Marquavius Weaver

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Photo by: George Walker

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Position:
RB
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 210
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Bartlett, Tenn.

Honors

• Tiger 3.0 Club (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018)
• AAC All-Academic Team (2019, 2017)
• Dean’s List for the 2018 spring semester

2021 (Redshirt Senior)

• Appeared in all 12 games for the Tigers
• Totaled 165 rushing yards on 48 carries with three touchdowns
• Also had nine receptions for 83 yards
• Set season-highs with 11 carries for 65 yards and a score in win over Navy
• Had season-best four receptions for 26 yards at Temple

2020 (Redshirt Junior)

• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in all 11 games on the season, earning one start
• Totaled 190 rushing yards on 37 carries with a touchdown to go with one reception for eight yards
• Rushed for a season-high 94 yards on eight carries with a touchdown in victory over Stephen F. Austin

2019 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Played in eight games
• Logged 21 yards on five carries throughout the season
• Made season debut against Southern
• Tallied two carries for six yards against Southern
• Added a carry for two yards in the road win at South Alabama
• Had two carries for a season-high 13 yards at USF
• Member of 2019 squad that finished with a 12-2 overall record and a berth to the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

2018 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Played in five games
• Ran the ball eight times for 48 yards
• Had a long rush of 32 yards
• Made collegiate debut in the season opener vs Mercer
• Ran the ball a career-best four times vs the Bears
• Gained 17 yards on the four carries
• Touched the ball for the first time in his career late in the third quarter (Tigers scored a FG on the drive)
• Had one rush for a career-long 32 yards in a home win over Georgia State
• His 32-yard effort came late in the fourth quarter vs the Panthers and moved the Tigers deep into Georgia State territory
• Saw action in his first American Athletic Conference game in a home win over Connecticut
• Ran the ball two times for five yards vs the Huskies
• Played in games at ECU and vs Tulsa
• Had one carry vs the Golden Hurricane

2017 (Freshman)

• Redshirted
• Member of 2017 squad that went 10-3, won The American West Division title (7-1 league record) and played in The American Championship Game
• Squad earned the program’s first Liberty Bowl bid and played in the hometown’s postseason classic

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Three-year varsity performer at Bartlett High School
• Played running back and wide receiver for the Panthers
• Helped lead Bartlett to three-straight appearances in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Division I Class 6A playoffs
• Two-time All-Region 4-6A (2015 second team; 2016 first team)
• Combined for 1,795 yards on 258 carries with 20 TDs his final two seasons
• Rushed for 1,170 yards and 14 TDs his senior campaign
• Finished the season as the 12th-leading rusher in the Shelby County-Metro area
• Eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark with a career-high 267 yards in his final regular-season game vs Collierville
• The 267 yards and four TDs vs the Dragons both were career highs
• The four TD runs came from 4, 3, 55 and 72 yards out
• Named to the 2016 Commercial Appeal Best of Preps All-Metro Class 6A Team
• Following his senior season, selected to play in the 2016 AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game
• As a junior, ran for 625 yards and six scores
• Son of Jamie Pearson