Player Dossier

2023-2025

Texas A&M

Marcus Ratcliffe

S • 6'2" • 209 lbs • Chula Vista, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Marcus Ratcliffe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.3

Efficiency

25.8

Consistency

7.7

Season Value

12.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Texas A&M

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
San Diego State • Texas A&M
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA

Scouting Read

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Marcus Ratcliffe, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Texas A&M. Marcus Ratcliffe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.8 disruption score.

Marcus Ratcliffe played S for San Diego State and Texas A&M. Across 3 tracked seasons, Marcus Ratcliffe recorded 165 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Texas A&M.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Texas A&M paired 6.5 primary output with 20.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 25.8 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 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across San Diego State, Texas A&M.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UTSA

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

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2025 Postseason · Texas A&M

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

25.8

Usage

5.3

Consistency

7.7

Best Game by takeover score

Miami

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami: 0. UTSA: 3. Utah State: 0. Notre Dame: 2.5. Auburn: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Florida: 0. Arkansas: 0. LSU: 0. Missouri: 0. South Carolina: 0. Unknown: 0. Texas: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 6 by 25. UTSA: 7 by 59.2. Utah State: 2 by 8.3. Notre Dame: 8 by 58.3. Auburn: 3 by 12.5. Mississippi State: 8 by 33.3. Florida: 5 by 20.8. Arkansas: 7 by 29.2. LSU: 4 by 16.7. Missouri: 6 by 25. South Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Texas: 5 by 25.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.6 · Games = 10 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · Games = 7 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UTSA

Best efficiency game

59.2 vs UTSA

Result
Sat 12/20vs MiamiL 3-1061000
Sat 11/29@ TexasL 17-27520.5000
Sat 11/22vs Unknown21000
Sat 11/15vs South CarolinaW 31-3032000
Sat 11/8@ MissouriW 38-1763000
Sat 10/25@ LSUW 49-2543000
Sat 10/18@ ArkansasW 45-4276000
Sat 10/11vs FloridaW 34-1752000
Sat 10/4vs Mississippi StateW 31-981000
Sat 9/27vs AuburnW 16-1033000
Sat 9/13@ Notre DameW 41-40841.5001
Sat 9/6vs Utah StateW 44-2221000
Sat 8/30vs UTSAW 42-2474102

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    San Diego State

    2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas A&M

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonSan Diego State4218.1
2024 PostseasonTexas A&M6.520.47.22.5
2024 Regular SeasonTexas A&M6.520.47.20
2025 PostseasonTexas A&M625.85.3-0.5
2025 Regular SeasonTexas A&M625.85.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UTSA

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.

#2

Florida

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.4 takeover score.

#3

Notre Dame

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.

#4

Fresno State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.3 takeover score.

#5

Utah State

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 42 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Texas A&M

6.5 primary output · 20.4 efficiency · 7.2 usage

22.4

#2

2024 Regular Season · Texas A&M

22.4

6.5 primary · 20.4 efficiency · 7.2 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Texas A&M

12.2

6 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8656

Cathedral Catholic · San Diego, CA

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

165

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 38 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.