Defensive back, Buffalo (from Utah State, Texas Tech), 2015–21
Ja’Marcus Ingram
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Dallas, TX
- Born
- Aug 4, 1997
Ja’Marcus Ingram played defensive back at Utah State (2015–18), Texas Tech (2019–20) and Buffalo (2021).
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Kent State, 2021Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Utah State | 42 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | Utah State | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Buffalo | 46 | 34 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 149 | 103 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Utah State | 9 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2016 | Utah State | 9 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2017 | Utah State | 9 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2018 | Utah State | 9 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 9 | DB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 9 | DB | Yr 6 | ||
| 2021 | Buffalo | 9 | DB | Sr. (Yr 7) | 6′2″ | 195 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Buffalo 9 games, 46 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Wagner | W 69–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Nebraska | L 3–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Coastal Carolina | L 25–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Old Dominion | W 35–34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Western Michigan | L 17–24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Kent State | L 38–48 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Bowling Green | L 44–56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 27–33 | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at Ball State | L 3–20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Texas Tech 6 games, 20 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. Texas | L 56–63 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Iowa State | L 15–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. West Virginia | W 34–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Oklahoma | L 28–62 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at TCU | L 18–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Baylor | W 24–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Texas Tech 9 games, 22 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Montana State | W 45–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. UTEP | W 38–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at Arizona | L 14–28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atOklahoma | L 16–55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 45–35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atBaylor | L 30–33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Iowa State | L 24–34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Kansas | L 34–37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atWest Virginia | W 38–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Utah State 6 games, 19 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Michigan State | L 31–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 73–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Air Force | W 42–32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at BYU | W 45–20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 13 | vs. UNLV | W 59–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 3 | at Hawai’i | W 56–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Utah State 13 games, 42 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Wisconsin | L 10–59 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Idaho State | W 51–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Wake Forest | L 10–46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at San José State | W 61–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs.BYU | W 40–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Colorado State | L 14–27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Wyoming | L 23–28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | atUNLV | W 52–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Boise State | L 14–41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at New Mexico | W 24–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Hawai’i | W 38–0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atAir Force | L 35–38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. New Mexico State | L 20–26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2022 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1″ |
| Weight | 185 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 75⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ |
| Bench press | 12 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.06 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 23 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Bills | 1 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Bills | 11 | 23 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | Houston Texans | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 23 | 37 | 1 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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