Player Dossier

2021-2025

Vanderbilt

Marcus Bradley

DE • 6'3" • 247 lbs • Gaithersburg, MD, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Marcus Bradley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.5

Efficiency

7.5

Consistency

5.6

Season Value

5.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Vanderbilt • Massachusetts • Arkansas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern 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 Bradley, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Marcus Bradley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Vanderbilt paired 1 primary output with 9.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 7.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Vanderbilt, Massachusetts, Arkansas State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Troy

Win 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

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2025 Regular Season · Arkansas State

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

7.5

Usage

1.5

Consistency

5.6

Best Game by takeover score

Troy

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Arkansas: 0. Kennesaw State: 0. South Alabama: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Troy: 2

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. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2. Kennesaw State: 2 by 8.3. South Alabama: 0 by 0. Georgia Southern: 1 by 4.2. Troy: 1 by 24.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=3 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=3 · -0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=3 · +0.7 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Troy

Best efficiency game

24.2 vs Troy

Result
Sun 11/2@ TroyW 23-1011110
Sat 10/25vs Georgia SouthernW 34-2411000
Tue 10/14@ South AlabamaW 15-1400000
Sat 9/20@ Kennesaw StateL 21-2820000
Sat 9/6@ ArkansasL 14-5611000
Sat 8/30vs Unknown10000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Vanderbilt

    2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Massachusetts

    2022-2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Arkansas State

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202120222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonVanderbilt19.25.7
2022 Regular SeasonMassachusetts716.25.76
2023 Regular SeasonMassachusetts4175.3-3
2024 PostseasonArkansas State28.22-2
2024 Regular SeasonArkansas State28.220
2025 Regular SeasonArkansas State27.51.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Eastern Michigan

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.

#2

Toledo

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.

#3

Texas A&M

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.

#4

Troy

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

1 primary output · 9.2 efficiency · 5.7 usage

17.1

#2

2022 Regular Season · Massachusetts

14

7 primary · 16.2 efficiency · 5.7 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Massachusetts

11.9

4 primary · 17 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.922

Quince Orchard · Gaithersburg, MD

Committed To
Vanderbilt
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

3

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

68

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 34 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Marcus Bradley quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
68