Jamal Marcus

Height:
6-2
Weight:
249
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Durham, N.C.
High School:
Ohio State / Hillside HS

As a Redshirt Senior (2016): Played in seven games with four starts at defensive end ... finished with 16 tackles, a team-best 6.5 TFL and 2.5 sacks, three hurries, and a forced fumble ... missed three mid-season games with an injury ... in the win at Ball State, returned to limited action and had a sack ... missed the remainder of the season following surgery ... had a tackle for a loss of three yards against Appalachian State ... in the win at Marshall, had four tackles, including 2.0 TFL, and three hurries ... had four solo stops at No. 10 Wisconsin ... against VMI, had four solo tackles, 3.0 TFL, and two sacks in the first half of play ... named co-Defensive MVP following spring drills ... named to the 2016 Bronco Nagurski Trophy Watch List ... preseason first-team All-MAC by Athlon Sports and College Sports Madness ... lettered.

As a Redshirt Junior (2015): Third-team All-MAC … second-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … played in 11 games with 10 starts at defensive end … on the season, had 30 tackles, 12.5 TFL, 5.5 sacks, a team-best 10 hurries, a force fumble, and a fumble recovery … Akron’s Fantastic Four combined for a 92.9 rushing defense which ranked first in the MAC and No. 3 nationally … in the win over Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, had four tackles, a forced fumble, and a break-up … in the shutout of Kent State, had two solo tackles, a five-yard sack, and two hurries … in the win at Miami (Ohio), had three tackles, an eight-yard sack, a fumble recovery, and five hurries … at Bowling Green, had two solo tackles and a sack for a loss of 15 yards ... in the MAC opener against Ohio, had a career-high six tackles, including a career-high five solo stops and 4.0 TFL … also had a career-high two sacks for a loss of 14 yards … missed the Savannah State and Louisiana games with an injury … made debut as a Zip at No. 19 Oklahoma … had four tackles, including a TFL for a loss of four yards ... preseason fourth-team All-MAC by Phil Steele and Athlon Sports ... lettered.

As a Junior (2014): Sat out per NCAA transfer rules.

At Ohio State: As a sophomore (2013): Played 13 games with one start ... made first career start in the 2014 Orange Bowl against Clemson ... had six tackles, including three solo stops, and a break-up. As a freshman (2012): Played in 11 games on special teams ... totaled 76 plays, including a personal-high 10 vs. Indiana ... had eight tackles, including seven solo stops ... played as a linebacker as a freshman moved to defensive end during spring ... lettered.

High School: First-team All-State by the Associated Press ... led all defensive players in votes for the AP all-state team ... named all-PAC 6 Conference ... rated the No. 16 defensive end in the nation by ESPN.com and the No. 32 outside linebacker by Rivals.com ... also was rated the No. 29 linebacker prospect nationally and the No. 9 player in North Carolina by SuperPrep ... played defensive end for coach coach Antonio King at Hillside HS ... as a senior, helped led team to a 16-0 record and the NCHSAA Class 4A state championship ... tallied 89 tackles and 17.5 sacks for the PAC 6 Conference champions ... a SuperPrep All-American and an all-Mid Atlantic Region selection as a junior ... had 14 sacks as a junior.

Personal: Son of Keisha and Reginald Marcus, Sr. … has a brother Reginald, Jr., and two sisters– Jasmine and Siers ... earned his bachelor’s degree in organizational supervision in Fall 2016.