Safety, Mississippi State (from Rice), 2021–26
Marcus Williams
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Hoover, AL
Marcus Williams plays safety for Mississippi State, after Rice (2021–25). Last time out, at LSU: 6 tackles, 1 sack. Williams leads Mississippi State in sacks this season.
2026 so far
29 tackles, 2 sacks
Last game: 6 tackles, 1 sack at LSU, L 0–31
Next game: vs. Oklahoma, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
12tackles, career highat Navy, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
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 | Rice | 15 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Rice | 15 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Rice | 15 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Rice | 15 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Rice | 15 | S | Yr 5 | ||
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 15 | S | Sr. (Yr 6) | 5′11″ | 200 |
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
2026 Mississippi State 6 games, 29 tackles, 2 sacks
2025 Rice 11 games, 61 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Louisiana | W 14–12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Houston | L 9–35 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 38–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Charlotte | W 28–17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 27 | at Navy | L 13–21 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Florida Atlantic | L 21–27 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | at UTSA | L 13–61 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. UConn | W 37–34 | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. UAB | W 24–17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. North Texas | L 24–56 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at South Florida | L 3–52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Rice 2 games, 4 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Sam Houston | L 14–34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Texas Southern | W 69–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2023 Rice 4 games, 19 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs.Texas Southern | W 59–7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atSouth Florida | L 29–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. East Carolina | W 24–17 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs.UConn | L 31–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Rice 8 games, 20 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at USC | L 14–66 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. McNeese | W 52–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Louisiana | W 33–21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atHouston | L 27–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.UAB | W 28–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atFlorida Atlantic | L 14–17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at Louisiana Tech | W 42–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Charlotte | L 23–56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Rice 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Arkansas | L 17–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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