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31 Markell Moncrief
Markell Moncrief
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    202
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Detroit, Mich.
  • High School:
    Southfield Lathrup
  • Position:
    DB
  • Major:
    Exercise Science
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    63.0
  • sac
    2.0
  • int
    4
  • ffum
    1

Bio

Junior (2016):  First-team All-HCAC ... Tied for third on the team in tackles with 63 (50 solo and 13 assists) ... Had one game with 10 or more tackles with a career-high 12 stops against Rose-Hulman (Ind.) on Sept. 24 ... Recorded 6.5 tackles for loss, including two sacks ... Was tied for second in interceptions with a career-high four INTs ... Also tied for second in pass breakups with five ... Tallied a forced fumble. 

Sophomore (2015):  Played in all 10 games ... Was fourth on the team in total tackles with 53 (36 solo and 17 asssited) ... Had five tackles for a loss of 17 yards ... Also had 1.5 sacks for nine yards ... Recorded a season-high eight tackles (seven solo and one assist) in season-opener against Adrian (Mich.) College ... Had one fumble return for a 19-yard touchdown ... Finished tied for second on the team in pass breakups with five. 

Freshman (2014):  Played in seven games ... made five total tackles (three solo and two assists) ... Had a season-high three tackles against Anderson (Ind.) University on Nov. 1.

Prep:  Letterwinner at Southfield Lathrup under Head Coach Stephen Thompson ... Named MVP his sophomore year.

Personal:  Son of Angela Moncrief ... Majoring in exercise science.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 50 39
Assists 13 11
Tackles 63.0 50.0
Tackles per game 6.3 6.3
Sacks 2.0 1.0
Sack yards 18 9
Interceptions 4 -
Returned for touchdown 0 -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 6 0 6.0 - - 1.0 3 - - - 2 20 0 2 - -
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 5 2 7.0 1.0 9 1.0 9 - - - 2 19 0 - - -
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 6 0 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 8 4 12.0 - - 2.0 7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 1 3 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 8 1 9.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 4 1 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 2 1 3.0 1.0 9 1.5 11 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 6 0 6.0 - - 1.0 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 4 1 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 2 - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2014-15 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 37 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2014-15 7 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 37 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2014-15 7 - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - -
Total 37 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2014-15 7 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 37 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2014-15 7 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 37 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2014-15 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2014-15 7 - - - 0 0 .0
2015-16 10 - - - - 0 .0
2016-17 10 - - - - 0 .0
2017-18 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 37 - - - 0 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2014-15 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
2015-16 6 0.6 - - - - - 1 - - - 0
2016-17 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Total 6 0.2 - - 0 - 0 1 - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2014-15 7 3 2 5.0 .7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 36 17 53.0 5.3 1.5 9 5.0 17 - 1 19 - - 5 -
2016-17 10 50 13 63.0 6.3 2.0 18 6.5 31 1 - - 4 39 5 -
2017-18 10 51 20 71.0 7.1 0.5 2 4.0 13 3 1 0 4 7 6 -
Total 37 140 52 192.0 5.2 4.0 29 15.5 61 4 2 19 8 46 16 -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 5 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 5 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 5 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 50 13 63.0 6.3 2.0 18 6.5 31 1 - - 4 39 5 -
Conference 8 39 11 50.0 6.3 1.0 9 4.5 19 1 - - - - 3 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 29 7 36.0 7.2 1.0 9 4.0 17 1 - - 2 19 1 -
Away 5 21 6 27.0 5.4 1.0 9 2.5 14 - - - 2 20 4 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 5 22 8 30.0 6.0 1.0 9 1.0 9 - - - 2 19 2 -
Losses 5 28 5 33.0 6.6 1.0 9 5.5 22 1 - - 2 20 3 -
Month                                
September 4 25 6 31.0 7.8 1.0 9 4.0 19 - - - 4 39 3 -
October 4 15 6 21.0 5.3 1.0 9 1.5 11 - - - - - - -
November 2 10 1 11.0 5.5 - - 1.0 1 1 - - - - 2 -

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