Usage / Role
79%
Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Western Michigan
Marshawn Kneeland
DL • 6'3" • 275 lbs • Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marshawn Kneeland shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
68
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Marshawn Kneeland built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Grand Rapids, MI wearing No. 99, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Marshawn Kneeland's career was...
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- Committed To
- Western Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 56
- NFL Team
- Dallas Cowboys
Marshawn Kneeland, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Marshawn Kneeland shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 152
- TFL
- 29
- Sacks
- 14
- QB hurries
- 16
- Passes defended
- 3
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Marshawn Kneeland quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · DL
- Career Tackles
- 152
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Godwin Heights · Western Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Godwin Heights · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 2 · Pick 24 · Dallas Cowboys
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 57 tackles · DL 14th (top 2%) · Mid-American 42nd (top 8%) · National 425th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 5 | 23 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 29.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Michigan | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 47 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 13 | 29 | 7 | 3.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 47 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 9 | 40 | 11.5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 74.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 10 | 57 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 8 | - | 1 | 70.5 |
Related Context
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Marshawn Kneeland played DL for Western Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Marshawn Kneeland recorded 1 rushing yards, 152 tackles, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Western Michigan paired 22.5 primary output with 43 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 39.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
2
Efficiency
39.8
Usage
13
Consistency
53.3
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. St. Francis (PA): 1. Syracuse: 2. Iowa: 2. Mississippi State: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Ohio: 2. Eastern Michigan: 9. Central Michigan: 2. Northern Illinois: 0. Bowling Green: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. St. Francis (PA): 3 by 22.5. Syracuse: 7 by 49.2. Iowa: 6 by 45. Mississippi State: 3 by 12.5. Miami (OH): 9 by 37.5. Ohio: 7 by 49.2. Eastern Michigan: 11 by 95.8. Central Michigan: 3 by 32.5. Northern Illinois: 4 by 16.7. Bowling Green: 4 by 36.7
Split Comparison
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Wins4 · Games = 3 · +2.9 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 7 · -2.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
95.8 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/22 | vs Bowling GreenSplash game | L 10-34 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/15 | @ Northern Illinois | L 0-24 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/8 | vs Central MichiganSplash game | W 38-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Eastern Michigan10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 45-21 | 11 | 8 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ OhioSplash game | L 17-20 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Miami (OH) | L 21-34 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Mississippi State | L 28-41 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ IowaSplash game | L 10-41 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ SyracuseSplash game | L 7-48 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/31 | vs St. Francis (PA) | W 35-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Marshawn Kneeland story
Marshawn Kneeland built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Grand Rapids, MI wearing No. 99, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Marshawn Kneeland's career was his defensive production: 152 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 rushing yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Marshawn Kneeland's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Western Michigan
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 4 | 27.2 | 7.2 | 4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Michigan | 15.5 | 22.2 | 6.1 | 11.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 15.5 | 22.2 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 22.5 | 43 | 10.7 | 7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 20 | 39.8 | 13 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 9 · W 45-21 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
9
Havoc Plays
98.6 takeover
9 disruption/tackle impact with 98.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Toledo
Week 13 · W 20-14 · Conference game
5.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 6 · L 23-45 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.8 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Akron
Week 10 · W 58-13 · 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.
#5
vs Illinois State
Week 2 · W 28-0
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.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan
22.5 primary output · 43 efficiency · 10.7 usage
74.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · Western Michigan
70.5
20 primary · 39.8 efficiency · 13 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Western Michigan
47
15.5 primary · 22.2 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
17
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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