 High School: Played at Highland Springs High School for head coach Scott Burton...competed in football and track and field...played cornerback, kick returner, and punt returner in football...led team to a 10-0 record and the Capital District title in 2007...team also won title in 2006 and has qualified for the Central Region playoffs seven straight years...team has had several defensive backs earn Division I scholarships...as a senior intercepted four passes and collected 29 tackles and returned five kicks for touchdowns...averaged 33.0 yards on 25 returns for the season...named first team Virginia High School Coaches Association All-State, first team Associated Press All-State, and Virginia Preps honorable mention All-State as a senior as a defensive back...first team Richmond Times Dispatch all-metro, first team All-Capital District as both a defensive back and kick returner...in track, was a two-time Capital District 400 meter champion and also won title in the 200 meters in 2008...team was two-time Capital District champions...honor roll student...high school football teammate of current Blue Hen linebacker Andrew Harrison.
At Delaware: Second-year member of the squad as a redshirt freshman...one of the fastest players on the team...will add depth to one of the nation's top secondary units and to special teams...projected as team's No. 2 left cornerback behind junior Anthony Walters...collected five tackles in spring game.
2008 Season: Did not see game action as a true freshman and retained freshman eligibility...team went 4-8.
Personal: Marcus Ray Burley...born July 16, 1990...son of Charles and Marcella Burley...has a younger sister...University studies major at Delaware...enjoys playing video games in his spare time...worked at Covenant Woods Retirement Home during the summer...cousin, Herbert Turner, played college football for three seasons. |
