Football Profile
Markas Brunson
DL/LB, So., 5-11, 245, Columbia, S.C.
Returning starter at linebacker... may drop down to defensive end... one of the Quakers' top returning defenders... has excellent speed and a nose for the ball... 2007: Honorable mention All-ODAC...ranked second on the team in tackles and sacks... had a career-high 13 tackles and a sack at Catholic... also returned a blocked field goal 88 yards for a score and forced a fumble on the goal line in the final two minutes to seal the Quakers’ victory... ODAC Defensive Player of the Week and Guilford-Student Athlete of the Week (11/05)...had four contests with at least 10 stops, including back-to-back 13-tackle efforts in the final two weeks of the season... 2006: Started the year at defensive end, but made his mark at linebacker… ranked ninth on the team in tackles and second in sacks… led Guilford’s tacklers with nine stops in upset of nationally ranked Bridgewater… won the ODAC Defensive Player of the Week Award for his efforts… Personal: One of 10 Guilford students picked to participate in the Principled Problem Solving Scholars Program... Academic All-ODAC (2007-08)... two-time member of Guilford's Student-Athlete Honor Roll... serves on Guilford's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee... compiled 295 tackles, 29 sacks and six blocks in four years under coach Daniel Barrow '80 at Rosewood (N.C.) H.S... team MVP, All-Carolina Conference and News-Argus First Team All-Area as a senior... three-time all-area and all-conference pick… two-time academic athlete honoree… scholastic teammate of Guilford’s Danny Langston '09… also an all-league track performer… son of Thomas and Gloria Brunson... dean's list psychology major.
| Year | GP/GS | Solo | Ast. | Tackles | Sacks | Tackles for loss | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 |
9/4 |
20 |
13 |
33 |
3.5-35 |
8.5-48 |
0 |
2007 |
10/10 |
45 |
39 |
84 |
3-25 |
12-47 |
2 |
Total |
19/14 |
65 |
52 |
117 |
6.5-60 |
20.5-95 |
2 |