State: 4.5. UConn: 2.5. Arkansas State: 3. Texas A&M: 1. Army: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 1 by 24.2. Stony Brook: 5 by 40.8. Temple: 3 by 32.5. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Liberty: 7 by 69.2. Buffalo: 6 by 35. New Mexico State: 5 by 65.8. UConn: 5 by 45.8. Arkansas State: 3 by 42.5. Texas A&M: 3 by 22.5. Army: 7 by 34.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 1 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses2.0 · Games = 11 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico State
Best efficiency game
69.2 vs Liberty
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Army | L 7-44 | 7 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Texas A&M | L 3-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Arkansas StateSplash game | L 33-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/4 | @ UConnSplash game | L 10-27 | 5 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs New Mexico StateSplash game | L 13-23 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Buffalo | L 7-34 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs LibertySplash game | L 24-42 | 7 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 13-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ TempleSplash game | L 0-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Stony BrookSplash game | W 20-3 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ ToledoSplash game | L 10-55 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Tulane | L 10-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Marcus Cushnie story
Marcus Cushnie built his college career from 2021 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from West Palm Beach, FL, spending time with Florida State and Massachusetts. The clearest part of Marcus Cushnie's career was his defensive production: 50 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, and 7 sacks across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Marcus Cushnie's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Florida State
2021
Opening stop
- 2
Massachusetts
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida State | 3 | 21.3 | 6.2 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 23.5 | 35.9 | 12.7 | 20.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Mexico State
Week 9 · L 13-23 · Conference game
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Liberty
Week 6 · L 24-42 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86 takeover score.
#3
vs Massachusetts
Week 8 · W 59-3
3
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Arkansas State
Week 11 · L 33-35
3
Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
#5
@ UConn
Week 10 · L 10-27 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
67.1 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Massachusetts
23.5 primary output · 35.9 efficiency · 12.7 usage
74.9
#2
2021 Regular Season · Florida State
33.9
3 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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