2026 Football Roster
Roster
Marcus Downs
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 280
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Greenville, S.C.
- High School:
- Riverside
- Prev School:
- UCF
- Major:
- Interdisciplinary Studies
2025-26: Missed the season after having preseason surgery … Was granted a medical hardship waiver.
2024-25: Appeared in one game for UCF before transferring to Georgia Southern in the summer … Was redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Matt Rochester at Riverside High … A 2022 all-region selection … A 2023 all-state and all-region selection … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports … Ranked the No. 62 defensive tackle nationally and eighth among players in South Carolina … Made 37 tackles as senior in 2023, 20 of those solo, including six tackles for loss and three sacks … Listed third on 864Huddle Dandy Dozen by Greenville News … Helped Riverside to 7-4 mark as sophomore in 2021 … Selected for 2023 South Carolina Shrine Bowl.
PERSONAL: Marcus Leon Downs was born on December 26 in Greenville, SC … Son of Jacqueline Bailey and Albert Downs.
MAJOR: Interdisciplinary Studies
