Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Florida International
Marques Cheeks
DT • 6'3" • New Orleans, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marques Cheeks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
21
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Florida International
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Florida International
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Player Story
Marques Cheeks built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 94, spending time with Florida International. The clearest part of Marques Cheeks' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Florida International
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Marques Cheeks, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Florida International. Marques Cheeks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 16
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
Quick Answers
Marques Cheeks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida International · DT
- Career Tackles
- 16
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 8 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Florida International
- Top game
- Charlotte
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · O. Perry Walker · Florida International
- High school pipeline
- O. Perry Walker · 24 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 94 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 16 tackles · DT 134th (top 57%) · Conference USA 245th (top 43%) · National 2,248th (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida International | 8 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 38.7 |
Related Context
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Marques Cheeks played DT for Florida International. Across 5 tracked seasons, Marques Cheeks recorded 16 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Florida International.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Florida International paired 4 primary output with 13.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Florida International
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
13.3
Usage
4
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Charlotte
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 0. Maryland: 0. Massachusetts: 0. UCF: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. UTEP: 2. Charlotte: 2. Old Dominion: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 3 by 12.5. Massachusetts: 2 by 8.3. UCF: 1 by 4.2. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 4.2. UTEP: 2 by 28.3. Charlotte: 4 by 36.7. Old Dominion: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 3 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 5 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Charlotte
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Charlotte
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Old Dominion | L 28-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ CharlotteSplash game | W 27-26 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | @ UTEPSplash game | W 35-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 33-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs UCF | L 14-53 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Massachusetts | L 13-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/9 | vs Maryland | L 14-41 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/1 | vs Indiana | L 13-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Marques Cheeks story
Marques Cheeks built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 94, spending time with Florida International. The clearest part of Marques Cheeks' career was his defensive production: 16 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks across 8 career games in the available record. That gives Marques Cheeks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Florida International
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida International | 4 | 13.3 | 4 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Charlotte
Week 7 · W 27-26 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
@ UTEP
Week 6 · W 35-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Maryland
Week 2 · L 14-41
0
Havoc Plays
11.1 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Massachusetts
Week 3 · L 13-21
0
Havoc Plays
6.4 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Indiana
Week 1 · L 13-34
0
Havoc Plays
6.1 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Florida International
4 primary output · 13.3 efficiency · 4 usage
38.7
#2
2012 Regular Season · Florida International
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Florida International
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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