Marcellas Dial Jr.

Marcellas Dial Jr. was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round (180th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Marcellas Dial Jr. was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round (180th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2024 (13/0)

• Key member of the special teams units.
• Played his first snaps on defense at the New York Jets (9/19) in the fourth quarter and combined with S Jabrill Peppers for a tackle on special teams.
• Recorded his first full solo tackle on special teams vs. the New York Jets (10/27) in the second quarter.
• Left the game at Chicago (11/10) due to injury.
• Returned to action vs. the L.A. Rams (11/17), contributing on special teams.

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Overcoming Adversity Award (2023)

COLLEGE

Redshirt Senior Year (2023):

• Started all 12 games at cornerback.
• Credited with 36 tackles including 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack.
• Logged a team-high 10 pass breakups, tying for 10th in the SEC with 0.83 passes defended per game.
• Posted a season high eight tackles against Georgia, one shy of his career high.
• Broke up two passes in four different contests.

Redshirt Junior Year (2022)

• Played in all 13 games, starting 10 at cornerback.
• Registered 45 tackles with a team-leading three interceptions and a team-high 12 pass breakups.
• His three interceptions and his 15 passes defended were the third-highest totals in the SEC.
• His 1.2 passes defended per game tied for 24th in the country.
• Totaled three tackles, a career-high three pass breakups and his first collegiate interception in the season-opener against Georgia State.
• Picked off his second pass of the season against South Carolina State.
• Credited with a career-high nine tackles in the win over Tennessee.
• Earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week following his efforts against the Clemson when he finished with two tackles, one interception and tied his career high with three pass breakups (3).
• Allowed just one catch for 11 yards while being targeted 11 times in the contest versus Clemson.

Redshirt Sophomore Year (2021):

• Enrolled at South Carolina in January after transferring from Georgia Military College.
• Played in all 13 games, making seven starts at cornerback.
• Recorded 33 tackles including 25 solo stops.
• Credited with six pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
• Collected four tackles five times.

Sophomore Year (2020 – Georgia Military College):

• Spent his second fall at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, and the Bulldogs did not play a fall season.
• Rated as the seventh-best JUCO cornerback and No. 51 overall by 247Sports Composite.

Freshman Year (2019 – Georgia Military College):

• Began his collegiate career as a defensive back at Georgia Military College.
• Recorded 10 tackles and an interception.
• Played for coach Bert Williams.

High School/Personal:

• Graduated from Woodruff (S.C.) High School in 2019.
• An interdisciplinary studies major who graduated from the University of South Carolina in December 2022.