Markus Golden stats

Last played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, 2023

Linebacker · #44

Age 35 · 6' 2"

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Markus Golden played 9 NFL seasons, 2015 to 2023.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
127
TOT
344
SOLO
221
AST
123
SACK
51.0
INT
1
PD
8
FF
11

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2015ARI153121104.0002
2016ARI1651411012.5014
2017ARI4111100.0000
2018ARI11302552.5020
2019NYG1672373510.0000
2020NYG/ARI163317164.5131
2021ARI1648331511.0014
2022ARI174822262.5000
2023PIT16201464.0010

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career Postseason

GP
4
TOT
16
SOLO
8
AST
8
SACK
2.0
INT
0
PD
0
FF
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
127
TOT
2.7
SOLO
1.7
AST
1.0
SACK
0.4
INT
0.0
PD
0.1
FF
0.1

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2015ARI152.11.40.70.30.00.00.1
2016ARI163.22.60.60.80.00.10.3
2017ARI42.82.800.00.00.00.0
2018ARI112.72.30.50.20.00.20.0
2019NYG164.52.32.20.60.00.00.0
2020NYG/ARI162.11.110.30.10.20.1
2021ARI163.02.10.90.70.00.10.3
2022ARI172.81.31.50.10.00.00.0
2023PIT161.30.90.40.30.00.10.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Bio

Age
35 yearsMar 13, 1991
Height
6' 2"
Debut
2015
Birthplace
St. Louis, MO
Draft
2015Rd 2, Pk 58
College
Missouri

Latest performance

Markus Golden

Jan 15 · @ BUF · L 31-17

TOT
3
SOLO
2
AST
1
SACK
1.0
INT
0
PD
0

2015 NFL combine

OLB, 6'2", 260 lb · Missouri

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.90s6th

Percentile: the share of OLBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2015 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Mon, Jan 15atBUFL 31-173210
Sat, Jan 06atBALW 17-103210
Sun, Dec 31atSEAW 30-231100
Sat, Dec 23vsCINW 34-112100
Sat, Dec 16atINDL 30-133100
Sun, Dec 03vsARIL 24-100000

What were Markus Golden's career stats?

Markus Golden played 9 seasons for the Cardinals, the Giants and the Steelers. He recorded 344 tackles, 51 sacks and 1 interception. His best season was 2019: 72 tackles and 10.0 sacks.

League leaderboards and awards

9 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2015 to 2023

Markus Golden finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

All-time career rank

  • 226th in sacks (51.0)

Among the 9,826 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Markus Golden college stats

Markus Golden played 3 seasons at Missouri Tigers (2012 to 2014): 142 tackles, 16.5 sacks and 1 interception.

defensive

Markus Golden's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2012Missouri Tigers1064001000
2013Missouri Tigers55361906.511701
2014Missouri Tigers7734430101000

scoring

Markus Golden's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2013Missouri Tigers100110006
2014Missouri Tigers000110006

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

More on Markus Golden

Playoff games

Markus Golden played 4 games across 3 NFL postseasons — 1 won, 3 lost.

Markus Golden's line in each playoff game
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2023BUFL 31-1731.00
2021LARL 34-1131.00
2015GBW 26-20 OT30.00
2015CARL 49-1570.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.