College career · 2021–2025
Marques Buford Jr.
DB · Nebraska → Purdue. Not on a current FBS roster; here is every season we have.
Career
5 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Nebraska#61 · 7-6 | 9 | 45% | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Nebraska#39 · 7-6 | 13 | 59% | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Nebraska#63 · 5-7 | 4 | 19% | 7 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 * | Nebraska#78 · 4-8 | 7 | 50% | 36 | — | — | 2 | — | 0 |
| 2021 * |  Purdue#33 · 9-4 | 1 | 0% | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Marques Buford Jr.'s team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.
Game Log
Marques Buford Jr.'s box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
4.6 avg. game scoreBest: 6.1 vs Cincinnati (Week 1)0 of 9 games at 8.0+
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| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | vs Cincinnati | W 20–17 | 6.1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Akron | W 68–0 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 |  Houston Christian | W 59–7 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 |  Michigan | L 27–30 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 |  Michigan State | W 38–27 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 | @ Maryland | W 34–31 | 5.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 | @ Minnesota | L 6–24 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 9 |  Northwestern | W 28–21 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 10 |  USC | L 17–21 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 11 | @ UCLA | W 28–21 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 13 | @ Penn State | L 10–37 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 14 |  Iowa | L 16–40 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| Bowls | vs Utah | L 22–44 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2025 · 9 games | 4.6 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||