Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Buffalo
Marcus Fuqua
S • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Southfield, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marcus Fuqua shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
58
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Marcus Fuqua built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Southfield, MI wearing No. 10, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Marcus Fuqua's career was his defensive production: 234...
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- Committed To
- Buffalo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Marcus Fuqua, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Buffalo. Marcus Fuqua shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 234
- TFL
- 10.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 11
Quick Answers
Marcus Fuqua quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · S
- Career Tackles
- 234
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Buffalo
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Southfield · Buffalo
- High school pipeline
- Southfield · 32 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 55 tackles · S 97th (top 18%) · Mid-American 53rd (top 10%) · National 507th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 5 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Buffalo | 10 | 59 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 28.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 59 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 63.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Buffalo | 11 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Buffalo | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 43.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Buffalo | 11 | 51 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 43.3 |
Related Context
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Marcus Fuqua played S for Buffalo. Across 6 tracked seasons, Marcus Fuqua recorded 234 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Buffalo paired 13.5 primary output with 31.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Buffalo
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
26.8
Usage
6.2
Consistency
46.4
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Liberty: 1. Lafayette: 1. Missouri: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. UConn: 0. Western Michigan: 2. Ohio: 1. Akron: 1. Ball State: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0.5. Kent State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Liberty: 4 by 26.7. Lafayette: 7 by 39.2. Missouri: 4 by 16.7. Northern Illinois: 1 by 4.2. UConn: 9 by 37.5. Western Michigan: 9 by 57.5. Ohio: 7 by 39.2. Akron: 2 by 18.3. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Eastern Michigan: 8 by 38.3. Kent State: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Western Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/4 | @ Liberty | W 26-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/27 | vs Kent State | W 43-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/21 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 37-20 | 8 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/13 | vs Ball State | W 51-48 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Akron | W 41-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Ohio | L 16-47 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Western MichiganSplash game | L 41-48 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ UConn | L 3-47 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Northern Illinois | W 23-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Missouri | L 0-38 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/29 | vs Lafayette | W 30-13 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Marcus Fuqua story
Marcus Fuqua built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Southfield, MI wearing No. 10, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Marcus Fuqua's career was his defensive production: 234 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, and 11 passes defended across 50 career games in the available record. That gives Marcus Fuqua's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Buffalo
2019-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 1 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Buffalo | 4.5 | 29.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 13.5 | 31.7 | 7.7 | 9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Buffalo | 5 | 23.9 | 6.2 | -8.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Buffalo | 6.5 | 26.8 | 6.2 | 1.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Buffalo | 6.5 | 26.8 | 6.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Michigan
Week 8 · L 41-48 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Toledo
Week 8 · W 34-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Ohio
Week 11 · L 10-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 13 · L 11-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Bowling Green
Week 9 · L 44-56 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Buffalo
13.5 primary output · 31.7 efficiency · 7.7 usage
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#2
2024 Postseason · Buffalo
43.3
6.5 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Buffalo
43.3
6.5 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
5
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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