2018 Football
Irvin, Marquise
Jersey Number 8
Marquise Irvin
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 216
- Class:
- Senior
- Letters:
- 3
- Hometown:
- Huntsville, Ala.
- High School:
- Madison County HS
Bio
Awards/Accolades
- 2019 SPIRAL Tropical Bowl Participant
- 2018 All-SoCon Second Team (Coaches & Media)
- 2018 Preseason All-SoCon First Team
- 2017 All-SoCon Second Team (Coaches)
- 2017 Preseason All-SoCon Second Team
- 2016 All-SoCon Second Team (Coaches & Media)
- 2015 SoCon All-Freshman Team
Season-by-Season
2018
- Capped a decorated career with All-SoCon Second Team honors as a senior
- Started all 11 games as Mercer's top option in the passing game
- Broke his own school record for receiving yards in a single season with 814 yards
- Led Mercer with 54 receptions & five touchdown catches
- Recorded three straight games of 100-plus receiving yards vs. The Citadel (Sept. 22), VMI (Sept. 29) & Yale (Oct. 13)
- Caught his 17th career touchdown pass at Wofford (Oct. 27) to become Mercer's all-time leader
- Became the first player in program history to reach 2,000 career receiving yards
- Rose to the occasion against another FBS opponent, Memphis, with five catches for 76 yards & one touchdown
- Hauled in at least four receptions in 10 of 11 games, including a season-high seven vs. The Citadel (Sept. 22)
- Returned nine punts for 97 yards (10.7 yards per return), including a career-long 33-yard return vs. The Citadel (Sept. 22)
2017
- Started all 11 games during impressive junior campaign
- Led Mercer with 41 receptions for 536 receiving yards & four touchdowns
- Averaged 13.07 yards per reception & 48.7 yards per game
- Named to All-SoCon Second Team for the second straight year
- Totaled four games with 65-plus receiving yards
- Nabbed a touchdown reception during six-catch, 65-yard performance at nationally-ranked Auburn (Sept. 16)
- Hauled in six receptions for season-high 98 yards vs. VMI (Sept. 30)
- Caught six passes for 80 yards & one touchdown at Furman (Oct. 28)
2016
- Earned All-SoCon Second Team honors during breakout sophomore season
- Started 10 games & appeared in all 11 games
- Set single-season program records in receptions (65), receiving yards (766) & touchdown receptions (7)
- Seven touchdown receptions ranked second in the SoCon
- Averaged 11.8 yards per reception
- Ranked 24th nationally with 5.9 catches per game
- Caught at least one touchdown in six consecutive games (Oct. 1-Nov. 5)
- Set or tied three program receiving records at Wofford (Oct. 29) with 12 receptions, 143 yards & two touchdowns
- Hauled in 83-yard touchdown reception at Chattanooga (Oct. 18)
- Returned nine punts for 55 yards
- Played in all 11 games as a true freshman
- Named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team
- Ranked fifth on the team in receptions (15) & receiving yards (209)
- Caught a pair of touchdowns, including first of career vs. Stetson (Sept. 12)
- Averaged 13.9 yards per reception
- Hauled in multiple catches in four contests
High School
- Starred in three sports at Madison County High School (Ala.)
- Garnered four football letters under head coach Scott Peavey
- Named an Alabama All-State selection as an athlete (2013) & as a receiver (2014)
- Three-time all-region selection
- Earned back-to-back All-Tennessee Valley honors
- Elected as team captain (2014)
- Also starred on Madison County HS' basketball & track teams
- Helped lead basketball team to 2012-13 Alabama 4A state title
- Three-time all-state performer in 400-meter dash
- Led Tigers' 4x400-meter relay team to third place finish at 2014 state championships
- Son of Michael & Chasity Humphries
- Born May 16, 1997 in Portsmouth, Va.
- Father, mother, grandfather & grandmother all played sports
- Chose Mercer because of academics, atmosphere, athletics & home-like feeling
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Monday, September 08
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