Cassius Marsh
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| No. 91 Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker/Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 7, 1992 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Mission Hills, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Westlake Village (CA) Oaks Christian | ||||||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2016 | |||||||||
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Cassius Lee Marsh (born July 7, 1992) is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football at UCLA.
Early years
Marsh attended Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California.[2] He was a member of PrepStar Dream Team and Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100.[2] He was ranked as 22nd defensive tackle prospect nationally by Tom Lemming/MaxPreps during high school.[2] He was selected to the GoldenStatePreps.com All-State first team and All-SoCal first team.[2] He was named CIF-SS All-Northwest Division co-Defensive Player of the Year in his junior season.[2] He played in the U.S. Army All-America Game after high school.[2] He recorded 83 tackles, 23 sacks, in his senior season at high school.[2]
Rivals rated Marsh as a 4-star prospect being the No. 4 defensive tackle, No. 6 prospect in the state of California, and the No. 33 prospect overall regardless of position. ESPN recruiting rated Marsh as a 3-star prospect being the No. 33 defensive tackle, and the No. 33 prospect in the state of California. 247 rated Cassius as a 4 star prospect being the No. 11 defensive tackle, and the No. 142 overall prospect (No. 114 composite ranking) regardless of position. SCOUT rated Cassius as a 4 star prospect as well. Many major college programs offered Marsh and it ended up coming down to UCLA and LSU. Ultimately Marsh chose UCLA. However, Marsh had initially committed to LSU before, so Marsh actually flipped his commitment on LSU to go to UCLA in January 2010. Marsh's main reasoning for the change of heart was that by going to UCLA he would be able to be closer to home.
College career
On December, 2010, he was selected to the Rivals.com Pac-10 All-Freshman team in his freshman season.[3][4] He was winner of UCLA's John Boncheff, Jr. Memorial Award for Rookie of the Year in his Freshman season.[2][5]
Professional career
Marsh was selected in the 4th round by the Seattle Seahawks as the 108th player overall in the 2014 NFL Draft. He was signed to a 4-year contract on May 19, 2014.[6] Marsh recorded first sack and first forced fumble of his NFL career against the Miami Dolphins in the season opener on September 11, 2016
Personal
Marsh is the son of Curtis Marsh Sr. and the half-brother of Curtis Marsh Jr.. Curtis Sr. was a wide receiver who played college football at Utah and was then drafted in the 7th round in the NFL draft in 1995 by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Curtis Sr. played three seasons in the NFL for the Jaguars (2 seasons) and Steelers (1 season) before going to Canada to play in the CFL where his career flourished and he even became a CFL All-Star in 2000. Curtis Jr. played college football at Utah State initially starting off as running back (for two seasons in 2007 and 2008) before a position change to play defensive back (for two seasons in 2009 and 2010). Curtis Jr. was a 3rd round draft pick in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Marsh is an avid Magic: The Gathering player and owned decks whose total value was more than $20, 000.[7]
References
- ↑ http://blogs.seattletimes.com/seahawks/2014/05/10/seahawks-take-ucla-dt-cassius-marsh-with-pick-no-108-of-fourth-round/
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "UCLA Profile". uclabruins.com.
- ↑ "Three Bruins Named To Rivals.com Pac-10 All-Freshman Team". uclabruins.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ↑ "Rivals.com Pac-10 all-freshman team". rivals.com. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ↑ "UCLA football team award winners". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Seattle Seahawks sign 4th-round pick Cassius Marsh, 2 others from rookie minicamp". Fox News. May 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Seahawks' Cassius Marsh has $20,000 worth of 'Magic: The Gathering' cards stolen from his car". The Seattle Times. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-11.