Marcus Cushnie

Height:
6-2
Weight:
250
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
West Palm Beach, Fla.
High School:
Palm Beach Central
Prev School:
Florida State

2022• Redshirt Senior

Cushnie ranked fourth on the team with 47.0 tackles on the year including 23 solo and 24 assisted
Totaled 13.0 TFLs for a team-high 49 yards and had a team-best 5.5 sacks
Led the team with five quarterback hurries on the year, including two at Toledo (9/10)
Named to Phil Steele’s 2022 All-Independent Team as a Second Team DE
Earned Pro Football Network All-Independent Team honors as a Second Team Edge
Had five tackles and a sack in the win over Stony Brook (9/17)
Posted three solo tackles at Temple (9/24), including two tackles for loss
Had a solo tackle and a quarterback hurry at Eastern Michigan (10/1)
Had seven tackles (four solo) versus Liberty, including three tackles for loss and a six-yard sack (10/8)
Made six tackles (two solo) and added a quarterback hurry against Buffalo (10/15)
Had five tackles (one solo) including two tackles for loss (14 yards) and 1.5 sacks to go along with a quarterback hurry against New Mexico State (10/29)
Posted five more tackles (four solo) at UConn, while registering 1.5 TFL (seven yards) and one sack (11/5)
Made three solo tackles, including an eight-yard sack and an additional three-yard TFL, at Arkansas State (11/12)

2021• Redshirt Junior (at Florida State)

• Appeared in all 12 games and made three tackles with 1.5 sacks
• Recorded two tackles, including 1.5 sacks, vs. UMass
• Registered one tackle vs. Jacksonville State
• Named a Seminole Scholar
• Recorded three total tackles, one solo tackle, and two assisted tackles

2020 • Junior (at Alabama A&M)

2019 • Sophomore (at Alabama A&M)

• Played in all 12 games in 2019 and recorded 39 tackles, including 13.0 for loss with 7.0 sacks, eight quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, two pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick

2018 • Freshman (at Alabama A&M)

• Appeared in all 11 games as a true freshman and made nine tackles, including 2.0 sacks, and one quarterback hurry

Before Massachusetts

• Played 26 games in three seasons at Alabama A&M
• Second-team Academic All-American in 2021
• First Alabama A&M defensive player ever to earn Academic All-America acclaim
• Two-time first-team All-SWAC selection
• Earned first-team honors as sophomore in 2019 and in spring 2021 season
• Helped Alabama A&M win SWAC championship with perfect 5-0 record in spring of 2021
• Ranked second in FCS with 1.75 sacks per game
• Registered 7.0 sacks in addition to 20 tackles and 7.5 tackles for loss with two quarterback hurries
• Played in all 12 games in 2019 and recorded 39 tackles, including 13.0 for loss with 7.0 sacks, eight quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, two pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick
• As a senior at Palm Beach Central recorded 99 tackles, including 12.0 for loss with 3.0 sacks, three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble while helping Broncos reach regional semifinal round of 8A state playoffs…earned bachelor’s degree in criminology