2012 Football Roster
Sep 12 (Fri)
5:30 PM
Marques Mosley
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Upland, Calif.
- High School:
- Upland
AT COLORADO: 2015 (Sr.)—He did not see any action, dressing for just two games. He was held out of spring practices as he completed rehabilitation following knee surgery last November. He finished his career 19th in all-time kickoff return yards at Colorado (604).
2014 (Jr.)—He saw action in six games, including two on defense, before being lost for the final four games of the season after he suffered torn knee ligaments (ACL, MCL) in the UCLA game (he has surgery on November 24); he had also missed the first two of the season with lower leg injury. He recorded four tackles on the season from scrimmage: he was in for 16 snaps at California (one solo tackle) and for six against Southern California, where he had three tackles (two solo, including one for a loss and a third down stop). He earned three special teams points, as he had a solo tackle, a downed punt and a first downfield credit that altered the path of the return man. In the spring, he had five tackles, all solo with one for a loss, in the four main scrimmages.
2013 (Soph.)—He saw action in 11 games, 10 on defense (no starts; did not play at UCLA) and was in for 127 plays from scrimmage. He racked up 16 tackles (11 solo, one for zero), and also had three third down stops (one on fourth down), two touchdown saves and a forced fumble, the latter coming in the season finale at Utah. He had two solo stops in the opener against Colorado State, both big plays as one was a third down stop and the other stifling the Rams on a fourth down try at CU’s 17-yard line with just less than two minutes remaining in the game. His season-high in tackles were three on three occasions (at Arizona State, at Washington, at Utah). He earned four points in CU’s elaborate special teams scoring system, coming on the strength of three tackles (two solo) and a downed punt. In the preseason, Phil Steele’s College Football selected him as the third-team kick returner on its All-Pac 12 preseason team (collegesportsmadness.com selected him on its second-team). He was also one of 36 players on the preseason watch list for the top kickoff returners as determined by the College Football Performance Awards.
2012 (Fr.)—He earned honorable mention All-Pac 12 honors at defensive back from the league coaches, and was a second-team All-Pac 12 choice at kickoff returner by collegesportsmadness.com. He played in all 12 games, including starts in seven, three at nickel back and the final four games of the season at strong safety. He finished sixth on the team in tackles with 56 (27 solo), as he saw action for 524 snaps from scrimmage, the fourth most ever played on defense by a true freshman in school history. He recorded a season-career-high 14 tackles (five solo) against Stanford, and had seven on two other occasions (Fresno State, Washington). He also had a quarterback sack on a safety blitz, two third down stops, three hurries, a pass broken up, an interception (which he had versus Fresno) and two touchdown saves. He led the team in kickoff returns, averaging 26.1 yards for 21 returns; that included a 100-yard return for a touchdown against Utah, CU’s first kickoff return for a score in three years (and was the Kickoff Return Performer of the Week as selected by Intersport). He was the seventh freshman to lead CU in kickoff returns, with the 26.1 average second only to Ben Kelly’s 31.1 in 1997. On special teams, he earned three points, as he had a solo tackle inside-the-20 and a forced fumble. In the first extensive scrimmage of August camp, he returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, which turned out to be glimpse of how he would conclude his freshman year.
HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was ranked the No. 91 safety in the nation and the No. 128 player overall out of California by ESPN.com; he starred in all three phases of the game, at defensive back, wide receiver and kick returner. He was a first-team All-CIF Inland Division selection and earned first-team All-Baseline League honors at defensive back, while garnering second-team accolades at receiver; he was an honorable mention All-League performer as a junior. In his senior season, he recorded 64 tackles (43 solo), had two interceptions, four passes broken up and a fumble recovery. On offense, he had 19 receptions for 387 yards and three touchdowns, with 326 yards rushing with five touchdowns on 19 carries, with a long rush of 78 yards. His best game as a senior came in a 54-27 win over Norco, when he returned two kickoffs for touchdowns (83 and 95 yards), had one catch for a 48-yard touchdown, had an interception and was in on eight tackles. Another top contest came against Los Osos, when he had four carries for 68 yards and a TD on offense, in addition to an interception, five tackles and a pass deflection on defense in a 49-21 Upland victory. A two-year starter on defense, as a junior he tallied 65 tackles (47 solo), one interception, two pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Under coach Tim Salter, the Scots were 43-10 in his four seasons (12-1 his senior year, league champions; 8-4 as a junior, 12-2 as a sophomore and 11-3 as a freshman). He also lettered in track and field, competing in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, the 4x100-meter relay, triple jump, and high jump. He played basketball as a freshman but did not letter.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado (and was on schedule to graduate in May 2016).
PERSONAL—He was born May 31, 1994, in Artesia, Calif. His hobbies include hanging out with friends and playing video games, in addition to being very talented musically: he plays the drums and the ukulele, along with writing and producing music. He has given back to his community by working at his local church and coaching Pop Warner football. A cousin, Sirr Parker, played running back at Texas A&M and in the NFL. Parker scored on a 32-yard touchdown pass in the 1998 Big 12 Conference championship to give the Aggies a 36-33 overtime victory over Kansas State, and his life was the subject of a 2001 Showtime movie entitled They Call Me Sirr. He played in high school with fellow CU 2012 signee Donta Abron. (First name is pronounced mar-kease)
| TACKLES | |||||||
| Season |
G
|
Plays
|
UT
|
AT
|
TOT
|
TFL
|
Sacks
|
| 2012 |
12
|
524
|
27
|
29
|
56
|
2-11
|
1-10
|
| 2013 |
11
|
127
|
11
|
5
|
16
|
0- 0
|
0- 0
|
| 2014 |
2
|
22
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
1- 4
|
0- 0
|
| Totals |
25
|
673
|
41
|
35
|
76
|
3-15
|
1-10
|
| Season |
G
|
TZ
|
3DS
|
Hurr
|
FR
|
FF
|
PBU
|
Int
|
| 2012 |
12
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
| 2013 |
11
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| 2014 |
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Totals |
25
|
1
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
