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Marquese Taylor Season 2017

PositionCB
Weight180 lbs
Height5-11
ClassFreshman
HometownAtlanta, Ga.
PronunciationHS
PRIOR TO UC: Prepped at Lovejoy HS for Coach Edgar Carson … a consensus three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com … Scout ranks him as the No. 11 athlete in the state of Georgia and a top-30 athlete in the south … three-way player who will start out at defensive back for the Bearcats … earned First-Team All-Region 4-AAAAAA at wide receiver ... Lovejoy went 7-5 and advanced to the second round of the Georgia Class 6A playoffs … finished with 28 catches for 574 yards and nine touchdowns … also returned four kickoffs for 76 yards, including a long of 32 yards … earned a spot in the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game … tabbed as a Clayton News All-County honoree at defensive back as a junior ... caught 35 passes for 634 yards and scored 10 TDs, while intercepting eight balls and recording 17 PBUs as a cornerback ... also ran track and field … chose UC over reported offers from Cal and Colorado State, Purdue and Tennessee.