Marcus Rush (American football)

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Marcus Rush
No. 54
Position:
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:Archbishop Moeller
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
College:Michigan State
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Marcus Rush (born June 19, 1991) is an American former

2015 NFL Draft
.

Early years

Rush attended

PrepStar's All-Midwest teams. He was ranked among Ohio's top seniors by Rivals.com
(#36) as well as Scout.com (#44).

As a sophomore in 2007, he appeared in eight games and recorded 16 tackles. In 2008, as a junior, he recorded 75 tackles, nine sacks, and two fumble recoveries. For the season, he was named second-team All-Conference. In 2009, as a senior, he finished second on the team in tackles. He recorded 70 tackles (35 solo), 15.5 tackles-for-loss, 11 sacks, four quarterback hurries, four passes defensed, two blocked kicks, and two interceptions. He was named the Great Catholic League South Co-Athlete of the Year after leading the conference in sacks (11) as a senior.[1]

College career

Rush attended

Sporting News, and second-team Freshman All-American by Yahoo! Sports, Phil Steele
, and CollegeFootballNews.com. He was also named to ESPN.com, Yahoo! Sports, and BTN.com Big Ten All-Freshman team.

As a redshirt sophomore in 2012, he started all 13 games. He recorded 38 tackles (19 solo), 7.5 tackles-for-loss, two sacks, five quarterback hurries, one forced fumble, and five passes defensed. He was named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media. In 2013 as a redshirt junior, he started 13-of-14 games. He recorded 30 tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss, and five sacks. He was named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media. In 2014, as a redshirt senior, he started all 13 games. He recorded 37 tackles, 10.5 tackles-for-loss, and 7.5 sacks. He was named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media. He was a co-winner of the team's Downtown Coaches Club Award for outstanding senior on defense. He also won the President's Award.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)
247 lb
(112 kg)
4.68 s 1.59 s 2.70 s 4.28 s 6.73 s 34 in
(0.86 m)
9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)
24 reps
All values from Michigan State
pro day.[2]

San Francisco 49ers

After going undrafted in the

2015 NFL Draft, Rush was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on May 5.[3][4] He was released during final cuts on September 5 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6] After spending his entire rookie season on the practice squad, he signed a reserve/future contract with the 49ers on January 6, 2016.[7]

During the 2016 preseason, Rush led the league in sacks with six. Despite a strong preseason, he was again released by the 49ers during final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On December 20, 2016, Rush was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars off the 49ers' practice squad.[10] On May 9, 2017, Rush was waived by the Jaguars.[11]

Kansas City Chiefs

On May 30, 2017, Rush was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs.[12] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad the next day.[13][14] He was released on October 11, 2017.

Denver Broncos

On December 20, 2017, Rush was signed to the Denver Broncos' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Broncos on January 1, 2018.[15]

On September 1, 2018, Rush was waived by the Broncos.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Marcus Rush bio". MSUSpartans.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Marcus Rush, DS #26 OLB, Michigan State". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Marcus Rush Transactions". FoxSports.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "49ers Announce Undrafted Free Agent Signings". 49ers.com. May 5, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "449ers Release 14 Players, Set 53-man Roster". 49ers.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  6. ^ "San Francisco 49ers Sign 9 Players to the Practice Squad". 49ers.com. September 6, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "49ers Sign 6 Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". 49ers.com. January 7, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "49ers Release 20 Players, Announce Other Roster Moves". 49ers.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  9. ^ "49ers Sign Nine Players to Practice Squad". 49ers.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  10. ^ Gantt, Darin (December 20, 2016). "Jaguars sign pass-rusher Marcus Rush off 49ers practice squad". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  11. ^ Alper, Josh (May 9, 2017). "Jaguars waive Marcus Rush". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  12. ^ Fucillo, David (May 30, 2017). "Chiefs sign free agent pass rusher Marcus Rush". ArrowheadPride.com.
  13. ^ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
  14. ^ "Chiefs Sign Eight to Practice Squad". Chiefs.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
  15. ^ DiLalla, Aric (January 1, 2018). "Broncos sign 10 players to future contracts". DenverBroncos.com.
  16. ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 1, 2018). "Broncos trim roster to 53 players". DenverBroncos.com.

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