Marcus Thigpen
Thigpen with the Dolphins in 2012
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| No. -- Free agent | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 15, 1986 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Detroit (MI) Mumford | ||||||||||||
| College: | Indiana | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||||||||
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| Total return yards: | 3,444 |
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| Rushing yards: | 25 |
| Receptions: | 9 |
| Receiving yards: | 112 |
| Total TDs: | 4 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Marcus Arnette Thigpen (born May 15, 1986) is a football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) who is currently a free agent. Originally a running back, he played college football at Indiana University and signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2009. Thigpen has also been a member of the Denver Broncos, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buffalo Bills, and Indianapolis Colts.
Thigpen attended Mumford High School in Detroit, Michigan and was a letterman in football and track. During his high school career, he was one of the top sprinters in the state of Michigan. During his senior year (2004), he won the MHSAA Division I 100-meter dash with a time of 10.82 and led Mumford to its third consecutive outdoor state track and field title in as many years. He also led the Detroit Public School League with 1,785 yards and twenty touchdowns. In 2011, Mumford won its 11th state track and field championship in the school's history.
After high school, Thigpen enrolled at Indiana University but was redshirted his freshman year. During his four years of competition (2005-2008), he finished his career as the third best kick returner (2,009 yards) in the school's history. He also ranks third in all-purpose yards with 4,655 and scored 21 touchdowns. He was the first IU player to get more than 1,000 yards in rushing (1,621), receiving (1,028) and kick returning (2,009). He was selected as one of the team's captains as a fifth-year senior and was named IU's offensive player of the year in 2008. He graduated in 2009 with a major in social/behavioral science and criminal justice.
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