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Marlon Johnson
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Marlon Johnson

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Los Angeles, Calif.

High School:
Inglewood HS

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 190

Position:
Defensive Back

Experience:
1V

05/18/2012

53 Wolf Pack Student-Athletes Set To Graduate

Including spirit squad, 61 members of Nevada Athletics have applied for graduation at the University this spring and summer

05/18/2012

53 Wolf Pack Student-Athletes Set To Graduate

Including spirit squad, 61 members of Nevada Athletics have applied for graduation at the University this spring and summer

05/17/2012

Nevada Has 13 Players Selected To Phil Steele's All-Mountain West Preseason Team

Senior linemen Barker and Nady headline the first-teamers

10/18/2011

Nevada Resumes WAC play With Showdown Against Fresno State

"Silver Saturday" At Mackay Stadium

10/15/2011

Wolf Pack Crushes New Mexico, 49-7

Stefphon Jefferson led the Wolf Pack in rushing yards with 108, plus a touchdown. Nevada totaled 338 yards on the ground to rise above New Mexico 49-7 on Saturday.

11/12/2011

Nevada vs. Hawaii

Nevada vs. Hawaii

10/29/2011

Nevada vs. New Mexico State - October 29, 2011

Nevada vs. New Mexico State

10/11/2011

2011 UNLV Game

Nevada wins it's seventh straight, and first shoutout, in the battle for the Fremont Cannon.

Nevada

2011: Expected to return to a starting job in the secondary, likely at free safety, after starting nearly all of the 2010 campaign ... Named preseason third-team All-WAC by Phil Steele.

2010: Played well off the bench in the season opener against Eastern Washington and then locked down a starting job for the final 12 games of the regular season ... Was fifth on the team with 56 tackles ... Provided one of the highlights of the year with a game-changing 65-yard interception return for a touchdown in a win over Cal ... Set a career high with a nine-tackle performance against BYU.

2009: Played in four games during his first season of playing time at Nevada ... Recorded first career tackle at San Jose State and then notched another stop against New Mexico State.

2008: Redshirted his first year at Nevada.

High School

A graduate of Inglewood (Calif.) High School ... Was a four-year letterwinner in football and also lettered four years in track and one year in basketball ... Was a first-team All-Ocean League selection as a senior and was named his team's Most Valuable Player ... Was a standout QB who accounted for 26 touchdowns ... Defensively, recorded 186 tackles and three interceptions in his career ... Was a member of the yearbook committee ... Was on the honor roll all four years and maintained a 3.0 GPA career.

Personal

Born Marlon De'Shaun Johnson on June 23, 1990 in Atlanta, Ga. ... Son of Clarissa Carter and Michael and Charnetta Johnson ... Has a younger sister, Michele, and four older brothers, Michael, Jason, Jerel Woods and Marvis Davis ... Father played at Oregon ... Chose Nevada because it was the perfect fit ... Was also recruited by New Mexico, UNLV, and Baylor.

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