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DAL · SS · #14

Markquese Bell

No. 2 on the depth chart

Is Markquese Bell starting?

Markquese Bell is listed No. 2 at SS on the Dallas Cowboys depth chart. Caleb Downs is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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Markquese Bell this week

The Dallas Cowboys play next in Week 6, on the road against the Green Bay Packers on Sun, Oct 18 (NBC). Markquese Bell is listed No. 2 at SS going into that game.

At SS for the Dallas Cowboys, Caleb Downs sits ahead of him, and Alijah Clark and Jalen Thompson are next in line behind him.

Markquese Bell's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 16-24 vs TB (Oct 8); W 34-30 at HOU (Oct 4); W 37-20 vs WSH (Sep 20).

Markquese Bell wears No. 14, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 2", 215 lbs, has 5 years of NFL experience, came out of Florida A&M.

Is Markquese Bell playing this week?

Markquese Bell is listed No. 2 at SS for Dallas Cowboys, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

DAL SS Depth

1Caleb DownsStarter
2Markquese Bell
3Alijah Clark
4Jalen Thompson

Dallas Cowboys Starting Lineup

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Age
27
Height
6' 2"
Weight
215
Experience
5 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026DAL5130001
    2025DAL15191013
    2024DAL450000
    2023DAL17503004
    2022DAL110000
    Career5 yrs42884018

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    13
    +1.3/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    5
    Games
    42
    Tackles
    88

    #61 of 124 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Markquese Bell is rated 52 (Depth): production and role rank 245th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 7% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production
    On-field production
    16th percentile
    Beats 16% of 263
    Sample
    5 + 15 games
    2026 + 2025 · 491 snaps
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 8Lvs TBTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 16-24

    Oct 4W@ HOUTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 34-30

    Sep 27BALTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0
    Sep 20Wvs WSHTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 37-20

    Sep 13L@ NYGTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 20-28

    Markquese Bell's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Markquese Bell plays 40% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share40%

    College

    Florida A&M