KEVIN MARION – WR

HEIGHT – 5-10

WEIGHT – 168

COLLEGE – Wake Forest

BIRTHDATE – 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.