Official Site of the Trojans · Jan 15, 2020
Troy Football - Inside the Numbers
TROY, Ala. – Troy rising junior Carlton Martial turned in one of the best defensive seasons in school and conference history in 2019, but how good was it? Let's put it this way. Over the last 20 years of FBS football, only 11 players and no underclassman had finished a season with 100 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and three interceptions – Martial finished with 127 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and three interceptions.
The odds have always been against Martial at the FBS level. Overlooked out of high school because of his height, 5-foot-9 on a good day, Martial came to Troy as a walk-on and earned a scholarship before he ever took a snap following a redshirt season.