MarcusDavis

• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2007, 2008, 2009)

Vying for the open starting job at center … Started the 2009 season opener vs. Miami (Ohio), but a severe ankle injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season … Returned to action in the spring … Came to UK as an offensive guard … Injuries to other players in the spring of 2007 pressed him into service at center and he impressed the coaches at the new position … Has shown a knack for changing blocking schemes at the line of scrimmage … Has played in six games in his career … Went on a mission trip to Nicaragua in March during spring break.

2009 (Junior): Started the season opener vs. Miami (Ohio), but missed the remainder of the season because of an ankle injury.

2008 (Sophomore): Played in four games … Also got extensive action in UK’s 55-28 junior-varsity win over Fork Union Military Academy.

2007 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw his first varsity action in the Eastern Kentucky game … Also played in the UK junior-varsity game … Earned a slot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2006 (Freshman): Redshirted … Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week leading up to the Louisville game.
High School: Named first-team all-state by the Louisville Courier-Journal as a senior, second-team all-state by The Associated Press … Three-year starter at offensive and defensive tackle for Boone County HS in Florence, Ky. … Three-year all-conference pick and two years on the all-district team … McDonalds Student-Athlete of the Week in Northern Kentucky as a senior … Team went to state playoffs all three seasons, reaching the Class AAAA semifinals his junior year … Coached by Rick Thompson … Named the National Football Foundation Greater Cincinnati Chapter’s Outstanding Student-Athlete in 2006 … Won the Boone County High School Male Athlete of the Year his senior season … A member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Future Business Leaders of America … An honor-roll student … Lettered for two seasons in both track and field (shot put) and basketball (power forward) … Placed eighth in the state meet in the shot put as a senior.

Personal: Born in Cincinnati, Ohio. … Son of Miles and Eugenia Davis … Is a cousin of former NFL MVP Shaun Alexander … Another cousin, Ben Brown, played at Morehead State … Major is journalism.

Community Cats: Participated in a service event at Johnson Elementary School (2006) … Participated in Read Across America (2010) … Spent the 2010 spring break on a mission trip in Nicaragua with Athletes in Action.