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Marcus Lawrence
Marcus Lawrence

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Aiken, S.C.
High School:
Silver Bluff
Last College:
Butler County CC
Height / Weight:
6-3 / 236
Position:
LB
Birthdate:
06/21/1982
Experience:
JC
Major:
Criminal Justice

2004 Preseason - Should be one of the leaders on defense this fall ... Had an excellent spring camp ... Listed as the starter at middle linebacker ... In the Spring Game, he made five tackles and returned an interception 14 yards.

2003 -Junior college transfer who made a significant impact on the defensive side of the ball in his first season at Carolina ... Team's second leading tackler with 99 total hits (65 solo) ... Led the squad with 9.5 tackles for loss ... Had four quarterback hurries, recovered two fumbles and broke up one pass ... Also had one QB sack ... Made a career-high 12 total tackles against Louisiana-Lafayette and Arkansas ... Also had double digit tackles against LSU (10) ... Credited with two tackles for loss against UL-Lafayette and Florida ... Recovered a fumble against UL-Lafayette and vs. Florida.

JUNIOR COLLEGE - Named a first-team Junior College All-American by Gridwire ... Two-time Junior College All-Conference ... Rated the #6 junior college prospect in the country by Rivals.com ... Rated the #5 junior college prospect by SuperPrep ... Totaled 108 tackles for an average of 9.1 per game this past season ... Played for Coach Troy Morrell at Butler County ... Chose South Carolina over Florida, LSU, Oklahoma and Ohio State.

HIGH SCHOOL -Prepped at Silver Bluff High School in Aiken ... Played in the 2000 North-South All-Star game.

PERSONAL -Born June 21, 1982 ... His major is Criminal Justice. 

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year	G	UT	AT	TT	TFL	Sacks	FR	Int.	PBU
2003	12	65	34	99	9.5-24	1-8	2	0	1
TOTAL	12	65	34	99	9.5-24	1-8	2	0	1
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