2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 49
Marquise Blount
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- LB
- Ht. / Wt.:
- 6-3 / 240
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Vance
2022 Preseason Second-Team All-Southern Conference
2020 Preseason Second-Team All-Southern Conference
2020 Phil Steele Magazine Preseason Second-Team All-Southern Conference
2019 Phil Steele Magazine Second-Team All-Southern Conference
2021: Started all 11 games…finished with 51 tackles, 6.5 tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…opened season with three stops against Coastal Carolina…had season-high nine tackles, including 2.5 sacks, against Charleston Southern…had seven tackles, one sack and a fumble recovery against VMI…forced fumble to go along with six tackles at Furman.
2020-21: Started all 12 games…finished with 62 tackles, 8.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.0 sacks and a forced fumble…opened season with 7 tackles, including 2.5 for loss and a sack against South Florida…equaled mark of seven stops against Army West Point, Chattanooga and Samford…added a sack and forced fumble against UTC…had a pair of quarterback hurries against Furman.
2019: Appeared in the first eight games before being sidelined with injury…posted 42 tackles, 11.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks, one forced fumble and five quarterback hurries…began season with four tackles and a sack against Towson…credited with nine tackles, including 2.5 for loss and three quarterback hurries against Charleston Southern…named SoCon Defensive Player of the Week after a nine-tackle performance against Western Carolina that included 2.0 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks…doubled down on the award the following week after recording six tackles and a strip sack in the win at Furman…tabbed the conference defensive player of the month for October.
2018: Appeared in eight games…recorded six tackles, including half a sack…posted first career tackle at Mercer…made two solo stops and had two quarterback hurries against Samford…credited with half a sack and two tackles against Charleston Southern.
HIGH SCHOOL: Standout defensive end at Vance High School in Charlotte…earned All-Charlotte Area and All-Conference honors as a senior…piled up 60 tackles, 12 sacks, and 20 tackles for loss during his senior season…named Team Defensive MVP following senior season…team went 24-6 during high school career with three State Semifinal appearances…also a member of the track team in high school.
PERSONAL: Son of Shavon Arrington…born in New York …majoring in criminal justice.
2020 Preseason Second-Team All-Southern Conference
2020 Phil Steele Magazine Preseason Second-Team All-Southern Conference
2019 Phil Steele Magazine Second-Team All-Southern Conference
2021: Started all 11 games…finished with 51 tackles, 6.5 tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…opened season with three stops against Coastal Carolina…had season-high nine tackles, including 2.5 sacks, against Charleston Southern…had seven tackles, one sack and a fumble recovery against VMI…forced fumble to go along with six tackles at Furman.
2020-21: Started all 12 games…finished with 62 tackles, 8.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.0 sacks and a forced fumble…opened season with 7 tackles, including 2.5 for loss and a sack against South Florida…equaled mark of seven stops against Army West Point, Chattanooga and Samford…added a sack and forced fumble against UTC…had a pair of quarterback hurries against Furman.
2019: Appeared in the first eight games before being sidelined with injury…posted 42 tackles, 11.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks, one forced fumble and five quarterback hurries…began season with four tackles and a sack against Towson…credited with nine tackles, including 2.5 for loss and three quarterback hurries against Charleston Southern…named SoCon Defensive Player of the Week after a nine-tackle performance against Western Carolina that included 2.0 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks…doubled down on the award the following week after recording six tackles and a strip sack in the win at Furman…tabbed the conference defensive player of the month for October.
2018: Appeared in eight games…recorded six tackles, including half a sack…posted first career tackle at Mercer…made two solo stops and had two quarterback hurries against Samford…credited with half a sack and two tackles against Charleston Southern.
HIGH SCHOOL: Standout defensive end at Vance High School in Charlotte…earned All-Charlotte Area and All-Conference honors as a senior…piled up 60 tackles, 12 sacks, and 20 tackles for loss during his senior season…named Team Defensive MVP following senior season…team went 24-6 during high school career with three State Semifinal appearances…also a member of the track team in high school.
PERSONAL: Son of Shavon Arrington…born in New York …majoring in criminal justice.
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