Position WR Class Senior Name Byron Marshall | Major Pre Journalism Height 1.78 m Weight 94 kg | |
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High school Valley Christian High School Parents Tammie Marshall, Greg Marshall Similar People Royce Freeman, Thomas Tyner, Mark Helfrich, Devon Allen, Bralon Addison | ||
Gsfweekly homecoming for oregon rb byron marshall
Byron Marshall (born February 13, 1994) is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon, and was signed by the Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
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- Gsfweekly homecoming for oregon rb byron marshall
- Byron marshall 2012 selection tour
- Early years
- College career
- Professional career
- Personal life
- References
Byron marshall 2012 selection tour
Early years
Marshall attended Valley Christian High School in San Jose, California, where he was a three-sport star in football, track and basketball. He was a four-year letterman in football. He rushed for 914 yards and nine touchdowns his senior year, averaging 9.38 yards per carry, and caught seven passes for 86 yards and one score despite missing three games due to injury. He was named to the all-Mercury News’ second-team. He carried the ball 145 times for 1,360 yards and 20 touchdowns as a junior, as well as catching 10 passes for 115 yards, to be selected to the all-Central Coast first-team. He had a break-out year as a sophomore, rushing for 1,035 yards and 17 touchdowns, while catching 11 passes for 331 yards and four more scores. He was the Cal-Hi Sports State Sophomore of the Year and was a first-team Central Coast choice and West Coast Athletic League pick. He also played in the 2012 Army All-America game.
Also a standout in track & field, Marshall was ranked first among sophomores in California with a time of 10.61 seconds in the 100-meter dash. He placed third place at the National Indoor Championships at 60-meter dash with a time of 6.85 second. He also ran a 4.77-second 40-meter dash and squatted 455 pounds.
College career
As a sophomore in 2013, Marshall became Oregon’s 20th 1,000-yard rusher (with 1,038), finishing fifth in the Pac-12 in rushing (with 86.5 yards per game) in 2013. Against UCLA, he gained 133 yards with three touchdowns to cap five straight games rushing over the century mark.
As a junior in 2014, Marshall finished the year with 1003 yards receiving on 74 catches. He became the first player in conference history to ever rush for 1,000 yards and also accumulate 1,000 receiving yards in his collegiate career. The Ducks leading receiver also came up big in the national championship, where he grabbed eight receptions for 169 yards and one touchdown.
As a senior, Marshall missed all but the first four games of 2015 with a leg injury, accumulating 121 yards and two touchdowns on nine catches.
Professional career
Marshall went undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft and signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Eagles. The next day, he was signed to the Eagles' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 13, 2016.
On September 2, 2017, Marshall was waived by the Eagles and was signed to the practice squad the next day.
Personal life
Marshall is the younger brother of running back Cameron Marshall a player for the CFL team, the Saskatchewan Roughriders.