2017 National Signing Day Class
Roster
Marcus Valdez
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 243
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Perth Amboy, N.J.
- High School:
- Don Bosco Prep
VALDEZ'S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 4 (2x) last vs. Florida State, 11/9/19
Tackles for loss: 1.0 (5x) last at Pittsburgh, 11/30/19
Sacks: 1.0 (2x) last at Pittsburgh, 11/30/19
Forced fumble: 1 at Pittsburgh, 11/30/19
Fumble recoveries: 1 (2x) last at Syracuse, 11/2/19
2018 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Recorded two tackles vs. UMass (9/1/18)... posted two tackles in back-to-back games against UMass (9/1/18) and Holy Cross (9/8/18)... credited with two quarterback hurries at Virginia Tech (11/3/18)... provided three tackles vs. No. 2 Clemson (11/10/18)... made two stops at Florida State (11/17/18)... tallied a season-high four tackles vs. No. 19 Syracuse (11/24/18).
2017 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played defensive end, defensive tackle and tight end for head coach Greg Toal Sr. at Don Bosco Prep … suffered a season-ending knee injury at the beginning of his senior year for the Ironmen … key part of a Don Bosco team that captured the 2015 NJSIAA Non-Public, Group 4 championship, Bosco’s 12th title in school history … had multiple sacks in the state final win over St. Joseph’s his junior season … listed as the top defensive end in New Jersey by ESPN … rated the No. 19 prospect in New Jersey according to ESPN … also a standout in track and field for the Ironmen, finishing his junior year as one of the top performers in the state in the shot put (fifth) and discus (fourth) … reunites with former high school teammate Tommy Sweeney at Boston College.
PERSONAL: Marcus Joseph Valdez ... son of Jose and Josefina Valdez ... enrolled in the Carroll School of Management as an accounting and information systems major ... has two older brothers ... recipient of the Timothy S. Smith Memorial Athletics Scholarship Fund.
