Marcus Williams
Mississippi State Bulldogs
79
Solid

Marcus Williams

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Projected Starter

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Marcus Williams is the projected starter at FS for Mississippi State Bulldogs.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Valdosta, ranked #1,560 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 61 tackles, 0 INT, 5 PBU. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot and 85th-percentile production nationally — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,560 NatlTeam Share8%Percentile85th
Valdosta, GA
Jersey
#15
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
275 lbs
Transfer
Rice

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
6105

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
0.8550
National Rank
#1560
High School
Valdosta
Hometown
Valdosta, GA

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated defense; 85th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.77 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 79.

Team defense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 85% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 35% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.77)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 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.

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Team Role

61 tkl · 5 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement89%

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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.