Marcus Mariota

Marcus Mariota

Mariota with the Titans in 2015
No. 8 Tennessee Titans
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1993-10-30) October 30, 1993 (age 23)
Place of birth:	Honolulu, Hawaii
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:	Honolulu (HI) Saint Louis
College:	Oregon
NFL Draft:	2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2
Career history
Tennessee Titans (2015–present)
Roster status:	Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
Heisman Trophy (2014) Maxwell Award (2014) Chic Harley Award (2014) Walter Camp Award (2014) Manning Award (2014) Davey O'Brien Award (2014) Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (2014) AP Player of the Year (2014) Sporting News Player of the Year (2014) Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year (2014) Unanimous All-American (2014) 3× First-team All-Pac-12 (2012–2014)
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
TD–INT: 45–19 Passing yards: 6,244 Completion percentage: 62.2 Passer rating: 94.3 Rushing yards: 601 Rushing touchdowns: 4 Player stats at NFL.com

Marcus Ardel Taulauniu Mariota (born October 30, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Titans second overall in the 2015 NFL draft. He played college football at Oregon where he was the starting quarterback from 2012 to 2014. As a junior in 2014, Mariota became the first Oregon player and Hawaii-born athlete to ever win the Heisman Trophy.

Mariota was born in Honolulu to Alana Deppe-Mariota and Toa Mariota and has a younger brother, Matt Mariota; he is of Samoan descent on his father's side and German descent on his mother's side. He grew up admiring the quarterback play of fellow Samoan Jeremiah Masoli, who was also a standout quarterback at the Saint Louis School and the University of Oregon. Mariota describes himself as a dedicated Christian.

Mariota attended the Saint Louis School in Honolulu, where he was a two-sport star in football and track. In football, he was relatively unknown until late in his high school career due to not starting until his senior season. As a senior, he led St. Louis to an 11–1 record and the state title while being named PrepStar Magazine All-West Region and Interscholastic League of Honolulu Offensive Player of the Year. Mariota threw for 2,597 yards on 165 of 225 passing attempts (64.7%), including 32 touchdowns against only five interceptions. He also rushed the ball 60 times for 455 yards (7.6 yards per carry) and 7 touchdowns. Mariota was named to the NUC All World Game alongside eventual 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel.