Marshay Green biography
Date of birth : 1986-01-14
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Bastrop, Louisiana
Nationality : American
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2010-11-28
Credited as : Football player NFL, cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, Pro Bowl/NFL Draft player
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College Career:
Finished career ranked fourth all-time at Ole Miss in punt return yardage (917 on 93 returns) and sixth in kickoff return yardage (984 on 41 returns) ... 24.0-yard kick return average is the highest of any of the top 10 career leaders ... three career punt return TDs tied for second on the school’s all-time list ... recorded two of the school's top five single-game kickoff return yardage performances (146 and 159 yards) ... all-time leader in punt return yards in the Cotton Bowl with 185 yards in two appearances ... saw action as a WR during his first two years, starting six of 23 games played, but switched to CB for final two seasons, starting 24 of 25 games played … for his career, registered 61 tackles and two INTs on defense as well as 50 receptions for 434 yards with two TDs and eight carries for 42 yards on offense … in 2009, started all 12 games played at CB, registering 29 tackles (23 solos), 1.5 tackles for loss, and two pass break-ups as a team captain ... ranked fifth in the SEC in punt returns with an average of 10.2 yards per return (264 yards) on 26 attempts ... helped Ole Miss rank 11th in the NCAA in pass efficiency defense and 15th in pass defense ... recorded a season-long 63-yard punt return and finished with a career-high and Cotton Bowl record 106 return yards on four attempts vs. Oklahoma State … as a junior in 2008, moved from WR to CB midway through spring drills and saw action in all 13 games (12 starts) ... totaled 32 tackles, two INTs and a team-high six passes defensed in first season on defense ... ranked sixth in the SEC in punt return average (10.9 yard avg.) ... registered a career-long 77-yard punt return for a TD vs. Samford … had first-career INT vs. Auburn ... named Defensive MVP of the Cotton Bowl, returning an INT 65-yards for a TD and notching three tackles vs. Texas Tech; also returned four punts for 79 yards with a long of 54 yards ... played in 11 games with five starts at flanker in 2007, finishing third on the team in receptions with 31 for 260 yards ... registered a team-high 27 kickoff returns for 631 yards, ranking third on the Ole Miss single-season list ... led team in punt returns with 12 attempts for 48 yards and one TD ... recorded five carries for seven yards ... established an Ole Miss single-game record 159 kick return yards on six attempts vs. Florida ... recorded a 44-yard punt return for a TD vs. LSU … as a freshman, appeared in all 12 games (one start) ... finished the season ranked fourth overall and first among freshmen in the SEC in punt return average (11.2 yards per return) as well as second in the SEC and first among freshmen in kickoff return average (25.2 yards per return) ... finished second on the team with 786 all-purpose yards (65.5 per game) and returned one punt for a TD ... ranked second on the team with 19 receptions, fourth with 174 receiving yards, and tied for first with two TD receptions ... totaled 35 rushing yards on three carries.