Usage / Role
64%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Rice
Marcus Williams
S • 5'11" • 198 lbs • Helena, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marcus Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
67
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Player Story
Marcus Williams built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from Helena, AL wearing No. 4, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Marcus Williams' career was his defensive production: 105...
Read the storyMarcus Williams, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Rice. Marcus Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 105
- TFL
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Marcus Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rice · S
- Career Tackles
- 105
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Rice
- Top game
- Florida Atlantic
- High school pipeline
- Hoover · 53 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 61 tackles · S 73rd (top 13%) · American Athletic 41st (top 7%) · National 397th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Rice | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rice | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 23.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rice | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 35.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rice | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Rice | 11 | 61 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 49.3 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rice to Mississippi State | G5/FCS to P4 | 75.9 | Jan 8, 2026 |
Marcus Williams played S for Rice. Across 5 tracked seasons, Marcus Williams recorded 105 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Rice paired 9.5 primary output with 31.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Rice
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
31.7
Usage
6.4
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 0. Houston: 1. Prairie View A&M: 0. Charlotte: 4. Navy: 0. Florida Atlantic: 3. UTSA: 0. UConn: 0.5. UAB: 1. North Texas: 0. South Florida: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 2 by 8.3. Houston: 3 by 22.5. Prairie View A&M: 1 by 4.2. Charlotte: 6 by 65. Navy: 12 by 50. Florida Atlantic: 9 by 67.5. UTSA: 4 by 16.7. UConn: 8 by 38.3. UAB: 5 by 30.8. North Texas: 10 by 41.7. South Florida: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.4 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
Florida Atlantic
Best efficiency game
67.5 vs Florida Atlantic
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | @ South Florida | L 3-52 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs North Texas10+ tackles | L 24-56 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs UAB | W 24-17 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs UConn | W 37-34 | 8 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ UTSA | L 13-61 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Florida AtlanticSplash game | L 21-27 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Navy10+ tackles | L 13-21 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/18 | @ CharlotteSplash game | W 28-17 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Prairie View A&M | W 38-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Houston | L 9-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | @ Louisiana | W 14-12 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Marcus Williams story
Marcus Williams built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from Helena, AL wearing No. 4, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Marcus Williams' career was his defensive production: 105 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 7 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Marcus Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rice
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rice | 3 | 14.2 | 4.8 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rice | 2 | 24.8 | 5.4 | -1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rice | 1 | 13.3 | 3 | -1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Rice | 9.5 | 31.7 | 6.4 | 8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 98 Florida Atlantic
Week 6 · L 21-27 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 134 Charlotte
Week 4 · W 28-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas Southern
Week 3 · W 59-7
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Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#4
vs East Carolina
Week 5 · W 24-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#5
@ USC
Week 1 · L 14-66
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Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Rice
9.5 primary output · 31.7 efficiency · 6.4 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Rice
36.4
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Rice
35.3
2 primary · 24.8 efficiency · 5.4 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
3
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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