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Marcellas Dial Jr.

Cornerback, Miami Dolphins · #24.

Player facts

Team: Miami Dolphins
Position: Cornerback
Number: 24
Born: Dec 6, 2000 (age 25)
Birthplace: Woodruff, SC, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 190 lbs
College: South Carolina
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 General

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	12	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs CIN	L 31-24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ LV	L 27-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 2 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Marcellas Rashard Dial Jr. (born December 6, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Military College and for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

From Wikipedia’s article on Marcellas Dial, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Dial was born on December 6, 2000, and grew up in Woodruff, South Carolina. He attended Woodruff High School but received little attention to play college football, ultimately signing with Georgia Military College.

College career

As a freshman at Georgia Military in 2019, Dial totaled 10 tackles, one fumble recovery and an interception. The 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Dial transferred to the South Carolina Gamecocks for the 2021 season. He had been ranked by 247Sports as the 51st-best junior college recruit nationally and the seventh-best cornerback.

In his first year at South Carolina, Dial became a starter and appeared in 13 games, starting seven while posting 33 tackles, six pass deflections and a forced fumble. In 2022, he played 13 games, starting 10, and had 45 tackles while leading the team with 12 pass breakups and three interceptions. He returned for a final season in 2023 and had 36 tackles and 10 pass breakups. Dial was invited to participate at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine.

From Wikipedia’s article on Marcellas Dial, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹