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Jersey Number 9
Marquez Callaway
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Warner Robins, Ga.
- High School:
- Warner Robins
Bio
First name pronounced mar-QWEZ
Completed his Big Orange career as one of the Vols' most prolific receivers and punt returners all-time with 92 receptions for 1,646 yards and 13 touchdowns, ranking No. 16 UT history in receiving yardage ... His career 13.6 punt return average ranks fourth in school history and his three punt return touchdowns are second all-time .. Competed in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl postseason all-star game.
CAREER HONORS
2019 Coaches All-SEC Second Team (Return Specialist)
2019 PFF College All-SEC Team (Honorable Mention)
2019 Preseason All-SEC Second Team - Return Specialist (Media & Coaches)
Member of the 2017-18 VOLeaders Academy Class
2018 PFF College All-SEC Second Team (Punt Returner)
2019 – SENIOR
Wrapped up an outstanding career by collecting All-SEC Second Team honors as a return specialist after totaling 154 yards and a 65-yard touchdown on 11 punt returns ... His 14.0 punt return average ranked second in the SEC ... Three-year starter at wide receiver, who had his best season for the Vols as a senior, grabbing 30 passes for 635 yards and six scores ... He ranked tied for first in the SEC and fourth in the nation in yards per catch (21.2) ... Had one 19-yard catch and one four-yard punt return versus Indiana in the 2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (1/2) ... Had a season-high 110 receiving yards and one score on six catches versus Missouri (11/23) - his fourth 100-yard game of the season ... Notched his third 100-yard receiving performance this season at Kentucky, hauling in four receptions for 103 yards and a TD grab (11/9)... Scored a pair of touchdowns in 41-21 win over South Carolina (10/29) ... Made three catches for 102 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown catch against the Gamecocks ... Also, returned a punt 65 yards to the house for his third-career punt return touchdown ... Led special teams against No. 1 Alabama with a 22-yard punt return and added a pair of kick returns, including a career-long 21-yarder to finish with a career-best 37 yards ... Also pulled in a 13-yard reception, his first since Georgia (10/19) ... Had a big night against No. 3 Georgia, posting a then-season-high 105 receiving yards with an all-time best 73-yard touchdown reception ... It marked the longest pass-and-catch for the Vols since Oct. 31, 2015 against Kentucky, when Josh Dobbs connected with Josh Malone for a 75-yard touchdown (10/5) ... Found the end zone for the second time this year on a season-long 39-yard catch against Chattanooga...finished with 59 yards, also a season-high (9/14) ... Scored Tennessee's first touchdown of the season on a six-yard catch from Jarrett Guarantano to mark his third touchdown in a season opener (8/31).
2018 – JUNIOR
Led the Vols with 37 catches for 592 yards (16.0 ypc) in 2018 to go along with two touchdowns … Started all 12 games … Had an 82-yard punt return touchdown – the second punt return score of his career ... His 11.9 punt return average (14-166) ranked No. 3 in the SEC and No. 13 in the nation … Ranked tied for third in the nation in punt return touchdowns (one) … Recorded a season-best 98 yards receiving on two receptions against Missouri … Caught a 39-yard Hail Mary as time expired in the first half of UT’s win over No. 11 Kentucky … His 82-yard punt return against Charlotte was his first touchdown of the season and tied for the 12th-longest punt return in Tennessee history … It was also UT’s longest punt return since 2015 … Recorded a career-best nine receptions for 86 yards against South Carolina … Totaled two receptions for 55 yards in win at No. 21 Auburn … Had two catches for 61 yards in the SEC opener against Florida … Finished with five receptions for 78 yards in the home opener against ETSU, including a career-best 51-yarder … Totaled a then-career-high six receptions for 63 yards in the season-opener against West Virginia in Charlotte.
2017 – SOPHOMORE
The first-year starter led the Vols with five touchdown catches, while tying for third in receptions (24) and receiving yards (406) ... Made 10 starts in 11 appearances … Finished eighth in the SEC in yards per catch (16.9) … Ranked fourth in the league in punt return average (8.4) … Opened the season with a breakout game in the double overtime win over Georgia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta by tallying four receptions for 115 yards and two touchdowns … Both touchdowns came in the second half and helped the Vols erase a 14-point deficit … His second touchdowns was a 50-yard score off a pass from Quinten Dormady with 11:49 remaining in the game … Ended the season with three catches for 16 yards and a touchdown in the loss to Vanderbilt … Caught two passes for 72 yards, including a 46-yard touchdown, versus LSU … Led UT with 53 yards on two grabs in the win over Southern Mississippi … Had two catches for 16 yards against Kentucky … Totaled four receptions for 37 yards versus South Carolina.
2016 – FRESHMAN
Appeared in six games as a true freshman … Made one catch for 13 yards versus Tennessee Tech – the first reception of his career … Had a 62-yard punt return touchdown against Tennessee Tech and finished with two punt returns for 114 yards versus the Golden Eagles … His 62-yard punt return touchdown was the first by a Vol freshman since Devaun Swafford brought a blocked punt back 15 yards in 2013 … Made his collegiate debut at South Carolina on Oct. 29, 2016.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated a four-star prospect and a consensus Top 15 recruit in Georgia … Played in the Army All-American Bowl in 2016 … Member of the ESPN 300 and PrepStar 150 Dream Team … Named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State Class AAAA First Team as a defensive back in 2015 … Honored as an all-state selection on both sides of the ball by the Georgia Sports Writers as a senior.
PERSONAL
Majoring in communications studies and is expected to graduate in December 2019 … Full name is Marquez Antonio Callaway … Born on March 27, 1998 … Son of Maureen and Antonio Callaway … Grew up in a military family as his mother, father, grandmother and uncle all served, and his brother was recently stationed in Korea … Also was recruited to play basketball at the collegiate level ...Recipient of Emmon Love Athletic Memorial Endowed Scholarship.
Completed his Big Orange career as one of the Vols' most prolific receivers and punt returners all-time with 92 receptions for 1,646 yards and 13 touchdowns, ranking No. 16 UT history in receiving yardage ... His career 13.6 punt return average ranks fourth in school history and his three punt return touchdowns are second all-time .. Competed in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl postseason all-star game.
CAREER HONORS
2019 Coaches All-SEC Second Team (Return Specialist)
2019 PFF College All-SEC Team (Honorable Mention)
2019 Preseason All-SEC Second Team - Return Specialist (Media & Coaches)
Member of the 2017-18 VOLeaders Academy Class
2018 PFF College All-SEC Second Team (Punt Returner)
2019 – SENIOR
Wrapped up an outstanding career by collecting All-SEC Second Team honors as a return specialist after totaling 154 yards and a 65-yard touchdown on 11 punt returns ... His 14.0 punt return average ranked second in the SEC ... Three-year starter at wide receiver, who had his best season for the Vols as a senior, grabbing 30 passes for 635 yards and six scores ... He ranked tied for first in the SEC and fourth in the nation in yards per catch (21.2) ... Had one 19-yard catch and one four-yard punt return versus Indiana in the 2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (1/2) ... Had a season-high 110 receiving yards and one score on six catches versus Missouri (11/23) - his fourth 100-yard game of the season ... Notched his third 100-yard receiving performance this season at Kentucky, hauling in four receptions for 103 yards and a TD grab (11/9)... Scored a pair of touchdowns in 41-21 win over South Carolina (10/29) ... Made three catches for 102 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown catch against the Gamecocks ... Also, returned a punt 65 yards to the house for his third-career punt return touchdown ... Led special teams against No. 1 Alabama with a 22-yard punt return and added a pair of kick returns, including a career-long 21-yarder to finish with a career-best 37 yards ... Also pulled in a 13-yard reception, his first since Georgia (10/19) ... Had a big night against No. 3 Georgia, posting a then-season-high 105 receiving yards with an all-time best 73-yard touchdown reception ... It marked the longest pass-and-catch for the Vols since Oct. 31, 2015 against Kentucky, when Josh Dobbs connected with Josh Malone for a 75-yard touchdown (10/5) ... Found the end zone for the second time this year on a season-long 39-yard catch against Chattanooga...finished with 59 yards, also a season-high (9/14) ... Scored Tennessee's first touchdown of the season on a six-yard catch from Jarrett Guarantano to mark his third touchdown in a season opener (8/31).
2018 – JUNIOR
Led the Vols with 37 catches for 592 yards (16.0 ypc) in 2018 to go along with two touchdowns … Started all 12 games … Had an 82-yard punt return touchdown – the second punt return score of his career ... His 11.9 punt return average (14-166) ranked No. 3 in the SEC and No. 13 in the nation … Ranked tied for third in the nation in punt return touchdowns (one) … Recorded a season-best 98 yards receiving on two receptions against Missouri … Caught a 39-yard Hail Mary as time expired in the first half of UT’s win over No. 11 Kentucky … His 82-yard punt return against Charlotte was his first touchdown of the season and tied for the 12th-longest punt return in Tennessee history … It was also UT’s longest punt return since 2015 … Recorded a career-best nine receptions for 86 yards against South Carolina … Totaled two receptions for 55 yards in win at No. 21 Auburn … Had two catches for 61 yards in the SEC opener against Florida … Finished with five receptions for 78 yards in the home opener against ETSU, including a career-best 51-yarder … Totaled a then-career-high six receptions for 63 yards in the season-opener against West Virginia in Charlotte.
2017 – SOPHOMORE
The first-year starter led the Vols with five touchdown catches, while tying for third in receptions (24) and receiving yards (406) ... Made 10 starts in 11 appearances … Finished eighth in the SEC in yards per catch (16.9) … Ranked fourth in the league in punt return average (8.4) … Opened the season with a breakout game in the double overtime win over Georgia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta by tallying four receptions for 115 yards and two touchdowns … Both touchdowns came in the second half and helped the Vols erase a 14-point deficit … His second touchdowns was a 50-yard score off a pass from Quinten Dormady with 11:49 remaining in the game … Ended the season with three catches for 16 yards and a touchdown in the loss to Vanderbilt … Caught two passes for 72 yards, including a 46-yard touchdown, versus LSU … Led UT with 53 yards on two grabs in the win over Southern Mississippi … Had two catches for 16 yards against Kentucky … Totaled four receptions for 37 yards versus South Carolina.
2016 – FRESHMAN
Appeared in six games as a true freshman … Made one catch for 13 yards versus Tennessee Tech – the first reception of his career … Had a 62-yard punt return touchdown against Tennessee Tech and finished with two punt returns for 114 yards versus the Golden Eagles … His 62-yard punt return touchdown was the first by a Vol freshman since Devaun Swafford brought a blocked punt back 15 yards in 2013 … Made his collegiate debut at South Carolina on Oct. 29, 2016.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated a four-star prospect and a consensus Top 15 recruit in Georgia … Played in the Army All-American Bowl in 2016 … Member of the ESPN 300 and PrepStar 150 Dream Team … Named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State Class AAAA First Team as a defensive back in 2015 … Honored as an all-state selection on both sides of the ball by the Georgia Sports Writers as a senior.
PERSONAL
Majoring in communications studies and is expected to graduate in December 2019 … Full name is Marquez Antonio Callaway … Born on March 27, 1998 … Son of Maureen and Antonio Callaway … Grew up in a military family as his mother, father, grandmother and uncle all served, and his brother was recently stationed in Korea … Also was recruited to play basketball at the collegiate level ...Recipient of Emmon Love Athletic Memorial Endowed Scholarship.
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