2008 SPRING OUTLOOK: Finished the spring as the No. 1 Rover and won the best defensive player award following spring drills…possesses every attribute to excel at his position…expected to play a big part of special teams.
JSU CAREER:
2007: Appeared in all 11 games for the Gamecocks as a junior, earning the start in seven of them…finished the season sixth on the team with 42 tackles, 29 solo…was second on the squad with eight tackles for a loss, while his three sacks were third on the team…forced one fumble and returned another for a touchdown vs. UTC...had eight tackles with a season-high three for a loss vs. Eastern Kentucky...had four tackles vs. Murray State...posted three tackles and a sack vs UT Martin...had three tackles vs. Eastern Illinois.
2006: Played in all 11 games as a junior for the Gamecocks and earned the starting nod 11 times…recorded 31 tackles, 19 solo, on the year…picked up one sack, three quarterback hurries and recovered a fumble…had four tackles for a loss that added up to a combined 20 yards…his lone sack of the season came on Sept. 23 at UT-Martin and resulted in a nine-yard loss…recovered the first fumble of his career against Samford on Nov. 11…tallied a season-high five tackles at Tennessee Tech on Oct. 28…recorded four tackles twice, including against Samford on Nov. 11, when he picked up four solo stops.
(2005) Saw action in all 11 games for the Gamecocks as a sophomore and received the starting nod in one game...finished the season tied for fifth on the team with 42 tackles, the most of any non-starter, to go along with four for a loss and one sack...recorded two pass break-ups and a quarterback hurry...tallied a season-high seven tackles twice, in the season opener against Furman on Sept. 1 and against Tennessee Tech on Oct. 27...recorded six tackles, all solo, at Murray State on Oct. 8, when he also forced a fumble and recorded his only sack and three tackles behind the line of scrimmage.
(2004) Sat out the season as a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Anniston High School for Doug Davis…was named first-team All-State as a senior after finishing with 105 tackles, five caused fumbles, five fumble recoveries, one interception and 19 tackles for loss…earned first-team All-County honors…
PERSONAL: Full name is Marquise Benard Elston…son of Bobby and Connie Woodard…born on March 20, 1985…has one younger sister, Faith, and one younger brother, Conner…has a sone, Marques Le’Brae and a daughter, Amaya Nicole…majoring in Sociology at JSU.
TACKLES G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD FR
2005 11 32 10 42 4-14 0 2 0
2006 11 19 12 31 4-20 1-5 4 1
2007 11 29 13 42 8-21 3-14 1 0
TOTAL: 33 80 35 115 16-56 4-19 6 2
