Marcus Wright

Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Kent, Ohio
High School:
Roosevelt

2014 Senior Season
• Made his first career start versus Akron
• Played in four games, started one

2013 Junior Season
• Played in eight games
• Had a career high four tackles and his first two career sacks at South Alabama
• Totaled seven tackles

2012 Sophomore Season
• Did not see action

2011 Season
• Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules

Prior to Kent State
• Played one season at the University of Findlay before transferring to Kent State
• Earned All-Portage Trail Conference honors inback-to-back seasons at Roosevelt, including first team accoladesas a senior
• Named Team Defensive MVP and second team all-district asa senior
• Earned all-district honorable mention as a junior, making78 tackles
• Totaled 195 career tackles in three seasons with fourinterceptions, four forced fumbles and a touchdown
• Helped Rough Riders to Portage Trail Conference title asa junior
• Earned three varsity letters in both football andbasketball

Personal
• Born May 8, 1991
• Son of Robert Wright and Bernell Mabry
• Has three older sisters (Jasmine, Elizabeth, Beanne) and two older brothers (Shannon, Leon)
• Uncle (Dana Wright) played for the Cincinnati Bengals
• Majoring in construction management with a minor inarchitectural studies