Marquise Blair

Marquise Blair (born July 18, 1997) is an American football safety for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah.[1]

Marquise Blair
No. 27 – Seattle Seahawks
Position:Safety / Slot Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1997-07-18) July 18, 1997
Wooster, Ohio
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Wooster HS
College:Utah
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Total tackles:40
Pass deflections:1
Interceptions:0
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Blair attended Wooster High School in Wooster, Ohio He was a First-team Division II all-state as a senior at Wooster High (Ohio). Also named first-team Division II All-Ohio and Ohio Cardinal Conference Defensive Player of the Year.[2]

College career

Blair attended Dodge City Community College before transferring to the University of Utah after the 2016 season. he was a first-team junior college All-American selection he had over a 100 tackles, 3 sacks, and 4 interceptions. He was an all-conference pick for Dodge City as a freshman.

The former first-team All-State pick in Ohio eventually worked his way into the starting lineup with the Utes in 2017, starting 6 of 9 games and making over 48 tackles, three for loss, and two pass breakups. before suffering a season-ending injury against UCLA. As a senior, He started in all 14 games with 12 starts in 2018, garnering second-team All-Pac-12 honors along with 17 of his teammates. He finished the year with 59 stops, two for loss, two interceptions, two pass breakups, and a forced fumble.

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 1 1⁄4 in
(1.86 m)		 195 lb
(88 kg)		 30 3⁄4 in
(0.78 m)		 8 1⁄4 in
(0.21 m)		 4.48 s 35.0 in
(0.89 m)		 10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)
All values from NFL Combine[3]

2019

Blair was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round, 47th overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft.[4]

2020

Blair started the 2020 NFL season being named the starting nickelback for the Seahawks, switching over from his original position at safety.[5] He started the season by having seven tackles (four solo) in the Seahawks' first game of the season. Blair also generated a forced fumble in the game that was against the Atlanta Falcons and helped the team secure a 38–25 victory at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In the second game of the season against the New England Patriots, Blair had to step into the role of free safety after starting free safety Quandre Diggs was ejected for a helmet-to-helmet hit during the game. Blair's season was cut short a few plays later when a teammate rolled onto his leg following a tackle resulting in Blair tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on September 23.[7]

References
  1. Kragthorpe, Kurt (April 24, 2019). "Marquise Blair is Utah's top NFL draft prospect, as Chase Hansen's health makes him a mystery". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  2. Fentress, Aaron (May 7, 2019). "Marquise Blair bashes his way from Wooster to the Seattle Seahawks".
  3. "Marquise Blair Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  4. Boyle, John (April 26, 2019). "Seahawks Select Utah Safety Marquise Blair In Second Round Of 2019 NFL Draft". Seattle Seahawks. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  5. Bell, Gregg (August 16, 2020). "By popular demand--and Seahawks need--Marquise Blair gets his chance as new nickel back". The News Tribune.
  6. Mathews, Liz (September 22, 2020). "Seahawks Wire".
  7. Alper, Josh (September 23, 2020). "Seahawks put Bruce Irvin, Marquise Blair and Phillip Dorsett on IR". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.


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