Marcus Minor

Position:
OL
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-4
Weight:
325
Hometown:
Lanham, MD
High School:
DeMatha Catholic

2022: Started all 13 games at left guard…selected first team All-ACC, the second consecutive year he received all-conference recognition…named ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week for his Virginia Tech performance…Pitt’s highest-graded offensive lineman in a 45-29 win over the Hokies, he was at the point of attack for three of the Panthers’ longest rushes and also gave up zero sacks/pressures…selected to play in the Tropical Bowl all-star game and College Gridiron Classic...named to the All-ACC Academic Football Team.

2021: A mid-year graduate transfer from Maryland, Minor went on to start all 13 games he played in at left guard…lone missed contest (Nov. 11 against North Carolina) was due to injury…All-ACC (third team)...instrumental up front for an offense that averaged a school-record 41.4 points and 486.6 yards per game…the Panthers ranked third nationally in scoring and eighth in total offense.

AT MARYLAND (2017-20): Played in 26 games, making 17 starts on the Terps’ offensive front over four seasons…made 13 starts at tackle and four at guard…three-time Academic All-Big Ten.

HIGH SCHOOL: Highly regarded prospect at perennial power DeMatha Catholic…first team American Family Insurance ALL-USA Maryland Football Team…first team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC)…named to the ESPN 300 (No. 228)…rated the No. 5 overall prospect in Maryland by ESPN, No. 6 by Rivals and No. 9 by 247Sports…rated one of the country’s top 20 guard prospects by ESPN (No. 17) and 247Sports (No. 19)…helped lead DeMatha to a 12-0 record, its fourth consecutive WCAC title and No. 4 ranking in the USA TODAY "Super 25"…played under Coach Elijah Brooks.

PERSONAL: Marcus Jamal Minor, born 7/8/99, is the son of Kenneth and Yvonne Minor…earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Maryland…currently enrolled in Pitt’s Katz Graduate School of Business.