Martel Hight
Vanderbilt Commodores
82
Good

Martel Hight

Vanderbilt CommodoresSolid
RCBDefenseGood
Projected Starter

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Martel Hight is the projected starter at RCB for Vanderbilt Commodores.

Senior · #4 · 6'0", 188 lbs

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Depth at RCB · Vanderbilt Commodores

  1. 1482Martel HightStarter
  2. 21656Jaylin Davies

Vanderbilt Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Rome, ranked #401 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 35 tackles, 4 INT, 2 PBU. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot and 89th-percentile production nationally — good for a 82 overall (Good tier).

Recruit4★ · #401 Natl3-Yr Total106 tacklesTeam Share4%Percentile89th
Rome, GA
Jersey
#4
Class
SR
Height
6'0"
Weight
188 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20253542
20243324
20233811

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
0.8941
National Rank
#401
High School
Rome
Hometown
Rome, GA

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 89th-percentile production (×0.95 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 82.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 89% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 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

Oct 10LMISSTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 52-17

Oct 3LUGATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-14

Sep 26LAUBTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 21-15

Sep 19WNCSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-31

Sep 12WDELTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
1

Final W 35-26

Sep 5WAPSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-9

Martel Hight's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

35 tkl · 2 PD · 4 INT
Usage / Involvement50%
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