UConn Huskies · DL RoomDL
#96 Marquis Black
Class GR/TRFrom Gardner-Webb (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'5" · 313 lbHometown Stockbridge, GA
Depth-chart placement
Current role
NT1Placement
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Defensive TackleExperience
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Updated 2026-07-28DL room context
View full depth chart →Marquis Black holds the NT · Starter spot in UConn Huskies’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Gardner-Webb→UConn Huskies
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
12
Tackles
3.5
TFL
2
Sacks
Background & career
Marquis Black is a nose tackle for the UConn Huskies wearing number 96. The 6'5", 313-pound defensive lineman transferred to UConn from Gardner-Webb. A native of Stockbridge, Georgia, Black was a three-star recruit in the 2020 class with a rating of 0.8652. In 2025, he recorded 12 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks while appearing as a graduate transfer.
Nebraska2020 – 2022
Western Kentucky2023
Gardner-Webb2024
UConn2025 — presentPrevious schoolGardner-WebbRecruiting3-star · No. 804 nationalOriginStockbridge, GA