2012 Football
Roster
Marquis Sanders
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Mt. Holly, NC
Graduate student who was granted a sixth year of eligibilityby the NCAA during the spring … One of the team’sfastest players … Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds andhas been timed as fast as 10.7 seconds in the 100m dash …Earned preseason All-Big South Conference honors in 2010 beforemissing much of the season with an injury … Will be awelcomed threat to stretch the field … Should be a valuablementor to a very young group of receivers.
2011 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in two gamesbefore missing the remainder of the season with an injury …Caught two passes for 20 yards, hauling in a 12-yarder vs. Brevard(9/3) and an eight-yarder at Ohio (9/10).
2010 at Gardner-Webb: Started four games …Missed the final three quarters of the Sam Houston State game(9/25) and the final seven games of the season … Was on pacefor a career-best year … Had 14 catches for 167 yards and ascore in his first three starts … Made eight catches for 97yards and a 21-yard score vs. Western Carolina (9/18) … Hadfour catches for 44 yards, including a key, 23-yard catch, in theupset win at Akron (9/11) … Returned a pair of kickoffs for23 yards on the season.
2009 at Gardner-Webb: Started 10 games at receiver… Finished second on the team with a career-best 36 catchesfor 459 yards and two scores … Caught nearly 70 percent ofhis passes vs. league opponents (25) … Hauled in acareer-high seven passes for 88 yards in the season finale atPresbyterian (11/21) … Made six catches for 55 yards in thewin over Charleston Southern (10/17) … Had five catches for74 yards at Buffalo (10/10) … Had a 46-yard scoring catchvs. Southern Virginia (10/24) … Caught a 25-yard touchdownvs. Stony Brook (10/31) … Scored on an 18-yard end aroundrun at NC State (9/19).
2008 at Gardner-Webb: Played in three games… Caught two passes for 44 yards … Had a 38-yardreception to setup a late touchdown vs. Sam Houston State (9/27)… Hauled in a six-yard pass vs. Presbyterian (10/18).
2007 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.
High School: Played at East Gaston (N.C.) Highunder Coach Greg Lloyd … A first-team All-Gaston/LincolnCounty selection by the Charlotte Observer … All-Conference… Had a career-best 47 catches for 1,011 yards and 12touchdowns in 2006 … Had five catches for 126 yards and an86-yard touchdown vs. Burns ... Chose GWU over WesternCarolina.
