2015 as a Freshman: Played in four games, primarily on special teams, before suffering a season-ending injury... Made one solo tackle at SMU (Sept. 26).
High School: Enrolled at JMU in the spring 2015... Two-star recruit by Rivals.com… Ranked among the top 75 recruits in the state of South Carolina by High School Sports Report prior to missing his senior season due to a knee injury... HSSR Class AA Division II All-State Defense as a junior... Led the Eagles to an 8-4 overall record, a 4-1 mark in the region and the third round of the state playoffs as a junior... Dual threat at Central, playing both cornerback and running back... Also ran track, helping Central to the county, regional, upper state and South Carolina Class 2-AA state championships in 2014... Runs a 4.39 40-yard dash and lifts 305 pounds on the bench and 485 pounds on the squat... Chose JMU over 14 other scholarship offers… Finished his last semester at Central with a 3.8 grade point average.
Personal: Full name is Marquise LaQuan Welch... Majoring in nursing.
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