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Jersey Number 1
Markel McLaurin
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Friendship, Miss.
- High School:
- Collins HS
- Prev School:
- Jones College
2022 (Jr.): Appeared in three games, recording two tackles … One solo against Northwestern State (9/17) … One assisted stop against Louisiana (10/27).
2021 Jones College (Sophomore): Transitioned to defensive back in his second year in Ellisville … Appeared in nine games … Tallied 23 tackles (18 solo) and 3 tackles for loss … Also picked off four passes and led the MACCC with three blocked kicks … Returned one interception for a touchdown against Southwest Mississippi before picking off two more SMCC passes … Also served one special teams as a kick returner, logging 159 yards on seven attempts … Named to the All-MACCC First Team … Rated as the 16th-best transfer cornerback by 247Sports.
2020 Jones College (Sophomore): Played in all five games of the Bobcats’ COVID-shortened season … Led team in receptions (21), yards (417) and touchdowns (three) … Notched a pair of 100-yard receiving games against East Central and Southwest Mississippi … Against Southwest Mississippi, had season-high receptions with seven and yards with 123 … Also returned six punts for 35 yards … Named to the All-MACCC First Team and All-MACCC Academic Team … Two-time member of the MACCC Honor Roll.
2019 (Freshman): Played in nine games as a freshman … In the first fall scrimmage, returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown … Transferred to Jones College (Ellisville, Miss.).
High School: Played for head coach Eric Booth at Collins High School … As a senior, rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns while catching 37 passes for a team-high 867 yards and three touchdowns … Collins finished 11-2 and advanced to the third round of the playoffs … Tacked on 34 tackles (16 solo) with four interceptions … Named Overall Football Player of the Year for Collins … Named to MAC All-State First Team … Played for the South squad at the 70th annual Bernard Blackwell All-Star game … As a junior, caught 42 passes for 1,059 yards and six touchdowns … Returned three punts for touchdowns on eight attempts … Also threw a touchdown pass to lead Collins to the MHSAA 2A State Championship … Tallied 37 (32 solo) as a cornerback while picking off a pair of passes and recovering a fumble.
Personal: Son of Cassandra and Marcus McLaurin ... Former teammates with brother, Hershey, who is now at West Virginia … Also has a sister, Tamia … Cousin, Mark, plays linebacker for the New York Giants … Born Orlandus Markel McLaurin on October 25, 2000 … Majoring in Liberal Studies
2021 Jones College (Sophomore): Transitioned to defensive back in his second year in Ellisville … Appeared in nine games … Tallied 23 tackles (18 solo) and 3 tackles for loss … Also picked off four passes and led the MACCC with three blocked kicks … Returned one interception for a touchdown against Southwest Mississippi before picking off two more SMCC passes … Also served one special teams as a kick returner, logging 159 yards on seven attempts … Named to the All-MACCC First Team … Rated as the 16th-best transfer cornerback by 247Sports.
2020 Jones College (Sophomore): Played in all five games of the Bobcats’ COVID-shortened season … Led team in receptions (21), yards (417) and touchdowns (three) … Notched a pair of 100-yard receiving games against East Central and Southwest Mississippi … Against Southwest Mississippi, had season-high receptions with seven and yards with 123 … Also returned six punts for 35 yards … Named to the All-MACCC First Team and All-MACCC Academic Team … Two-time member of the MACCC Honor Roll.
2019 (Freshman): Played in nine games as a freshman … In the first fall scrimmage, returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown … Transferred to Jones College (Ellisville, Miss.).
High School: Played for head coach Eric Booth at Collins High School … As a senior, rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns while catching 37 passes for a team-high 867 yards and three touchdowns … Collins finished 11-2 and advanced to the third round of the playoffs … Tacked on 34 tackles (16 solo) with four interceptions … Named Overall Football Player of the Year for Collins … Named to MAC All-State First Team … Played for the South squad at the 70th annual Bernard Blackwell All-Star game … As a junior, caught 42 passes for 1,059 yards and six touchdowns … Returned three punts for touchdowns on eight attempts … Also threw a touchdown pass to lead Collins to the MHSAA 2A State Championship … Tallied 37 (32 solo) as a cornerback while picking off a pair of passes and recovering a fumble.
Personal: Son of Cassandra and Marcus McLaurin ... Former teammates with brother, Hershey, who is now at West Virginia … Also has a sister, Tamia … Cousin, Mark, plays linebacker for the New York Giants … Born Orlandus Markel McLaurin on October 25, 2000 … Majoring in Liberal Studies
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