Defensive end, Mississippi State, 2016–20
Marquiss Spencer
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 300 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Greenwood, MS
- Born
- Jul 16, 1997
Marquiss Spencer played defensive end at Mississippi State (2016–20). The Denver Broncos took Spencer in round 7, No. 253 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career highat LSU, 2020Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mississippi State | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Mississippi State | 19 | 5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 37 | 22 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 34 | 17 | 8.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 110 | 54 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mississippi State | 42 | DE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Mississippi State | 42 | DE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 42 | DE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 42 | DE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 42 | DE | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 300 |
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
2020 Mississippi State 9 games, 34 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at LSU | W 44–34 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Arkansas | L 14–21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Kentucky | L 2–24 | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Texas A&M | L 14–28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Alabama | L 0–41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 24–17 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at Georgia | L 24–31 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Ole Miss | L 24–31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs. Auburn | L 10–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Mississippi State 13 games, 37 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Louisiana | W 38–28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Southern Miss | W 38–15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Kansas State | L 24–31 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Kentucky | W 28–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atAuburn | L 23–56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Tennessee | L 10–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.LSU | L 13–36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | atTexas A&M | L 30–49 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atArkansas | W 54–24 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Alabama | L 7–38 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Abilene Christian | W 45–7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Ole Miss | W 21–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Louisville | L 28–38 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Mississippi State 3 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 63–6 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atKansas State | W 31–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atKentucky | L 7–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Mississippi State 12 games, 19 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 49–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Louisiana Tech | W 57–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.LSU | W 37–7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atGeorgia | L 3–31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atAuburn | L 10–49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. BYU | W 35–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Kentucky | W 45–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | atTexas A&M | W 35–14 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Massachusetts | W 34–23 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Alabama | L 24–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atArkansas | W 28–21 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Ole Miss | L 28–31 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Mississippi State 9 games, 17 tackles, 1 sack
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅝″ |
| Weight | 301 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.87 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.76 sW |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′3″ |
| Bench press | 12 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.28 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.51 s |
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, 1 game with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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