Marcus Harris
Senior
Defensive Back
Vicksburg, Miss. (Vicksburg HS)

2007: All-SCAC Honorable Mention... played and started in all 10 of the Majors’ games, recording 25 total tackles (2.0 tackles-for-loss) at the cornerback spot... had a season-high six tackles (twice) at Louisiana College and Austin College... picked off two passes and returned one 37 yards for a score against Rhodes College... also recovered one fumble and returned it 36 yards against BSC in the home finale... ranked second on the team with nine pass breakups and 11th in tackles.

2006: First Team All-SCAC, D3football.com All-South Region Third Team and Football Gazette All-American Honorable Mention selection... also a two-time D3football.com National Team of the Week and SCAC Defensive Player of the Week honoree (Week 8, 9)... played and started in all 11 of the Majors’ games, ranking fourth on the team and 23rd in the league in total tackles with 64... also had 4.0 tackles-for-loss for minus 8 yards... ranked first in the SCAC and third in the country in passes defended with 22, recording 17 pass breakups and five INTs for 52 yards and a TD... notched a career-high 15 tackles (11 in the first half) in Millsaps’ loss at Carnegie Mellon in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs... recorded five or more tackles in 7 of 11 games... set a career-high and tied a Millsaps single-game high with three INTs at Sewanee on Oct. 28 to earn D3football.com and SCAC Weekly honors... blocked his second career kick against Huntingdon College in addition to nine tackles... also returned two kicks for 21 yards and three punts for 21 yards.

2005: Played and started in all nine of the Majors’ games, ranking sixth on the team in total tackles with 40 as a true freshman... ranked third on the team in solo tackles with 28... picked off three passes for 5 yards, recovered two fumbles and had five pass breakups... recorded his first career INT in his first game played... forced one fumble and picked up his first career blocked kick in a win against Concordia-Selma in the Majors’ season-opener ... returned two kicks for 19 yards and two punts for 17 yards... had a season-high nine tackles in a loss to Sewanee on Oct. 29 and also scored his first points on defense, returning a fumble at the goaline for a score.

High School: A three-year letterman in football at cornerback for head coach Alonzo Stevens at 5A Vicksburg High School... recorded 40 tackles, 15 pass breakups and four INTs his junior year, followed by 45 tackles, 17 pass breakups and four picks as a senior... received the most improved defensive back award as a junior and best defensive back award as a senior... an all-area selection in 2004 and 2005... team won a pair of district titles his sophomore and junior seasons.

Personal: Son of Joyann Williams and Malcolm Harris... born and raised in Vicksburg, Miss... has an older sister, Shalanda (24) and younger brother, Demichael (9)... majoring in psychology.