Player Dossier

2021-2025

UNLV

Marsel McDuffie

LB • 6'1" • 245 lbs • Grand Prairie, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Marsel McDuffie shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

10.9

Efficiency

42.3

Consistency

35.3

Season Value

25.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · UNLV

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
UNLV
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

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.

Marsel McDuffie, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · UNLV. Marsel McDuffie shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

UNLV paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 42.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

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

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

Win with 3 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.

2025 Postseason · UNLV

Games

14

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

42.3

Usage

10.9

Consistency

35.3

Best Game by takeover score

Ohio

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 0. Sam Houston: 0. Unknown: 3. UCLA: 1. Miami (OH): 3. Wyoming: 1. Air Force: 0. Boise State: 0. New Mexico: 1. Colorado State: 1.5. Utah State: 2. Hawai'i: 0. Nevada: 0. Boise 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. Ohio: 9 by 37.5. Sam Houston: 6 by 25. Unknown: 6 by 55. UCLA: 7 by 39.2. Miami (OH): 10 by 71.7. Wyoming: 4 by 26.7. Air Force: 12 by 50. Boise State: 6 by 25. New Mexico: 11 by 55.8. Colorado State: 8 by 48.3. Utah State: 10 by 61.7. Hawai'i: 8 by 33.3. Nevada: 6 by 25. Boise State: 9 by 37.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.9 · n=9 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=4 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · n=7 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=7 · -0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

14 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

Best efficiency game

71.7 vs Miami (OH)

Result
Wed 12/24@ OhioL 10-1795000
Sat 12/6@ Boise StateL 21-3895000
Sun 11/30@ NevadaW 42-1763000
Sat 11/22vs Hawai'iW 38-1083000
Sun 11/16vs Utah State10+ tacklesW 29-26105110
Sun 11/9@ Colorado StateW 42-10831.5000
Sat 11/1vs New Mexico10+ tacklesL 35-40116100
Sat 10/18@ Boise StateL 31-5665000
Sat 10/11vs Air Force10+ tacklesW 51-48123000
Sat 10/4@ WyomingW 31-1742001
Sat 9/20@ Miami (OH)10+ tackles · Splash gameW 41-381031011
Sun 9/7vs UCLAW 30-2374001
Sat 8/30@ Sam HoustonW 38-2165000
Sat 8/23vs UnknownSplash game631110

Career Arc

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

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    UNLV

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonUNLV0
2022 Regular SeasonUNLV08.31.20
2023 PostseasonUNLV4.532.56.14.5
2023 Regular SeasonUNLV4.532.56.10
2024 PostseasonUNLV13.535.88.89
2024 Regular SeasonUNLV13.535.88.80
2025 PostseasonUNLV12.542.310.9-1
2025 Regular SeasonUNLV12.542.310.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Miami (OH)

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

3

Primary metric

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.4 takeover score.

#3

Houston

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.1 takeover score.

#4

Hawai'i

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.

#5

California

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · UNLV

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage

36.5

#2

2024 Postseason · UNLV

29.2

13.5 primary · 35.8 efficiency · 8.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · UNLV

29.2

13.5 primary · 35.8 efficiency · 8.8 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

4

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8315

South Grand Prairie · Grand Prairie, TX

Committed To
UNLV
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

246

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 39 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Marsel McDuffie quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
246