Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2023South Carolina
Marcellas Dial
DB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Woodruff, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marcellas Dial shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
55
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Player Story
Marcellas Dial built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a defensive back from Woodruff, SC wearing No. 6, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Marcellas Dial's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 180
- NFL Team
- New England Patriots
Marcellas Dial, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · South Carolina. Marcellas Dial shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 110
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 27
Quick Answers
Marcellas Dial quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · DB
- Career Tackles
- 110
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · South Carolina
- Top game
- Texas A&M
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 6 · Pick 4 · New England Patriots
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · DB 248th (top 26%) · SEC 123rd (top 20%) · National 1,062nd (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | South Carolina | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 11 | 29 | - | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 22.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12 | 41 | 1 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Carolina | 11 | 36 | 2 | 1 | - | 10 | 0 | 48 |
Related Context
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Marcellas Dial played DB for South Carolina. Across 3 tracked seasons, Marcellas Dial recorded 110 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with South Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
South Carolina paired 15 primary output with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.4 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: Texas A&M
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · South Carolina
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
25.4
Usage
3.7
Consistency
49.4
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Furman: 2. Georgia: 0. Mississippi State: 2. Tennessee: 0. Florida: 1. Missouri: 0. Texas A&M: 4. Jacksonville State: 2. Vanderbilt: 0. Kentucky: 1. Clemson: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Furman: 2 by 28.3. Georgia: 8 by 33.3. Mississippi State: 2 by 28.3. Tennessee: 3 by 12.5. Florida: 4 by 26.7. Missouri: 4 by 16.7. Texas A&M: 5 by 60.8. Jacksonville State: 0 by 20. Vanderbilt: 4 by 16.7. Kentucky: 2 by 18.3. Clemson: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Texas A&M
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/26 | vs Clemson | L 7-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Kentucky | W 17-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Vanderbilt | W 47-6 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Jacksonville StateSplash game | W 38-28 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | L 17-30 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Missouri | L 12-34 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Florida | L 39-41 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Tennessee | L 20-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Mississippi StateSplash game | W 37-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Georgia | L 14-24 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs FurmanSplash game | W 47-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Marcellas Dial story
Marcellas Dial built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a defensive back from Woodruff, SC wearing No. 6, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Marcellas Dial's career was his defensive production: 110 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with South Carolina. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Marcellas Dial's production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Carolina.
The arc is straightforward: Marcellas Dial moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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South Carolina
2021-2023
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | South Carolina | 6 | 18 | 2.5 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 6 | 18 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Carolina | 15 | 26.7 | 4.6 | 9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Carolina | 13 | 25.4 | 3.7 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas A&M
Week 9 · L 17-30 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
83 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 83 takeover score.
#2
@ Clemson
Week 13 · W 31-30
4
Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia State
Week 1 · W 35-14
4
Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#4
vs South Carolina State
Week 5 · W 50-10
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Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Florida
Week 10 · W 40-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
55.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · South Carolina
15 primary output · 26.7 efficiency · 4.6 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · South Carolina
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13 primary · 25.4 efficiency · 3.7 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · South Carolina
22.7
6 primary · 18 efficiency · 2.5 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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