Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Vanderbilt
Martel Hight
CB • 6'0" • 180 lbs • Rome, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Martel Hight shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a corner
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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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: 2024 Postseason · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
Martel Hight built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a cornerback from Rome, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Martel Hight's career was his defensive production: 106...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Martel Hight, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Vanderbilt. Martel Hight shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 106
- TFL
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 7
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Martel Hight quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · CB
- Career Tackles
- 106
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Rome · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Rome · 22 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 35 tackles · CB 77th (top 17%) · SEC 134th (top 18%) · National 1,130th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 11 | 38 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 17.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 43.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 13 | 31 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 2 | 43.7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 13 | 32 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 30 |
Related Context
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Martel Hight played CB for Vanderbilt. Across 3 tracked seasons, Martel Hight recorded 2 rushing yards, 64 receiving yards, and 106 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Vanderbilt paired 9 primary output with 17.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 15.8 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: Kentucky
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
15.8
Usage
3.3
Consistency
10.3
Best Game by takeover score
Kentucky
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 1. Charleston Southern: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. South Carolina: 0. Georgia State: 0. Utah State: 0. Alabama: 1. LSU: 0. Missouri: 0. Texas: 0. Auburn: 0. Kentucky: 3. Tennessee: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 3 by 22.5. Charleston Southern: 4 by 16.7. Virginia Tech: 3 by 12.5. South Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Georgia State: 4 by 16.7. Utah State: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 5 by 30.8. LSU: 1 by 4.2. Missouri: 5 by 20.8. Texas: 2 by 8.3. Auburn: 4 by 16.7. Kentucky: 0 by 30. Tennessee: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 10 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kentucky
Best efficiency game
30.8 vs Alabama
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | vs Iowa | L 27-34 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Tennessee | W 45-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs KentuckySplash game | W 45-17 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Auburn | W 45-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Texas | L 31-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Missouri | W 17-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs LSU | W 31-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Alabama | L 14-30 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Utah State | W 55-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Georgia State | W 70-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ South Carolina | W 31-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Virginia Tech | W 44-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Charleston Southern | W 45-3 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Martel Hight story
Martel Hight built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a cornerback from Rome, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Martel Hight's career was his defensive production: 106 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, and 7 passes defended across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 rushing yards, 64 receiving yards, and 363 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Martel Hight's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Vanderbilt
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 2 | 16.2 | 3 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 9 | 17.5 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 9 | 17.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 6 | 15.8 | 3.3 | -3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 6 | 15.8 | 3.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Carolina
Week 11 · L 7-28 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Auburn
Week 10 · W 17-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#3
@ UNLV
Week 3 · L 37-40
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Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Texas
Week 9 · L 24-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Tennessee
Week 14 · L 23-36 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Vanderbilt
9 primary output · 17.5 efficiency · 5 usage
43.7
#2
2024 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
43.7
9 primary · 17.5 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt
30
6 primary · 15.8 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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