No. 30 New York Jets | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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Date of birth: | June 30, 1992 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Pineview, Georgia | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Rochelle (GA) Wilcox County | ||||||||||||
College: | Auburn | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Total tackles: | 18 |
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Forced fumbles: | 0 |
Pass deflections: | 1 |
Interceptions: | 0 |
Total return yards: | 643 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Nicholas Deshawn Marshall (born June 30, 1992) is an American football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn as a quarterback and was the Tigers' starter from 2013 to 2014.
Marshall was born in Pineview, Georgia, the son of Phillip Marshall and Shalina Cliett, and attended high school at Wilcox County High School in Rochelle, Georgia. He was a three-sport star in basketball, football and track. He was named the boys basketball AP Class A player of the year twice. In football, he led Wilcox County to the Class A championship as a junior, while passing for 2,956 yards and 32 touchdowns. He was named the Class A Offensive Player of the Year as well as a part of the PrepStar All-American team, SuperPrep All-Dixie team, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Super 11" team. As a freshman, he joined the school's track & field team, and with only two weeks of training, he qualified for the state finals in the high jump by leaping 1.78 meters (5-10) at the Region 2A Boys Meet. At the Georgia Class A State Meet, he finished fifth in the high jump, recording a career-best leap of 1.93 meters (6-4). After that meet, he never competed in track again.
Marshall decided on going to the University of Georgia for college because he was offered the opportunity to play both basketball and football.
Marshall began his college career in 2011 as a cornerback for the University of Georgia. Marshall and two teammates were dismissed from the team for an unspecified "violation of team rules."