KEVIN MARION –
WR
HEIGHT
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5-10
WEIGHT
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168
COLLEGE
–
Wake Forest
BIRTHDATE
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July 24, 1984
BIRTHPLACE
– St.
Petersburg, Fla.
HOW
ACQUIRED – FA-‘08
NFL
EXPERIENCE –
Rookie
PRO: Signed as a rookie
free agent by the Steelers on May 3, 2007.
COLLEGE: Played in 44 career
games for the Demon Deacons…had 44 career receptions for 485 yards (11.0 avg.)
and one touchdown…had 69 rushes for 492 yards (7.1 avg.) and one
touchdown…returned 88 kickoffs for 2,160 yards (24.5 avg.) and one
touchdown…majored in sociology.
2007: Appeared in all 13
games…caught 18 passes for 192 yards (10.7 avg.)…also had 21 rushing attempts
for 78 yards (3.7 avg.)…served as the Demon Deacons primary kickoff returner and
finished with 28 returns for 876 yards (31.3 avg.) and one touchdown.
2006: Ranked 10th in the
ACC and 51st in the NCAA in kickoff returns with an average of 22.3 yards per
return...played in 13 games and started five contests...returned 22 kickoffs for
490 yards, including a 93-yarder on the opening kickoff against Clemson...rushed
23 times for 210 yards, including an 81-yard touchdown run against Boston
College...caught 10 passes for 117 yards...made a career-high four receptions
against Louisville in the FedEx Orange Bowl for 63 yards. 2005: One of the team's
top big play threats...played in eight games as a reserve wide receiver and the
team's primary kickoff returner...finished fourth on the team with 490
all-purpose yards...caught three passes for 67 yards and one touchdown...rushed
six times for 89 yards and two touchdowns...returned 18 kickoffs for 334 yards,
an average of 18.6 yards per return and a long of 32...rushed for a 67-yard
touchdown at Florida State, the 16th longest run in Wake Forest history...caught
the game-winning touchdown pass from Cory Randolph with 33 seconds left in a
31-27 win against Clemson...had a 45-yard reception against Vanderbilt...made a
16-yard reception and averaged 24.8 yards per kickoff return against
Maryland...returned five kicks for 104 yards at Florida State...suspended for
the final three games of the season due to a violation of team rules.
2004: Made an immediate
impact in his rookie season with the Deacons...ranked second on the team with
747 all-purpose yards behind only Chris Barclay...was the team's primary kickoff
returner, averaging 23.0 yards per return and a long of 43...was the team's
fifth-leading receiver with 14 catches for 172 yards...scored his first career
touchdown on a 30-yard strike from Benjamin Mauk during the Duke game...made his
first career reception against East Carolina...had two catches in that game for
11 yards...had a career-high four receptions for 47 yards against Virginia
Tech...made two catches against Duke for 35 yards and two catches against
Maryland for 36 yards...had one reception each against Boston College, Florida
State, Miami and North Carolina. 2003:
Reshirted.
PERSONAL:
Attended Dixie Hollins High School in St. Petersburg, Fla…played just one season
of football after sustaining two separate knee injuries...ran a 4.3 time in the
40m...a two-time track All-American who set a Florida state high school record
as a junior with a 25'5" long jump, breaking a 16-year-old record...won the
national indoor title in that event...has run the 100-yard dash in 10.21
seconds...named the track Athlete of the Year by the St. Petersburg Times...a PrepStar
All-Region honorable mention selection...coached by Mike Morey at Dixie
Hollins...named to the all-county Academic Team…son
of Kevin Marion, Sr. and LaKawie Williams…Full name: Kevin Marion.
