Marcus Rush (American football)
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Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 19, 1991 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 251 lb (114 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| College | Michigan State |
| NFL draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Marcus Rush (born June 19, 1991) is an American former football linebacker. He played college football at Michigan State. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent following the 2015 NFL draft.
Rush attended Moeller High School where he was rated among the nation's top defensive ends by Scouts, Inc. (#55), Scout.com (#60), and Max Emfinger (#74). He was also named to Super Prep and PrepStar's All-Midwest teams. He was ranked among Ohio's top seniors by Rivals.com (#36) as well as Scout.com (#44).
As a sophomore in 2007, he appeared in eight games and recorded 16 tackles. In 2008, as a junior, he recorded 75 tackles, nine sacks, and two fumble recoveries. For the season, he was named second-team All-Conference. In 2009, as a senior, he finished second on the team in tackles. He recorded 70 tackles (35 solo), 15.5 tackles-for-loss, 11 sacks, four quarterback hurries, four passes defensed, two blocked kicks, and two interceptions. He was named the Great Catholic League South Co-Athlete of the Year after leading the conference in sacks (11) as a senior.[1]
College career
Rush attended Michigan State University, majoring in advertising. In 2010, he redshirt his freshman season. In 2011, as a redshirt freshman, he started all 14 games at defensive end. He recorded 58 tackles, 12 tackles-for-loss, four sacks, five passes defensed, and one forced fumble. For the season, he was named Big Ten Defensive Most Valuable Player (MVP) by ESPN.com, All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media, first-team Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News, and second-team Freshman All-American by Yahoo! Sports, Phil Steele, and CollegeFootballNews.com. He was also named to ESPN.com, Yahoo! Sports, and BTN.com Big Ten All-Freshman team.
As a redshirt sophomore in 2012, he started all 13 games. He recorded 38 tackles (19 solo), 7.5 tackles-for-loss, two sacks, five quarterback hurries, one forced fumble, and five passes defensed. He was named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media. In 2013 as a redshirt junior, he started 13-of-14 games. He recorded 30 tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss, and five sacks. He was named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media. In 2014, as a redshirt senior, he started all 13 games. He recorded 37 tackles, 10.5 tackles-for-loss, and 7.5 sacks. He was named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media. He was a co-winner of the team's Downtown Coaches Club Award for outstanding senior on defense. He also won the President's Award.[1]