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Marvin Clecidor enters his second season as Penn defensive backs coach in 2025.
Clecidor came to University City following two seasons as safeties coach and pass game coordinator at Temple.
Penn began the 2024 season battling FBS-bound Delaware close on the road before picking up victories against Colgate, Bucknell, Brown, and Cornell. In his first season coaching the Quakers, Clecidor played a big part in preparing young cornerbacks Josh Narcisse and Devin Malloy during their first season in starting roles. Narcisse broke out in a big way, securing two interceptions which ranked second on the team. Malloy finished just outside the top 5 in total tackles with 40.0 and had the second-most pass breakups (7) on the roster.
Clecidor oversaw the production of Owls' graduate student Tywan Francis in 2023, finishing second on the team in total tackles with 78 and also had a team-high two interceptions with five pass breakups. The safety finished third in the AAC in solo tackles with 58.
In 2022, Clecidor’s safety room was led by Alex Odom. The sophomore was third on the team in tackles with 75, while co-leading the team with two interceptions. Jalen Ware had his best collegiate season in his only year under Clecidor, recording a career-high 35 tackles, three TFLs, and his first career sack.
Clecidor was a member of the Western Michigan coaching staff from 2020-21 as an assistant coach, mentoring the squad’s cornerbacks. Patrick Lupro made 28 tackles, including two for loss, while breaking up three passes leading the Bronco cornerbacks during the abbreviated 2020 COVID campaign. Dorian Jackson was the unit’s leader in 2021 when he paced the Broncos with two interceptions and 12 pass breakups.
Clecidor arrived at WMU after spending three seasons at Princeton. He was with Princeton as the co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach from 2017-19. In 2019, the Tigers posted an 8-2 record and went 5-2 in Ivy League competition. Under his watch, opponents scored just 18.1 points per game and were limited to 113.1 rushing yards per game. Individually, defensive back Delan Stallworth ranked third on the team with 60 tackles and paced the squad with four pass breakups en route to earning first team all-league honors. Clecidor helped linebacker Jeremiah Tyler receive unanimous first team all-Ivy accolades in 2019.
The 2018 campaign was a record breaker for Princeton as it turned in the second unbeaten season in program history at 10-0 and 7-0 in Ivy action. Clecidor helped the Tigers rank among the top 10 nationally in scoring defense (fourth, 13.0 points per game) and total defense (10th, 297.3 yards per game). He coached a trio of all-Ivy defensive backs during the season in T.J. Floyd (first team), Stallworth (second team) and Ben Ellis (second team).
In his first season, Clecidor oversaw the development of a young defensive backfield that included two freshman starters, C.J. Wall and Trevor Forbes. Wall was a two-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week, while Forbes earned the Harland “Pink” Baker Award as the team’s top defensive freshman.
Prior to Princeton, Clecidor spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons at William & Mary. With the Tribe, he coached one of the top FCS defensive backs in DeAndre Houston-Carson, who was the 2015 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Co-Defensive Player of the Year and a consensus first-team All-America. Houston-Carson was drafted in the sixth round by the Chicago Bears and played eight games for the Bears during his rookie season. Clecidor also guided cornerback Trey Reed to multiple All-CAA honors during his time at William & Mary. In 2016, W&M led the nation (FCS) in pass defense.
Clecidor joined the William & Mary staff after serving as the secondary coach and director of player development and personnel at Monmouth for three seasons (2012-14). During his tenure with the Hawks, he helped develop cornerback Tevrin Brandon, a New York Jets’ signee, as well as first-team all-conference safety Mike Basile.
During the 2011 season, Clecidor worked as a defensive graduate assistant at Rutgers and helped the Scarlet Knights post a 9-4 record, which ended with a win in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. During his time with Rutgers, he coached first-team All-Big East safety Duron Harmon and second-team All-Big East cornerback Logan Ryan.
Clecidor’s other coaching stops include one-year stints at Wagner (2010) and Wilkes University (2009). At Wagner, he coached cornerbacks and helped develop a pair of all-conference standouts as the Seahawks ranked 15th nationally in pass defense in 2010.
A three-year starter as a defensive back at Lafayette (2005-09), Clecidor helped the Leopards earn back-to-back Patriot League championships in 2005 and 2006. The two-time all-conference selection (2007-08) finished his career with 114 tackles and four interceptions, while he ranked second in the league in pass breakups as a junior.
Clecidor received his bachelor’s degree from Lafayette in 2009 and earned an MBA from Wagner in 2012.
THE CLECIDOR FILE
Defensive Backs Coach – Penn, 2024-present
Safeties/Pass Game Coordinator – Temple, 2023
Safeties – Temple, 2022
Cornerbacks – Western Michigan – 2020-21
Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Princeton, 2017-19
Cornerbacks – William & Mary, 2015-16
Defensive Backs – Monmouth, 2012-14
Graduate Assistant – Rutgers, 2011
Cornerbacks – Wagner, 2010
Defensive Backs – Wilkes, 2009
Hometown – Lakeland, Fla.
Education
2012 MBA - Wagner
2009 B.A. - Lafayette
