Markis Deal
TCU Horned Frogs
91
Elite

Markis Deal

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Projected Starter

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Markis Deal is the projected starter at NT for TCU Horned Frogs.

Redshirt junior · #95 · 6'5", 320 lbs

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Depth at NT · TCU Horned Frogs

  1. 19591Markis DealStarter
  2. 29068Kelten Mickell
  3. 33468Perry Cole Jr.

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of Garland Naaman Forest, ranked #129 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 26 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #129 Natl3-Yr Total48 tackles · 2 sacksTeam Share3%
Garland, TX
Jersey
#95
Class
RS JR
Height
6'5"
Weight
320 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252621
2024215.51
2023100

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9439
National Rank
#129
High School
Garland Naaman Forest
Hometown
Garland, TX

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated defense; 72th-percentile production (×0.90 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
89
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 72% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.90)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 26LUCFTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 21-13

Sep 20WARSTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 31-7

Sep 13WGRAMTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 63-7

Aug 29LUNCTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 15-10

Markis Deal's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

26 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement60%
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