Marcus Burris Jr.

Illinois

Sep 20 (Sat)

7:30 p.m.

BLOOMINGTON, IN - June 19, 2024 - defensive lineman Marcus Burris Jr. #92 of the Indiana Hoosiers during photo week at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Levi Jones/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - August 31, 2024 - defensive lineman Marcus Burris Jr. #92 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the FIU Panthers and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. Photo By Trent Barnhart/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - June 14, 2023 - defensive lineman Marcus Burris Jr. #92 of the Indiana Hoosiers during production week at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Trent Barnhart/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Trent Barnhart/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 8, 2023 - defensive lineman Marcus Burris Jr. #92 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Indiana State Sycamores and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Gretta Cohoon/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - August 03, 2023 - defensive lineman Marcus Burris Jr. #92 of the Indiana Hoosiers during Fall Camp at John Mellencamp Pavillion in Bloomington, IN. Photo By \LDM#2\

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Position:
DL
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 290
Year:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Texarkana, Texas
High School:
Pleasant Grove
Prev School:
Texas A&M

Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 33 career game with 11 starts ... Made eight appearances over two seasons at Texas A&M (2021-22) and redshirted his initial season on campus.

2024 (Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in all 13 games with three starts.

FIU (8/31): Posted three stops ... Logged solo sack of Keyone Jenkins on third down in the fourth quarter. Western Illinois (9/6): Part of a defense that limited WIU to just 12 yards rushing, its fewest since holding Purdue to minus-8 yards rushing in 2001. at UCLA (9/14): Logged one stop. Charlotte (9/21): Chipped in one stop. Maryland (9/28): Had two tackles ... Combined with Lanell Carr Jr. on a second-quarter tackle for loss. at Northwestern (10/5): Made one tackle. Nebraska (10/19): Helped the defense hold Nebraska to just 70 yards rushing to mark the fifth opponent held under 100 yards rushing on the year. Washington (10/26): Posted two stops ... Combined with Mikail Kamara on second-quarter tackle for loss. Michigan (11/9): Had one tackle. Purdue (11/30): Chipped in two tackles.

2023 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Appeared in all 12 games with eight starts ... One of 21 transfer student-athletes to make Indiana debut in 2023 ... One of 18 Hoosiers to make first career start.

Ohio State (9/2): Notched one tackle in his first appearance as a Hoosier. Indiana State (9/8): Posted first career sack when he brought down Indiana State quarterback Evan Olaes for a 1-yard loss in the third quarter. at Maryland (9/30): Made first career start ... had two stops ... blocked first career kick on a field goal attempt in the fourth quarter. at Michigan (10/14): Logged two solo tackles. Rutgers (10/21): Registered two solo stops. at Penn State (10/28): Charted four tackles. Wisconsin (11/4): Registered one stop. a Illinois (11/11): Logged two solo stops ... brought down Reggie Love III for a 1-yard loss in the first quarter. Michigan State (11/18): Collected two solo stops. at Purdue (11/25): Had three tackles ... assisted Andre Carter on a tackle for loss in the fourth quarter.

2022 (Redshirt Freshman Season – Texas A&M)
Appeared in eight games ... made his collegiate debut against Sam Houston State (9/3) ... first career tackle came at Mississippi State (10/1).

2021 (Freshman Season – Texas A&M):
Did not see any game action and redshirted due to injury (Achilles).

Prep/Personal
Defensive lineman for head coach Josh Gibson at Pleasant Grove High School ... consensus four-star recruit per ESPN, 247Sports, and Rivals ... rated a top-185 prospect nationally by ESPN (No. 185), Rivals (No. 164), and 247Sports (No. 136) ... consensus top-20 defensive lineman by ESPN (No. 21), Rivals (No. 14), and 247Sports (No. 19) ... tabbed a top-30 prospect in Texas by all three recruiting services: ESPN (No. 28), Rivals (No. 22), and 247Sports (No. 23) ... helped PGHS to the 2017 and 2019 Texas High School Athletic Directors Association Class 4A Division II state titles ... tabbed Texas Sports Writers Association Class 4A first-team all-state as a senior ... two-time all-district selection ... logged 92 tackles, 20.0 tackles for loss, and 13.0 sacks as a senior ... added one forced fumble and one interception ... made 75 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss, and 5.0 sacks as a sophomore.