Player Dossier

2019-2024

Buffalo

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.

Usage Score

10.3

Efficiency

26.8

Consistency

46.4

Season Value

23.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Buffalo

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Buffalo
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

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 Fuqua, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Buffalo. Marcus Fuqua shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Buffalo paired 0 primary output with 4.2 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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

2024 Postseason · Buffalo

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

26.8

Usage

10.3

Consistency

46.4

Best Game by takeover score

Liberty

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Liberty: 1. Unknown: 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

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Liberty: 4 by 26.7. Unknown: 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

Wins0.4 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=5 · -0.2 vs First Half

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@ LibertyW 26-742001
Wed 11/27vs Kent StateW 43-733000
Thu 11/21@ Eastern MichiganW 37-20840.5000
Wed 11/13vs Ball StateW 51-4811000
Sat 11/2@ AkronW 41-30210010
Sat 10/26@ OhioL 16-4775100
Sat 10/19vs Western MichiganL 41-4895101
Sat 9/28@ UConnL 3-4796000
Sat 9/21@ Northern IllinoisW 23-2011000
Sat 9/7@ MissouriL 0-3840000
Thu 8/29vs Unknown74100

Career Arc

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

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    Buffalo

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2019202020212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonBuffalo04.20.7
2020 Regular SeasonBuffalo19.52.41
2021 Regular SeasonBuffalo4.529.14.93.5
2022 Regular SeasonBuffalo12.530.988
2023 Regular SeasonBuffalo4235.8-8.5
2024 PostseasonBuffalo6.526.810.32.5
2024 Regular SeasonBuffalo6.526.810.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Western Michigan

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.

#2

Toledo

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.

#3

Eastern Michigan

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.1 takeover score.

#4

Ohio

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.

#5

Bowling Green

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Buffalo

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

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#2

2022 Regular Season · Buffalo

28.4

12.5 primary · 30.9 efficiency · 8 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Buffalo

23.6

6.5 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 10.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.7944

Southfield · Southfield, MI

Committed To
Buffalo
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

234

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 50 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Marcus Fuqua quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
234