Marcus Goree Jr.
Troy Trojans
66
Depth

Marcus Goree Jr.

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Is Marcus Goree Jr. starting?

Marcus Goree Jr. is the projected starter at SS for Troy Trojans.

Redshirt sophomore · #8 · 6'1", 185 lbs

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Depth at SS · Troy Trojans

  1. 1866Marcus Goree Jr.Starter
  2. 2961Jamarion Keyes
  3. 31054Knai Cook

Troy Starting Lineup

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Up next for Troy

Troy plays Louisiana Tech at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Bradley Central, ranked #539 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 1 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 66 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #539 NatlTeam Share0%
Chattanooga, TN
Jersey
#8
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
185 lbs
Transfer
Tennessee

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—100

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8861
National Rank
#539
High School
Bradley Central
Hometown
Cleveland, TN

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 0th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.98 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 66.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 0% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 17% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 29WJMUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-21 OT

Oct 24LULMTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 21-14

Oct 17LULTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 33-6

Oct 7WUSMTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 55-34

Sep 5WSHSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-21

Marcus Goree Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

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