2021-22 Signing Day Football Roster
Roster
McLaurin, Markel
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Markel McLaurin
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Friendship, Miss.
- High School:
- Collins HS
- Prev School:
- Jones College
Bio
2021 (Soph.): Saw action in nine games for Jones and posted 23 tackles, 18 of which were solo…named first team All-MACC…added 3.0 tackles for loss and four interceptions, to go along with seven kick returns for 159 yards and a 22.71 per return average…team finished 8-2.
2020 (Soph.): Played in all five games in a COVID-19 shortened season...First Team All-MACCC...led the team in catches (21), yards (417), touchdowns (three), yards/catch (19.9) and yards/game (83.4)...had a pair of 100-yard receiving games against East Central (10/1) and Southwest (10/22)...long catch of 67 yards...had season-highs in receptions (seven) and yards (123) at Southwest...added six punt returns for 35 yards...Academic All-MACCC and two-time honor roll member.
2019 (Fr.): Played in nine games his freshman season for Southern Miss.
High School: Played for head coach Eric Booth at Collins...a three-star performer for 247sports...rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns, while catching 37 passes for a team-high 867 yards and three touchdowns as his squad went 11-2 and made the third round of the playoffs as a senior…added 34 tackles (16 solo) with four interceptions…Overall Football Player of the Year for Collins...earned MAC First Team All-State honors...played for the South squad at the 70th annual Bernard Blackwell All-Star game...caught 42 passes for 1,059 yards and six touchdowns...as a returner, three of his eight punt returns went for touchdowns as he also threw a touchdown pass in helping lead Collins to the 2A state title game as a junior…on defense, the cornerback made 37 tackles (32 solo) while picking off a pair of passes and recovering fumble.
Personal: Son of Cassandra and Marcus...has a brother, Hershey (19), and sister, Tamia (24)...cousin, Mark, plays for the New York Giants...enjoys listening to music...nickname is CatEye...studying sports medicine...born October 25, 2000.
2020 (Soph.): Played in all five games in a COVID-19 shortened season...First Team All-MACCC...led the team in catches (21), yards (417), touchdowns (three), yards/catch (19.9) and yards/game (83.4)...had a pair of 100-yard receiving games against East Central (10/1) and Southwest (10/22)...long catch of 67 yards...had season-highs in receptions (seven) and yards (123) at Southwest...added six punt returns for 35 yards...Academic All-MACCC and two-time honor roll member.
2019 (Fr.): Played in nine games his freshman season for Southern Miss.
High School: Played for head coach Eric Booth at Collins...a three-star performer for 247sports...rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns, while catching 37 passes for a team-high 867 yards and three touchdowns as his squad went 11-2 and made the third round of the playoffs as a senior…added 34 tackles (16 solo) with four interceptions…Overall Football Player of the Year for Collins...earned MAC First Team All-State honors...played for the South squad at the 70th annual Bernard Blackwell All-Star game...caught 42 passes for 1,059 yards and six touchdowns...as a returner, three of his eight punt returns went for touchdowns as he also threw a touchdown pass in helping lead Collins to the 2A state title game as a junior…on defense, the cornerback made 37 tackles (32 solo) while picking off a pair of passes and recovering fumble.
Personal: Son of Cassandra and Marcus...has a brother, Hershey (19), and sister, Tamia (24)...cousin, Mark, plays for the New York Giants...enjoys listening to music...nickname is CatEye...studying sports medicine...born October 25, 2000.
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