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2025 Football Roster

5 Jayden Marshall

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Weight 205
  • Hometown Sanford, N.C.
  • Previous School Williston-Northampton Prep / Lee County
  • College Columbia College
  • Major Psychology

Biography

2024: Appeared in three games … Had two tackles in win over No. 18 Lafayette ... Made three total tackles before a season ending injury vs. Princeton 

2023: Appeared in eight games as a sophomore defensive back … Tallied 10 solo tackles and two assists for 12 total tackles during the season … Registered a career and season high eight tackles in the game against Yale (Oct. 28), including six solo tackles and two assists … Played in Ivy League games against Princeton, Penn, Yale, Harvard and Cornell … Contributed to the defensive unit that ranked 10th in the nation in scoring defense at the end of the season.

2022: Played in six games as first-year defensive back … Made his college debut against Princeton (Oct. 1) … Made appearances in five Ivy League games.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Played one year of prep school football at Williston Northampton in Easthampton, Mass. for Head Coach Tommy Beaton … Played corner back … Guided the Wildcats to a 5-3 overall record and 4-3 in the conference as a senior … A 2021 graduate of Lee County High School in Sanford, N.C., where he played two years of varsity football for Head Coach Steve Burdeau … Two-time First Team Class 3A Tri-County All-Conference selection at Lee County … Earned Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors … Earned A-8 Honor Roll status … Tri-County Academic All-Conference honors … Honor Roll student … Served as team captain during senior year … Totaled 22 tackles (20 solo) with one interception, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery during senior year  … Led the Yellow Jackets to an 8-1 overall record, perfect 5-0 league record as a senior in 2020 … Top performance was a one interception, six tackle game during his senior year … Intercepted a career-high two passes during a game his senior year … Registered 19 tackles (17 solo) with one interception as a junior … Also competed in basketball, track and field, baseball, and wrestling … Also earned All-Conference honors in track and field and wrestling …Volunteered for the Bread of Life community service program.
                                      
PERSONAL: Enrolled at Columbia College.

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2022First Year

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 185 lbs
    35
  • 18

    2023Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 190 lbs
    18
  • 5

    2024Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 195 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2025Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 205 lbs
    5