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2022 Football Roster

52 Jeff Marx

  • Position DL
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 285
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Youngstown, Ohio
  • High School Ursuline
  • Prev School Navy

Biography

Career Highlights
• 2018, 2019, 2022 First Team All-PSAC West
• 22nd in program history for career TFL
• 25th in program history for career sacks

Personal: Son of Lisa and Bill Marx … A Business Management major.

2022: Started all 13 games … Named to Don Hansen Football Gazette All-America Team … Earned first team All-PSAC West honors at defensive tackle … A team captain … Ended year with 49 total tackles, 13 TFL, 8.5 sacks and two forced fumbles … Also intercepted one pass … Ranked second for SRU in both TFL and sacks … Tallied at least four tackles in eight games … Made one interception in week one against Wayne State … Had four tackles, one TFL and a half sack at West Chester … Recorded seven tackles and 2.5 sacks against Seton Hill … Produced five total TFL and 3.5 sacks in a three-week stretch against Mercyhurst, Gannon and California … Racked up five tackles, 2.5 TFL and two sacks against Edinboro ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2021: Started first six games of season before suffering season-ending injury … Made 16 tackles (8 solo / 8 assisted) while also totaling two TFL and a half sack … Opened year with three tackles and one TFL at Wayne State … posted eight tackles and a half sack at Seton Hill … Game-by-Game Statistics

2019: Started all 14 games as The Rock’s top interior defensive lineman … Earned second team all-region honors by the Don Hansen Football Gazette … A first team All-PSAC West performer … Ended season with 34 tackles (11 solo / 23 assisted), seven tackles for loss, two sacks and one fumble recovery … Had four tackles in a game on three occasions against Seton Hill, Cal U, and Gannon … Recorded two TFL and one sack in playoff win against Notre Dame … Also had full TFL against Shippensburg, IUP and Gannon … Game-by-game Statistics

2018: Started all 14 games …. First team All-PSAC West … Played a huge role in helping turn around The Rock’s run defense that ranked 13th in the PSAC in 2017, but second in 2018 … Totaled 46 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks and one fumble recovery … Began Rock career with two TFL as part of an eight-tackle game in season-opener against Kentucky State … Had one sack and four total tackles against Mercyhurst … Made six tackles against Gannon … Tallied one TFL in playoff loss at Notre Dame … Game-by-Game Statistics
 
Before The Rock: Played football for one season at the United States Naval Academy …  Did not appear in a game.
 
High School: Lettered four times in football at Ursuline … Was ranked as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com as a senior … Fielded offers from Navy, Army West Point and Youngstown State before committing to Navy … Earned All-Ohio honors as both a junior and senior … a four-time all-district selection … A “Five Blocks of Granite” award recipient, given to the top five offensive lineman in the Ohio Valley … Selected to play in the Ohio North-South Senior All-Star Game … Led Ursuline to a regional championship in 2015 … Also an accomplished power lifter … An honor roll student.
 
Career Highs
Total Tackles 8 (3x)
Solo Tackles 4 at Seton Hill (2021)
Asst. Tackles 6 vs. Kentucky State (2018)
TFL 3 vs. Seton Hill (2022)
Sacks 2.5 vs. Seton Hill (2022)
Forced Fumbles -
Interceptions 1 vs. Wayne State (2022)
 
Top Performances
Date Opponent Stats
9/1/18 Kentucky St 8 Tackles, 2 TFL
9/25/21 Seton Hill 8 Tackles, 0.5 Sacks
9/24/22 Seton Hill 7 Tackles, 3 TFL, 2.5 Sacks
10/8/22 Mercyhurst 4 Tackles, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 52

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    DL
    6'0" 300 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    DL
    6'0" 295 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2020Redshirt Junior

    DL
    6'0" 295 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2021Redshirt Junior

    DL
    6'0" 285 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2022Redshirt Senior

    DL
    6'0" 285 lbs
    52