Chris Marve
American football player and coach (born 1989)
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Christopher Ryan Marve (born March 1, 1989) is an American football coach and former player. He is the Defensive coordinator for Colorado Buffaloes.[1] He was previously the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Virginia Tech.[2] He also served as the linebackers coach at Florida State and at Vanderbilt.[3] At Virginia Tech, Marve replaced Justin Hamilton.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Colorado |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 1, 1989 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
| Playing career | |
| 2007–2011 | Vanderbilt |
| Position | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2014 | Vanderbilt (DQC) |
| 2015 | Vanderbilt (GA) |
| 2016–2018 | Vanderbilt (ILB) |
| 2019 | Mississippi State (DRC/LB) |
| 2020–2021 | Florida State (LB) |
| 2022–2024 | Virginia Tech (DC/ILB) |
| 2026–present | Colorado (DC/LB) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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High school career
Marve attended White Station High School in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was two-year team captain and team MVP. He was voted Tennessee 5A Mr. Football Lineman of the Year in 2007, the first recipient ever from White Station. He helped the Spartans to a 12-2 overall record in 2006 and the 5A state semifinals, recording 178 total tackles, including 133 solo stops, four QB sacks and eight forced fumbles as a senior.
Considered only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com,[4] Marve was not ranked among the nation's top linebacker prospects. He committed to Vanderbilt, from which he received his only scholarship offer, on June 7, 2006.
College career
After redshirting his first year at Vanderbilt, Marve started as a redshirt freshman and registered a team-best 51 solo stops, 6.5 tackles for loss, and three quarterback sacks. He was named to College Football News′ All-Freshman first team,[5] as well as Rivals.com′s 2008 Freshman All-America team.[6]
Marve also was a member of the Nu Rho chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity at Vanderbilt.