Markis Deal

CAREER HONORS 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team 2025 | SOPHOMORE Played and started every game at defensive tackle … had 24 tackles along with 1.5 TFLs and a sack … eclipsed three tackles four different times … had three tackles during TCU's win over Houston ... posted five stops against Iowa State ... recorded three tackles during the road victory over West Virginia ... also had three tackles on the road against Kansas State. 2024 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN Made a major impact down the stretch of the season ... appeared in 11 games and started the final seven in which he played ... made four consecutive starts before being sidelined by injury against Baylor and Oklahoma State ... returned to action in the 49-28 win against Arizona and recorded three tackles, keying a TCU defense that held the Wildcats to 38 yards rushing for the lowest total by an opponent since Texas had 28 in a 17-10 TCU win in Austin in 2022 ... placed fifth on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss among his 21 stops on the season ... recorded 3.0 TFLs with a sack in the snow in the 20-13 win at Cincinnati in the regular-season finale ... totaled a career-best five stops in the 34-3 New Mexico Bowl victory over Louisiana ... recovered a fumble at the TCU 27 with 1:38 to play to help the Horned Frogs hold on for a 35-34 win against Texas Tech ... had a key pass breakup on a 3rd-and-goal from the TCU 6 late in the second quarter to force a field-goal attempt in the 38-27 win over Kansas at Arrowhead Stadium ... posted 1.5 tackles for loss among three stops versus Houston ... had a TFL in the season-opening 34-27 win at Stanford. 2023 | REDSHIRT Played in four games to preserve a redshirt season ... took part in a sack in his collegiate debut in the 41-6 win over Nicholls ... also saw action against Houston, Texas and Oklahoma ... had a tackle versus the Longhorns ... played a season-best 19 snaps at OU. HIGH SCHOOL Four-star recruit … rated by 247Sports as the nation's No. 10 defensive lineman and No. 129 overall prospect … the No. 25 recruit in the state of Texas … ranked No. 213 in the ESPN 300 … totaled 41 tackles, seven sacks and nine quarterback hurries as a senior … District 9-6A Two-Way Lineman of the Year as a junior … played on both the offensive and defensive lines as a sophomore … also competed in basketball and track and field … qualified for the 6A state shot put finals with a 54-9 at regionals, followed by a 56-10 PR at state as a junior … also eclipsed 150 feet in the discus several times, including a 160-4 PR his junior year … threw a 49-10.5 shot put and a 136-9 discus as a sophomore.