20   Marco Nelson Class: Junior Hometown: Glenpool, Okla. High School: Glenpool Height / Weight: 6-0 / 192 Position: Defensive Back Experience: 2L

Tulsa - A returning letterwinner and starter . . . named to the 2011 Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List . . . 2010 - Played in all 13 games and has started 12 contests . . . ranked third on the teams with had 86 stops and also added six interceptions and six pass break-ups . . . was named to the Football Writer's Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-America team . . . also earned third-team Freshman All-America accolades by Phil Steele's Magazine . . . earned first-team all-Conference USA accolades and was also a C-USA all-freshman team selection . . . ranked 10th nationally for interceptions per game . . . his six interceptions tied teammate Dexter McCoil and is the most since Nick Graham's six in 2005 . . . was named the Walter Camp Foundation National FBS Defensive Player of the Week and the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week for his performance at Houston when he tallied seven tackles and three interceptions, coming deep in Tulsa territory . . . had a season-high 10 tackles at Oklahoma State and also had the school's fourth-longest INT return with an 81-yard return for a TD against OSU . . . had 5 stops and one PBU at Hawai'i . . . had nine tackles and two pass break-ups against UTEP . . . also tallied nine stops vs. Southern Miss . . . had nine stops and one pass break-up against Tulane . . . tallied tackles and forced one fumble at SMU . . . tallied seven tackles and one PBU at Notre Dame . . . totaled four stops and one interception at Memphis before leaving the game in the second quarter with an injury . . . received his first collegiate start at safety against Bowling Green and tallied five tackles, one pass break-up and one interception against Bowling Green . . . Overall - Missed spring drills after recovering from a shoulder injury . . . played safety for the first time in his career as a true freshman . . . a very athletic player . . . has great speed and good ball skills . . . a solid tackler . . . possesses unlimited potential.

High School - Was a three-year letterwinner at Glenpool High School . . . gained 1,324 yards for a 10.7 average per carry and 18 touchdowns his senior season . . . also had 10 kickoff returns for 407 yards and three TDs . . . rushed for 178 yards against Class 5A state runner-up Bixby, 158 yards against Class 4A state champion Star Spencer and 133 yards and two TDs in a victory over Class 3A runner-up Berryhill . . . helped lead his team to a 9-2 record as a senior . . . named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association East All-State Team . . . was ranked 25th in the state of Oklahoma by Scout.com . . . ranked 31st in the state of Oklahoma by Rivals.com . . . was a Tulsa World first-team all-metro selection during his senior season . . . earned Tulsa World second-team all-state honors as a kick returner . . . had 1,437 yards and 18 TDs as a junior despite missing the first five games with an injury . . . rushed for 1,978 yards and 24 touchdowns as a sophomore . . . high school coach was Steve Edwards.

Personal - Favorite NFL team is the Minnesota Vikings . . . his favorite movie is Friday . . . lists Remember the Titans as his favorite football movie . . . favorite TV channel is the Discovery Channel . . . his favorite NFL player is Minnesota running back . . . favorite TV show is "Real World" . . . his favorite musician is Soulja Boy . . . the magazine cover he would most like to appear on is TIME . . . mother is Phylicia Nelson . . . majoring in Education . . . born DeMarco Melvin Nelson on August 8, 1991.