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Marcellous Grigsby
Jersey Number 5

Marcellous Grigsby

  • Position:
    FB
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    225
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Sacramento, Calif.
  • High School:
    Paramount
Mid-year transfer student that enrolled at Temple in January of 2007.

Honors:
Recipient of the 2008 Athole Jacobi Award for outstanding community service.

2008:
Played in all 12 games with one start ... had a six-yard reception at Army ... rushed twice against Western Michigan ... had a three-yard run in the win at Miami ... made a 14-yard catch in the win over Eastern Michigan ... had a big day during the final game of his collegiate career ... entering the game, had only racked up six yards rushing in the first 11 games of the season ... in the finale-- the win over Akron-- ran for 39 yards and the first two touchdowns of his career ... his season-long run of nine yards was for the game[apos]s final touchdown ... lettered.

2007:
Played in seven games with two starts ... received the starting nod against Navy and Buffalo ... had four carries and a reception in the opener with Navy ... TU[apos]s top receiver against Buffalo with three catches for 27 yards ... also had a career-high six carries against the Bulls ... added two rushes and a an eight-yard reception in the win over Northern Illinois ... lettered.

Junior College:
Rushed 203 times for 899 yards and eight TDs in 10 regular season games to earn first-team All-Mid-Empire Conference honors in 2006 at Sacramento (Calif.) City College under head coach Mike Clemons ... member of Superprep[apos]s JUCO 100 squad ... Prep Star All-West Coast Region selection ... Scout.com three-star prospect and a JCFootball.com Honorable Mention All-American ... team defeated Feather River, 31-13, in the Capital Shrine Bowl to capture the Northern California title ... carried 143 times for 668 yards and five TDs in eight games to earn first-team All-Northern California accolades in 2005 ... school produced former Temple letterwinners Stephen Bell and Phil Goodman.

High School:
A 2004 graduate of Paramount (Calif.) HS ... first-team All-Conference selection under head coach Mark Kemp ... rushed for 986 yards and 11 TDS in five games as a senior ... gained 1,364 yards with 15 TDs as a junior ... also lettered in track, competing in the 400m, 200m and triple jump.

Personal: Born March 23, 1986, in Chicago, Ill. ... mother is Bernice Grigsby ... brother Ahmad is a senior CB at Kentucky, and brother Nicholas is a sophomore at RB for Arizona ... criminal justice major. 
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