Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Vanderbilt
Nathan Marcus
TE • 6'5" • 242 lbs • Glen Ellyn, IL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Nathan Marcus reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a tight end
lowelite
Reliability
10
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charleston Southern
Player Story
Nathan Marcus built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a tight end from Glen Ellyn, IL wearing No. 83, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Nathan Marcus' career was his receiving role: 28...
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- Committed To
- Ball State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Nathan Marcus, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Nathan Marcus reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 231
- Receptions
- 28
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Nathan Marcus quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 231
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Charleston Southern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Trinity · Ball State
- High school pipeline
- Trinity · 24 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 83 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 68 receiving yards · TE 172nd (top 52%) · SEC 126th (top 60%) · National 1,120th (top 58%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 6 | 6 | 56 | 2 | 57.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 4 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 49 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 8 | 11 | 73 | 1 | 59.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 7 | 7 | 68 | 1 | 53.7 |
Related Context
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Nathan Marcus played TE for Vanderbilt. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nathan Marcus recorded 231 receiving yards, 4 tackles, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 73 primary output with 44.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 58.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
Games
7
Receiving Yards / G
9.7
Efficiency
58.9
Usage
5.8
Consistency
43.4
Best Game by takeover score
Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 6. Alabama A&M: 4. Florida: 7. Ole Miss: 0. South Carolina: 9. Western Kentucky: 15. Kentucky: 27
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 20. Alabama A&M: 1 by 26.7. Florida: 1 by 46.7. South Carolina: 1 by 60. Western Kentucky: 1 by 100. Kentucky: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins8.3 · Games = 3 · -2.4 vs Losses
Losses10.8 · Games = 4 · +2.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kentucky
Best efficiency game
100 vs Kentucky
Player Story
Nathan Marcus story
Nathan Marcus built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a tight end from Glen Ellyn, IL wearing No. 83, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Nathan Marcus' career was his receiving role: 28 catches, 231 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 tackles and 54 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nathan Marcus' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Vanderbilt
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 56 | 64.4 | 8.8 | 56 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 34 | 56.7 | 5.4 | -22 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 73 | 44.6 | 9.5 | 39 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 68 | 58.9 | 5.8 | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Charleston Southern
Week 7 · W 21-20
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
25
Receiving Yards
74.1 takeover
25 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Kentucky
Week 11 · L 21-44 · Conference game
27
Receiving Yards
70.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Tennessee
Week 13 · L 28-53 · Conference game
12
Receiving Yards
67.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#4
vs Ole Miss
Week 12 · W 38-17 · Conference game
17
Receiving Yards
65.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
17 receiving yards with a 56.7 efficiency score.
#5
vs Florida
Week 5 · L 6-13 · Conference game
15
Receiving Yards
64.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
15 receiving yards with a 50 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
73 primary output · 44.6 efficiency · 9.5 usage
59.6
#2
2014 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
57.3
56 primary · 64.4 efficiency · 8.8 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
53.7
68 primary · 58.9 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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