Sen’Derrick Marks life and biography

PRO:
Sen’Derrick Marks is a great athlete who can use his agility and quickness to be a force against both the run and the pass. The 6-foot-2-inch, 306-pounder will be an important contributor in the interior defensive line rotation in 2010.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• Appeared in nine games at defensive tackle as a rookie and posted 23 tackles, a sack, five quarterback pressures and a pass defensed.
• Collected his first career sack by dropping Matt Hasselbeck for a seven-yard loss in the regular season finale against Seattle (1/3/10).

TITANS TIDBITS:
• Marks’ athleticism also translates to the hardwood. The 6-foot-2-inch, 306-pounder can dunk a basketball. Former Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville saw him dunk in high school and offered him a football scholarship on the spot.
• Marks is the oldest of eight children, with the youngest being 12 years old. His siblings’ names are Anntranetta, Shamira, Ciera, DeAndre, Alexia, Kenneth Davis Jr. and Lakendra Davis. Most of his brothers and sisters have unique names which have no specific meaning to them. There is no specific meaning behind the name Sen’Derrick either and he often goes by the nickname Sen.
• Marks did a lot of community work with kids in college as a result of his rehabilitation services major. In the future, he wants to start a foundation that mentors juvenile delinquents and people with disabilities by providing them with role models and leadership activities.
• Marks has picked up the game of golf during the past two offseasons. Even though he is right-handed and still has a lot to learn about the sport, he models his game after his favorite player Phil Mickelson.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
• The Mobile, Ala., native was selected by the Titans in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

COLLEGE:

• Declared for the NFL Draft as a junior after starting 37 of 40 games during his Auburn career and recording 114 tackles with 7.5 sacks, 30 stops for losses and 10 quarterback pressures.
• In 2008, earned second-team All-SEC recognition from the league’s coaches and honorable mention from the Associated Press. Started 11 games at right defensive tackle and collected 32 tackles with two sacks for minus seven yards and a pair of quarterback pressures. Ranked second on the team and 10th in the SEC with 10 stops for losses of 34 yards.
• As a sophomore, received the team’s Eddie Welch Attitude and Effort Award on defense by the coaching staff. Shifted to right defensive end, starting every game, despite playing most of the schedule with a hernia that required surgery after the season. Finished with a career-high 43 tackles, adding two sacks for minus 15 yards and nine stops for losses of 35 yards. Registered seven quarterback pressures, three passes defensed, including an eight-yard interception return, caused and recovered a fumble and also blocked two field goals.
• As a redshirt freshman in 2006, received Freshman All-American first-team honors from Rivals.com and third-team recognition from The Sporting News. Also was named Freshman All-Southeastern Conference by the league’s coaches. Took over right defensive tackle duties, starting all 13 games and recording 38 tackles, including 3.5 sacks for minus 13 yards, one pressure and 11 stops for losses of 32 yards. Also caused one fumble, recovered three others and deflected two passes.
• As a freshman, saw action in three games and collected a tackle before he was redshirted.
• Majored in rehabilitation services.

PERSONAL:
• Single, splits time between Nashville and Mobile, Ala.
• Attended Vigor (Prichard, Ala.) High School, where he was a three-year starter playing football for head coach Kerry Stevenson.
• Helped his team reach the first round of the playoffs, as he recorded 81 tackles and 17 sacks as a senior.
• Posted 87 tackles and 11 sacks as a junior, leading the squad to the Class 6A state quarterfinals.
• Also lettered three times in basketball, averaging 15 points a game and 21 rebounds a game.
• List of favorites: (movies) “The Notebook,” “88 Minutes” and “Scarface”; (TV shows) “Law and Order SVU” and “Law and Order Criminal Intent”; (actors) Al Pacino and Robert De Niro; (music artists) Rick Ross, Yolanda Adams and Mississippi State choir; (school subject) medical aspects; (car) F250 Super-duty; (video game) EA Sports 2K, Madden Football, Call of Duty and FIFA 10 for Xbox 360; and (foods) candy yams and cornbread.
• Born Sen’Derrick Dewayne Marks on Feb. 23, 1987 in Mobile Ala.

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