MarquezBembry

Marquez Bembry, Outside Linebacker, 6-3, 240, So-JC, Stone Mountain, Ga. (Mount Vernon Presbyterian/Jones County JC) –  Played for head coach Steve Buckley at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Mississippi … Recorded 36 tackles during his redshirt freshman season in 2018, helping the Bobcats finish 10-2 overall and 6-0 in conference play … Advanced to the MACJC State Championship … Led Jones to a 27-7 win over Eastern Arizona in the Mississippi Bowl on Dec. 2, highlighted by his six tackles, including 4.5 TFLs, one QB sack, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery … Rated a three-star pass-rushing specialist out of high school by each of the major recruiting services … Graduated from Jones in December as a two-time Dean’s List member and will enroll at UK in January … Will have three years of eligibility remaining … Played for head coach Wayne Babbs at Mount Vernon Presbyterian High School … Chose Kentucky over Ole Miss and Tennessee.