Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Kentucky
Marcus McWilson
S • 6'0" • Youngstown, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marcus McWilson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
45
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Marcus McWilson built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a safety from Youngstown, OH wearing No. 15, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Marcus McWilson's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Marcus McWilson, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Kentucky. Marcus McWilson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 66
- TFL
- 4.5
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Marcus McWilson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kentucky · S
- Career Tackles
- 66
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Kentucky
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Cardinal Mooney · Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Cardinal Mooney · 22 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 66 tackles · S 64th (top 17%) · SEC 34th (top 6%) · National 389th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kentucky | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 58.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Kentucky | 13 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 46.2 |
Related Context
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Marcus McWilson played S for Kentucky. Across 4 tracked seasons, Marcus McWilson recorded 66 tackles and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Kentucky paired 3 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
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 Postseason · Kentucky
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
25.4
Usage
5.9
Consistency
10.3
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 0. Southern Miss: 0.5. Florida: 0. New Mexico State: 0. South Carolina: 0. Alabama: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Mississippi State: 2. Missouri: 0. Georgia: 1. Tennessee: 0. Austin Peay: 0. Louisville: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 7 by 29.2. Southern Miss: 7 by 34.2. Florida: 3 by 12.5. New Mexico State: 4 by 16.7. South Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Alabama: 6 by 25. Vanderbilt: 3 by 12.5. Mississippi State: 8 by 53.3. Missouri: 3 by 12.5. Georgia: 5 by 30.8. Tennessee: 2 by 8.3. Austin Peay: 7 by 29.2. Louisville: 9 by 57.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -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
Louisville
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/31 | vs Georgia Tech | L 18-33 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | W 41-38 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Austin Peay | W 49-13 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Tennessee | L 36-49 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Georgia | L 24-27 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Missouri | W 35-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Mississippi StateSplash game | W 40-38 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Vanderbilt | W 20-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Alabama | L 6-34 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs South Carolina | W 17-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs New Mexico State | W 62-42 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Florida | L 7-45 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Southern Miss | L 35-44 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Marcus McWilson story
Marcus McWilson built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a safety from Youngstown, OH wearing No. 15, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Marcus McWilson's career was his defensive production: 66 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and 4 interceptions across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Kentucky. 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 Marcus McWilson's production has multiple signals. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Marcus McWilson 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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Kentucky
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kentucky | 3 | 20 | — | 3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | — | — | -3 |
| 2016 Postseason | Kentucky | 5.5 | 25.4 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kentucky | 5.5 | 25.4 | 5.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Louisville
Week 13 · W 41-38
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Mississippi State
Week 8 · W 40-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#3
@ LSU
Week 8 · L 3-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs UL Monroe
Week 7 · W 48-14
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Vanderbilt
Week 5 · W 17-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Kentucky
3 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
58.2
#2
2016 Postseason · Kentucky
46.2
5.5 primary · 25.4 efficiency · 5.9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Kentucky
46.2
5.5 primary · 25.4 efficiency · 5.9 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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