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31 Markell Moncrief
Markell Moncrief
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    215
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Detroit, Mich.
  • High School:
    Southfield Lathrup
  • Position:
    LB
  • Major:
    Exercise Science
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    71.0
  • sac
    0.5
  • int
    4
  • ffum
    3

Bio

Senior (2017): First-Team All-HCAC ... Finished second on the team in tackles with 71 (51 solo and 20 assists) ... Averaged 7.1 tackles per game, ranking second on the team ... Recorded four tackles for loss for a combined 13 yards ... Had 0.5 sacks and three forced fumbles with one fumble recovery ... Finished tied for second on the team in interceptions with four and pass break-ups with six ... Had two games with 10 or more tackles with a season best nine solo tackles against Earlham on Sept. 30.

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
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 51 40
Assists 20 17
Tackles 71.0 57.0
Tackles per game 7.1 7.1
Sacks 0.5 -
Sack yards 2 -
Interceptions 4 2
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 1 - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 1 - - - - 0
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 0 - - - - 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 2 Baldwin Wallace L, 42-2 6 1 7.0 0.5 2 0.5 2 - - - 1 7 0 2 - -
Sep 9 at Hope (Mich.) L, 38-0 5 2 7.0 - - 0.5 2 - - - 1 0 0 1 - -
Sep 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 42-12 5 4 9.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 37-14 6 2 8.0 - - 0.0 - 1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-14 9 1 10.0 - - 1.0 1 1 - - 1 0 0 1 - -
Oct 7 Manchester (Ind.) L, 23-21 4 3 7.0 - - 1.0 2 1 - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 45-0 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-29 3 3 6.0 - - 1.0 6 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-10 7 3 10.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 33-26 4 1 5.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 - 1 0 0 1 - -

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 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 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 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
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 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 5 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
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 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 5 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 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 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
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 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 8 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 5 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 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 - - - - 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 - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 51 20 71.0 7.1 0.5 2 4.0 13 3 1 0 4 7 6 -
Conference 8 40 17 57.0 7.1 - - 3.0 9 3 1 0 2 0 3 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 26 9 35.0 7.0 0.5 2 3.5 11 2 1 0 3 7 5 -
Away 5 25 11 36.0 7.2 - - 0.5 2 1 - - 1 0 1 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 2 11 1 12.0 6.0 - - 1.0 1 1 - - 1 0 1 -
Losses 8 40 19 59.0 7.4 0.5 2 3.0 12 2 1 0 3 7 5 -
Month                                
September 5 31 10 41.0 8.2 0.5 2 2.0 5 2 - - 3 7 4 -
October 3 9 6 15.0 5.0 - - 2.0 8 1 - - - - 1 -
November 2 11 4 15.0 7.5 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 1 0 1 -

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