Is Marquise Lightfoot starting?
Marquise Lightfoot is the projected starter at RDE for Miami Hurricanes.
Marquise Lightfoot is the projected starting RDE on a Elite Miami — 93 OVR.
See full Miami Hurricanes depth chart ›Depth at RDE · Miami Hurricanes
- 1893Marquise LightfootStarter
- 23174Herbert Scroggins III
- 33374Booker Pickett Jr.
What's Next
The Story
A Five-Star Talent
A 5-star recruit out of Kenwood Academy, ranked #31 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 25 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot and 88th-percentile production nationally — good for a 93 overall (Elite tier).
- Jersey
- #8
- Class
- JR
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 230 lbs
2025 Stats
| Season | Tkl | TFL | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 5.5 | 2.5 |
Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★★★5-star
- Composite
- 0.9855
- National Rank
- #31
- High School
- Kenwood Academy
- Hometown
- Chicago, IL
Why this rating?
On a 94-rated defense; 88th-percentile production (×0.99 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 93. Ranks among the nation's elite at the position, which lifted them into the 92-99 tier.
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
Sep 11WFAMUTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 77-7
Sep 5WSTANTKL 9
- TKL
- 9
- SOLO
- 5
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 45-6
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | WFAMU | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | WSTAN | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marquise Lightfoot's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Team Role
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.