Marvin Austin
Marvin Austin

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Washington, D.C.

High School:
Ballou

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 305

Position:
Defensive Tackle

• Pro Football Weekly Honorable-Mention All-America
• First-Team Freshman All-America by CollegeFootballNews.com, Scout.com and Rivals.com
• Honorable-mention Freshman All-America by The Sporting News
• First-team Freshman All-ACC by The Sporting News

2007: Played extremely well for a true freshman on the defensive line, making three starts and playing in all 12 games • Started against ECU, Virginia Tech and Miami • Finished the season with 26 tackles, 6.0 tackles for losses and 4.0 sacks • Posted four tackles and assisted on a 3-yard sack in the win over Duke • Had one tackle at Georgia Tech • Played well in the win over Maryland with four tackles and two quarterback hurries • Posted one tackle at Wake Forest • Made a 14-yard sack on South Carolina QB Chris Smelley • Had three tackles and a sack against the Hurricanes • Started and recorded his first career sack in the Virginia Tech game • Finished the VT game with four tackles and 1.5 sacks • Had a productive game at No. 23 USF with five solo tackles and a 4-yard tackle for loss • Made his first career start in the loss at East Carolina and had a 2-yard tackles for loss • One of eight true freshmen to see action in the first game of the year, a 37-14 victory over James Madison • Was one of 10 players to play on the defensive line.

High School: SuperPrep All-America • Parade All-America • Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl • Ranked the No. 1 defensive tackle in the country and the No. 7 overall player in the nation by Rivals • Defensive Player of the Year according to recruiting analyst Tom Lemming • Considered the No. 1 defensive tackle in the country by PrepStar • Ranked the No. 2 defensive lineman in the country by SuperPrep • Ranked the No. 1 player in the Mid-Atlantic by SuperPrep • Earned all-metro honors from The Washington Post • Transferred from Coolidge High School to Ballou for his senior season and led team to the DC I-AA championship • Had 85 tackles, including 14 for losses and 17 sacks, as a senior • Had 26 tackles for losses and 29 sacks during final two season in high school • Coached by Moses Ware • Son of Donna Johnson • Born Jan. 1, 1989.