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Player Bio: Michael Marquardt



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ASU: Steady, powerful defender who enjoyed two excellent seasons with the Sun Devils, starting all 23 games he played in Tempe...earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors both years and was one of the top defensive tackles in the conference...mature leader and an excellent student-athlete, he was a two-time First-Team Pac-10 All-Academic selection and was also recognized within the team for his achievements in the classroom...was named a semifinalist for the 2007 Draddy Trophy, nicknamed the "Academic Hesiman"...was invited to appear in the 2008 East-West Shrine game...collected 48 career tackles at ASU (29 solo) with 9.0 tackles for loss (minus 36 yards), 3.5 sacks (minus 20 yards) two fumble recoveries and one pass deflection.

2007: Started 11 games as a senior...earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 recognition and First-Team Pac-10 All-Academic honors...missed two games (Oregon State and Stanford) due to injury...totaled 23 tackles (11 solo), two fumble recoveries and 1.5 tackles-for-loss (minus two yards) on the year...ranked 10th in the Pac-10 Conference in fumble recoveries...was a recipient of ASU's Cecil Abono Team Captain Award at the team's year-end banquet...collected three total tackles at Washington State on Oct. 6...totaled three tackles (two solo) against Washington on Oct. 13...posted five total tackles (one solo) with a two-yard tackle-for-loss at No. 5 Oregon on Nov. 3...blocked a 47-yard Jason Bondzio field goal attempt, recovered a Willie Tuitama fumble and added a solo tackle against rival Arizona on Dec. 1, earning the Ben Goo Trophy for the game's Most Valuable Player...totaled six tackles (five solo) and recovered a fumble against No. 17 Texas in the 2007 Holiday Bowl on Dec. 27, his final game for ASU.

2006: Started 12 of 13 games played...earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors...earned ASU's Clyde B. Smith Award for academic excellent, presented at the team's year-end banquet...was recognized as a first-team Pac-10 All-Academic selection, earning a 3.64 GPA as an urban planning student...totaled 25 tackles (18 solo), 7.5 tackles-for-loss (-34 yards), 3.5 sacks (-20 yards)...finished second to Dexter Davis among Sun Devil linemen in sacks and tackles-for-loss...recorded a pair of tackles and a five-yard sack against Northern Arizona...totaled two tackles and a tackle-for-loss against Nevada...added three tackles and 0.5 sacks at Colorado...registered a nine-yard sack at No. 21 California...notched three tackles, a five-yard tackle-for-loss and a pass break-up at Washington...posted a career-high five tackles (one solo) at Oregon State...tallied a four-yard sack against UCLA...recorded a career-high two solo tackles-for-loss (-8 yards) at Arizona...was listed as a preseason second-team All-Pac-10 honoree and the No. 13 "Pac-10 Impact Newcomer" by Athlon Sports.

2005: Sat out the season after transferring to ASU as a member of the scout team...earned the Glen Hawkins Scout Team Award for his outstanding performance as a member of the scout team defense.

LAST COLLEGE: Saw action in 11 games while playing for BYU in 2004, recording five tackles, including one tackle for loss and two quarterback hurries...participated in spring drills prior to the 2003 season, recording three solo tackles in BYU's annual Blue-White intra-squad scrimmage...played in 10 games for the Cougars during the 2001 season...registered 11 tackles on the year, including five tackles for combined losses of 32 yards and three sacks...recorded a season-high three solo tackles against Tulane in the season opener...gray-shirted during the 2000 season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named a Prep Star magazine All-American...named All C.I.F. and all-league as a senior...earned Palomar League Most-Valuable Player honors as a senior at Rancho Buena Vista HS...ranked as one of the top two linemen in the state of California...listed as "one of the top defensive line prospects in the country" by Prep Star magazine...produced more than 40 tackles as a senior, including a team leading 18 sacks...forced four fumbles and returned one for a touchdown.

PERSONAL: Majoring in urban planning...parents are Peter and Betty Ann Marquardt...married to wife Camilla (interior designer)...brother Daniel was a defensive lineman at BYU...older brother Brian played defensive tackle at Weber State...father played football at UCLA...served an LDS mission Bahia Blanca, Argentina.

Marquardt's Career Statistics

TACKLES                G    UA     A Total    TFL-Yds    PD   FF   FR Blkd
2006................  13    18     7    25    7.5-34      1    0    0    0
2007................  11    11    12    23    1.5-2       0    0    2    1
TOTAL...............  24    29    19    48    9.0-36      1    0    2    1

SACKS G UA A Total Yds 2006................ 13 3 1 3.5 20 2007................ 11 0 0 0.0 0 TOTAL............... 24 3 1 3.5 20

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G 2006................ 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2007................ 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL............... 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

  Michael Marquardt
Michael Marquardt
Player Profile
Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Vista, Calif.

High School:
Rancho Buena Vista

Last College:
BYU

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 295

Position:
Defensive Line

Experience:
1V