Army West Point Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Marquel Broughton
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Lawrenceville, Ga
- High School:
- Mountain View (USMAPS)
- Major:
- Undeclared
Career Highlights:
- Served as a team captain in back-to-back seasons (2021, 2022)
- His senior season (2022) marked the first time since 2014 (Jeremy Timpf) an Army defender has had 85+ tackles and 3+ INTs in a campaign
- His 244 career total tackles are the 8th most by any Army defender since 2000
- Finished his Army career with seven interceptions, which is T-2nd most by Army defenders in interceptions since 2000, only trailing Donovan Travis, 2008-10, (11)
- First-team Phil Steele All-Independent Preseason and Postseason selection
- Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
- Nominated Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
- At team banquet won the Anthony Miller Coaching Staff Award, which is given to the cadet-athlete who is the Most Inspirational Player
- Also named the COL Thruston Hughes Memorial Award winner as the team’s Most Valuable Player
- First-team Phil Steele All-Independent Postseason selection
2022: Totaled a career-high 88 tackles (46 solo), three interceptions, eight passes defensed, three tackles for loss, and forcing two fumbles… Was a first-team All-Independent Preseason and Postseason selection…at Coastal Carolina (9/3): Started at safety Led the team with 12 tackles (6 solo)...vs. UTSA (9/10): Had three pass breakups to go along with eight tackles (five solo)…vs. Villanova (9/17): Logged his first interception of the season...vs. Georgia State (10/1): Totaled nine tackles (eight solo) and forced one fumble, which was recovered by Army in the fourth quarter…at Wake Forest (10/8): Started and totaled 10 tackles (six solo), his second 10+ tackle game of the season...vs. Colgate (10/15): Made the start and picked up six tackles (three solo) with a pass breakup...vs. ULM (10/22): Racked up four tackles (all solo)...vs. Air Force (11/5): Tied for a team-high 10 tackles, a tackle for loss and logged an interception...vs. UConn (11/19): Led the defensive unit with 12 tackles (three solo), a tackle for loss and a game-sealing interception with a 27-yard return...at UMass (11/26): Logged four tackles and forced a fumble…vs. Navy (12/10): Recorded 10 tackles (four solo) and a tackle for loss.
2021: at Georgia State (9/4): Started in the secondary...tallied six total tackles in the season opener (two solo) and one pass breakup…vs. Western Kentucky (9/11): Snared an interception on the opening defensive drive...tallied two solo tackles...and one pass breakup...vs. UConn (9/18): Started at safety...snared one interception, marking picks in back-to-back games...tallied two solo tackles (three total)...vs. Miami (OH) (9/25): Recorded eight tackles (three solo) and assisted on one TFL...at Ball State (10/2): Recorded four total tackles...at Wisconsin (10/16): Recorded a season-high 11 total tackles (five solo)...tallied 1.0 TFL and broke up one pass...vs. Wake Forest (10/23): Posted four solo tackles (five total) and 1.0 TFL....vs. Air Force (11/6): Led the team in tackles (10)...vs. Bucknell (11/13): Notched two solo tackles and assisted on one for a total of three….vs. UMass (11/20): Notched four tackles (two solo)… at Liberty (11/27): Recorded a pair of solo tackles and one pass breakup…at Navy (12/11): Assisted on five tackles…Armed Forces Bowl vs. Missouri (12/22): Posted 14 total tackles (six solo) and forced one fumble.
2020: Totaled seven tackles (6 solo) at Tulane (Nov. 14) ... Registered four tackles (1 solo), including a tackle for a loss of three yards vs. Mercer (Oct. 24) ... Recorded a tackle and pass breakup against UTSA (Oct. 17) ... Both plays caused a turnover on downs with the Roadrunners threatening to score in the fourth quarter ... Registered six tackles (5 solo) and an interception against The Citadel (Oct. 10) ... Notched a team-high eight tackles (7 solo) and registered his first career forced fumble vs. Abilene Chris an (Oct. 3) ... Tallied seven tackles (5 solo) and 1.5 TFLs at Cincinnati (Sept. 26) ... Recorded his first career interception and fumble recovery, as part of a five-tackle (1 solo) game vs. Louisiana-Monroe (Sept. 12) ... Tallied five tackles (3 solo) and broke up a pass in Army's season-opening shutout of Middle Tennessee State (Sept. 5).
2019: Appeared in nine games during his freshman campaign ... made nine tackles (6 solo) on the year ... tallied a season-high three tackles (1 solo) against San Jose State ... posted back-to-back two-tackle games in wins over UMass and VMI ... added a two-stop performance against Tulane.
Prior to West Point: Spent one season at USMAPS (United States Military Academy Preparatory School)…Played at Mountain View High School for head coach Nick Bach…Was a second-team all-county selection in football...Finished third in the state in his wrestling weight class and was a first-team all-county selection.
