Defensive back, South Carolina, 2021–23
Marcellas Dial
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Woodruff, SC
- Born
- Dec 6, 2000
Marcellas Dial played defensive back at South Carolina (2021–23). The New England Patriots took Dial in round 6, No. 180 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Tennessee, 2022Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Carolina | 33 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 41 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 36 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career | 110 | 80 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Carolina | 6 | DB | So. | ||
| 2022 | South Carolina | 6 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2023 | South Carolina | 6 | DB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 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
2023 South Carolina 11 games, 36 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Furman | W 47–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | at Georgia | L 14–24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Mississippi State | W 37–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 30 | at Tennessee | L 20–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Florida | L 39–41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at Missouri | L 12–34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Texas A&M | L 17–30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 38–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 47–6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Kentucky | W 17–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Clemson | L 7–16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 South Carolina 12 games, 41 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Georgia State | W 35–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 10 | at Arkansas | L 30–44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Georgia | L 7–48 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Charlotte | W 56–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs. South Carolina State | W 50–10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atKentucky | W 24–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Texas A&M | W 30–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Missouri | L 10–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atVanderbilt | W 38–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atFlorida | L 6–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Tennessee | W 63–38 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 26 | atClemson | W 31–30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2021 South Carolina 11 games, 33 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at East Carolina | W 20–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | atGeorgia | L 13–40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Troy | W 23–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atTennessee | L 20–45 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 21–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atTexas A&M | L 14–44 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Florida | W 40–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 13 | atMissouri | L 28–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Auburn | W 21–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Clemson | L 0–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. North Carolina | W 38–21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¾″ | |
| Weight | 190 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ | |
| Wingspan | 77⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.46 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 40½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′9″ | |
| Bench press | 16 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.29 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.42 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 8 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New England Patriots | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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