MarcusMcWilson

2015 – Junior

• Played in 11 games with 10 starts at the safety position, ranking fourth on the team with 66 tackles
• Recorded 1.5 tackles for a loss and one sack, breaking up one pass, recording two QB hurries and forcing one fumble
• Had at least three tackles in UK’s first nine games and had 10 tackle outings vs. Auburn and Tennessee

2014 – Sophomore

• Played in all 12 games, drawing three starting assignments 
• Totaled 31 tackles, with a career-high 10 stops and an interception at LSU
• Intercepted a pass and returned it 36 yards for a touchdown in the win over ULM
• Also got an interception in the win over Vanderbilt

2013 – Freshman

• Played in eight games with nine tackles, two tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and one fumble recovery
• Had two tackles vs. Florida and Mississippi State
• Sack came vs. Mississippi State, while the fumble recovery was against Missouri

High School

• Physical, athletic safety who was ranked as one of the nation’s top-20 safeties by Scout.com and Rivals
• Ranked No. 18 nationally in the athlete category by 247Sports.com and the No. 10 player in talent-rich Ohio by Rivals
• Played at Cardinal Mooney HS in Youngstown, Ohio, the alma mater of UK head coach Mark Stoops and tight ends coach Vince Marrow
• Helped Cardinal Mooney to a Division III state championship his junior and freshman seasons
• Team went 15-0 his freshman season and 11-3 his junior year
• First-team All-Ohio in 2012
• Had nine interceptions as a junior, two picks as a sophomore
• Also punted and played running back in high school, including posting 157 rushing yards and three touchdowns in a single game last fall
• Member of the 4×100- and 4×200-meter relay teams that advanced to the state meet his senior year

Personal

• Born in Youngstown, Ohio
• Son of Cynthia and Marvin McWilson and grandson of Dertha Clinkscale
• Major is psychology

Community Cats

• Participated in a unique one-week service/educational trip to Ethiopia (2015)
• Stayed after practice to spend time with the Special Olympics (2015)

Marcus Says

• One word to describe him on the field is “hungry”
• His favorite movie is Top Gun
• Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to coach kids and one day coach in college
• When he’s not on the field he likes to play with his German shepherd puppy
• Most people don’t know that he can walk on his hands and do a push-up out of a handstand