2011 Football Roster
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Marques Jenkins
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 235
- Prev School:
- Colonial Forge HS (Hargrave/Ole Miss)
- Hometown:
- Stafford, Va.
An Inside Look from the Coaching Staff: Talented and gifted athlete … one of the most experienced players returning at the MIKE linebacker position … likes to make big plays … should be a leader among the linebackers this season.
2010 (R-So.): Saw playing time in 10 out of 11 games … finished the season with seven stops, including four assisted tackles … posted solo tackles against St. Francis, Pa., and Gardner-Webb … finished the Savannah State game with a season-best three tackles, including two solo stops … two assisted tackles at VMI.
2009 (R-Fr.): Saw playing time in six games … finished the season with six tackles, including five solo tackles … had a breakout game with three tackles against Coastal Carolina, including two solo stops and one and half tackles for a loss of 10 total yards … two solo tackles against Presbyterian … finished out the year with a solo tackle in a road victory at Gardner-Webb.
Previous Schools: Transferred to Liberty from Ole Miss … was a member of the scout team … was rated the No. 33 prep player by Scout.com coming out of Hargrave Military Academy … saw playing time at linebacker, defensive end and defensive tackle while at Hargrave.
Prep: Graduated from Colonial Forge High School … finished his senior year with 97 tackles, 13 sacks and 21 receptions … was a first-team all-district honoree at defensive end and outside linebacker … also named to the all-area and All-Northwest Region teams as a senior … finished his junior year with 92 tackles and 11 sacks as a junior … first-team all-district and all-area as a junior … also played basketball and lacrosse for Colonial Forge.
Personal: Son of Stan and Lori Jenkins … birthday is on Jan. 24 … criminal justice major.
