2008 Football Roster
Roster
Marcus Washington
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Missouri City, TX
- High School/Previous School:
- Fort Bend Marshall HS
- Career & Game-By-Game Statistics
CAREER:
Saw action from the outset of his collegiate career, serving initially on Bulldog special teams . . . Has played in 36 of a possible 37 games during his Mississippi State career . . . Has started 19 times at cornerback . . . Has made 94 tackles, including six and one-half for loss (minus 16 yards) . . . Has also intercepted one pass (12 yards) and deflected eight passes . . . Has also been credited with three forced fumbles and two recoveries (9 yards in returns, one for a touchdown) . . . Came to Starkville as a top all-around prep athlete in the state of Texas.
2008:
Started all 12 games of his junior season at one cornerback position . . . Registered 44 tackles, including two and one-half for loss (minus 9 yards), one of which was a quarterback sack (minus 4 yards) . . . Had at least one tackle in all but one game (at Georgia Tech) . . . Forced a team-high three fumbles and deflected four passes . . . Tied for third in the Southeastern Conference in forced fumbles . . . Recorded three tackles and a pass deflection in Mississippi State’s season opener at Louisiana Tech . . . Added a hit in the Bulldogs’ home-opening victory over Southeastern Louisiana . . . Registered four tackles, including a half tackle for loss (minus 3 yards), in State’s SEC opener vs. Auburn . . . After making eight tackles in the season’s first month (2.0 per game), he had 36 hits in the campaign’s last eight games (4.5 per game) . . . Added six tackles at LSU in Week 5 . . . Credited with a forced fumble and a pass deflection against the Tigers . . . Made one tackle in the Bulldogs’ mid-season win over Vanderbilt . . . Had three hits at Tennessee in Week 7 . . . Tied for the team lead with a career-high nine tackles, including one for loss (minus 2 yards), in his team’s homecoming win over Middle Tennessee . . . Had five tackles and a pass deflection in Week 9 game vs. Kentucky . . . Matched that tackle total one week later at Alabama . . . Also credited with a 4-yard quarterback sack and a forced fumble against the Crimson Tide . . . Had four tackles in the Bulldogs’ Week 11 win over Arkansas . . . Also credited with a forced fumble and a pass deflection against the Razorbacks . . . Had three hits in the season finale at Ole Miss.
2007:
Played in all but one game (12 of 13) during his sophomore season for Mississippi State . . . Did not play in Week 4 vs. Gardner-Webb due to injury . . . He started seven times, the first three games of the season, in Weeks 5-7, and in the post-season bowl game . . . Made 44 tackles on the season, four for loss (minus 7 yards) . . . Intercepted one pass (12-yard return) with four pass deflections . . . Earned a first-unit berth at cornerback with a steady spring practice and held it during August two-a-days . . . Recorded three tackles against LSU in Mississippi State’s season opener . . . Added three tackles again one week later in the Bulldogs’ 38-17 win over Tulane in the Superdome . . . Also credited with one pass defensed against the Green Wave . . . Accounted for four tackles during MState’s Week 3 triumph over Auburn . . . After making 10 tackles (a 3.3 average) in the season’s first three weeks, he made 17 hits the following three weeks Helped hold the Tiger passing game to just 107 yards on the day . . . Sat out State’s Week 4 game against Gardner-Webb after sustaining a back injury in the win over Auburn . . . Had six tackles one week later at South Carolina . . . Tied for third on the team with five tackles in its 30-13 Week 6 win over UAB . . . Was also credited with a pass broken up against the Blazers . . . Recorded a season-best six tackles against Tennessee in Week 7 . . . Had two tackles and a pass deflection one week later at West Virginia . . . Had a solid all-around game in the Bulldogs’ Week 9 victory over nationally No. 14-ranked Kentucky . . . Had a pair of tackles against the Wildcats, one of which was for a loss (minus 1 yard) . . . He also had an interception and 12-yard return and a pass defensed in the victory at Lexington . . . His interception of an Andre Woodson pass came on UK’s final offensive play of the game . . . Registered four tackles, including two for loss (minus 4 yards), in State’s Week 11 game at Arkansas . . . Made a season-best six tackles, including a pair of special team hits, in the Bulldogs’ season-concluding win over Ole Miss in the Battle For The Golden Egg . . . Returned to a starter’s role for the 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl . . . Registered three tackles, including one for loss (minus 2 yards), in State’s 10-3 win over Central Florida in Memphis . . . His tackle behind the line came on a second-and-10 call from the MSU 20-yard line and helped force UCF into an unsuccessful field goal attempt midway through the third quarter.
2006:
Played in all 12 games of his true freshman season at Mississippi State . . . Made six tackles on the year and was credited with a pair of fumble recoveries (9 yards in returns) and one touchdown . . . Despite limited playing time, he tied for seventh in the Southeastern Conference in fumble recoveries . . . Became a big-play maker for the Bulldogs in Week 3 . . . He scooped up a fumble by Tulane punter Barrett Pepper and returned it 9 yards for a touchdown against the Green Wave . . . His score came at the outset of the fourth period vs. TU and was the first time a Bulldog had returned a fumble for a score since Josh Morgan ran back an Arkansas bobble in 2001 . . . Recovered his second fumble of the year and made his first collegiate tackle in the team’s Week 7 win over Jacksonville State . . . Made a season-best three tackles during the Bulldogs’ Week 10 victory at Alabama.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Rated with the top 50 defensive backs in the Midlands by Prep Star Magazine in its season-ending issue, calling him one of the top 20 defensive backs in the state of Texas . . . Made 25 tackles with one pass interception during his senior season for the Thurgood Marshall Buffaloes . . . Also credited with 10 pass deflections . . . Helped Marshall to a district championship . . . Credited with running a 4.5 in the 40-yard dash and with a 36-inch vertical jump by the Rivals.com recruiting website . . . Solid basketball player and track athlete at the prep level . . . Ran a 37.5 in the 300 meter hurdles, a 14.1 in the 110 meter hurdles, and ran a leg of the school’s nationally ranked 4 x 400 meter relay team . . . He was district champion in the 110 hurdles and second in the district in the 300 meters as a junior . . . An outstanding student with a 3.4 grade point average in the high school classroom . . . Completed an ROTC Leadership Camp while in high school . . . Other top scholarship offers: Northwestern and Air Force . . . Committed to Mississippi State in September 2005.
PERSONAL:
Born Marcus James Washington, 8-13-88, in Houston, Texas . . . Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Washington Jr. . . . Majoring in marketing.
