Marcus Ratcliffe

2023 Mountain West Freshman of the Week (Nov. 27, 2023) Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List ... On3 Top 100 CFB Players of 2026 (#57) ... Walter Camp Preseason All-American (2nd team) ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-American (2nd team) ... Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List ... Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List ... Returning starting safety … team captain … in 38 career games (35 starts), has registered 163 tackles, 7.5 TFL, four INTs, four PBUs, one caused fumble, four QB hurries and one blocked kick … posted 30 games with 3+ tackles and 18 contests with 5+ tackles, including a career-best eight on three occasions against Texas (2024), Notre Dame (2025) and Mississippi State (2025) … carded 1.0 TFL in five contests, including a career-high 1.5 versus Notre Dame in 2025 … posted one INT in contests with Fresno State (2023), McNeese (2024), Florida (2024) and Bowling Green (2024) … returned one INT back for a career-best 29 yards against Fresno State in 2023 … secured a career-best two PBU in a game against UTSA in 2025 … earned lone caused fumble against Florida in 2024 … notched one QB hurry in games with UCLA (2023), Notre Dame (2024), Arkansas (2025) and South Carolina (2025) … blocked one punt against New Mexico State in 2024 … has played 2,186 career snaps. Played in all 13 games, making 12 starts … did not start against Notre Dame … finished second on the team in tackles with 65 and added 3.0 TFL, three PBU and two QB hurries … registered 3+ tackles in 11 games and 5+ tackles on eight occasions, including a year-best eight stops against Notre Dame and Mississippi State … secured 1.0 TFL twice, including a season-high 1.5 at Notre Dame … tallied a season-best two PBU in a contest with UTSA … logged one QB pressure twice against Arkansas and South Carolina … on the field for 818 snaps. Played in all 13 games, making 12 starts … did not start against Southern California … finished third on the team in tackles with 48 and added 3.5 TFL, three INTs, one QB hurry, one forced fumble and one blocked kick … the three INTs ranked eighth in the SEC … registered 3+ tackles in 10 games and 5+ tackles on four occasions, including a year-best eight stops against Texas … secured a season-best 1.0 TFL twice against Florida and South Carolina … registered one INT in three consecutive contests against McNeese, Florida and Bowling Green … lone QB pressure came versus Notre Dame … notched one forced fumble in a contest at Florida … blocked one punt against New Mexico State … named the team's defensive newcomer of the year … on the field for 673 snaps. One-year member of the football program at San Diego State (2023) … in 12 career games (11 starts), registered 50 tackles (fourth on team), 1.0 TFL, one INT, one PBU and one QB hurry … posted nine games with 3+ tackle and six contests with 5+ tackles, including a career-best seven at Oregon State … lone TFL came at Air Force … secured one INT in a contest with Fresno State and returned it 29 yards … registered lone PBU in a contest with Utah State … logged one QB hurry against UCLA … selected the Mountain West Freshman of the Week after finishing with six tackles and one INT against Fresno State … named the program's outstanding freshman for defense … on the field for 695 snaps … lettered three seasons at Cathedral Catholic under head coach Sean Doyle … consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com … charted as the No. 74 and No. 77 prospect from the state of California according to 247Sports.com and Rivals.com, respectively … listed as the No. 67 safety nationally according to 247Sports.com … helped the Dons to a 23-8 three-year ledger, including a 12-2 season as a junior capped by a Division 1-AA State Championship … as a senior, finished with 21 tackles, one INT, and three PBUs … on offense, registered two receptions for 61 yards (15.5) with one touchdown … added two kickoff returns for 100 yards (50.0), including returning one back for a score … three-time first-team all-league selection at defense and once at offense and an All-CIF recipient … also lettered in basketball and track & field. Born March 8, 2005 ... son of Gabe and Andrea Ratcliffe … majoring in agricultural leadership and development.