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AT GEORGIA STATE: Versatile athlete who played both offense and defense in his two seasons with the Panthers ... Moved from cornerback to running back midway through the 2014 and ended up leading the team in rushing …Was a starter at cornerback but made the move following several injuries at running back ... Briefly returned to defense for spring practice but entered 2015 at running back ... Junior college transfer who enrolled at Georgia State in January 2014.

2015: Rushed for 62 yards on 12 attempts in two games ... Gained 43 yards on four carries, including a 29-yard rush, in win at New Mexico State.

2014: Georgia State’s leading rusher with 354 yards and three touchdowns ... Added eight receptions for 38 yards ... Moved to running back prior to Game 5 vs. ULL after starting the first four games at cornerback ... Set Georgia State record with three rushing touchdowns vs. UL Lafayette in his first game at running back. Rushed for 90 yards on school-record 27 carries ... Rushed for 86 yards on 18 carries at Troy ... Added 72 yards on 10 attempts and two receptions for 20 yards vs. Texas State.

Had 10 tackles and three pass breakups in his four games at cornerback ... Made four tackles and two pass breakups vs. Abilene Christian in his game at GSU ... Had four tackles and a pass breakup at Washington ... Earned preseason all-conference mention at cornerback by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview (third team).

JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Signed with Kentucky out of high school and redshirted in 2011-12 … Moved from running back to cornerback in the spring of 2012 … Was rated one of the nation’s top 40 prep running backs by Rivals.com and among the top 50 backs by Scout.com … Rushed for 1,611 yards and 17 touchdowns senior season at Atlanta’s Grady High School … Helped lead Grady to an 11-2 record and the quarterfinals of the Class AAA state playoffs … Second-team all-state for Class AAA by the Georgia Sports Writers Association … Honorable-mention all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

PERSONAL: Full name is Marcus Caffey ... Born July 7 1992 ...Son of Arthur and Michelle Caffey ... Majoring in sociology.