Terrace Marshall Jr. (born June 9, 2000) is an

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wide receiver for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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, and was drafted by the Panthers in the second round of the

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Early years

Marshall attended Parkway High School in

Bossier City, Louisiana Bossier City ( ) is a city in Bossier Parish in the northwestern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana in the United States. It is the second most populous city in the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan statistical area. In 2020, it had a ...

. As a junior he had 55 receptions for 1,250 yards with 15 touchdowns and was named the ''

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'' Male Athlete of the Year. He missed most of his senior season due to an ankle injury. Despite the injury he was still named a 2018 Under Armour All-American. A five star recruit, he committed to

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(LSU) to play college football.

College career

As a true freshman at LSU in 2018, Marshall played in 13 games with one start and had 12 receptions for 192 yards. He returned to LSU in 2019 as one of LSU's top three receivers along with

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and

Ja'Marr Chase Ja'Marr Anthony Chase (born March 1, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU, where he won the Fred Biletnikoff Award and the 2020 College F ...

. Although he missed 3 games due to injury, he still managed to score 13 touchdowns, including 2 vs Georgia in the SEC Championship, 2 vs Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl, and 1 vs Clemson in the College Football Championship game win. Against the

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, Marshall, Jefferson and Chase each had 100 receiving yards, the first time in school history three players had over 100 yards receiving. On November 29, 2020, Marshall declared for the

and opted out of the remainder of the 2020 college football season. Up until that point, Marshall recorded 731 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns (both third in the SEC) in seven games played.

Professional career

Marshall was selected by the

in the second round (59th overall) of the

. He signed his four-year rookie contract with Carolina on June 17, 2021, worth $5.7 million.

Personal life

His uncle,

Joe Delaney Joe Alton Delaney (; October 30, 1958 – June 29, 1983) was an American football running back who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL). In his two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, Delaney set four franchise records ...

, played in the NFL and died in 1983 attempting to rescue three children from drowning in a pond, before Marshall was born.

References

External links

LSU Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Terrace Jr. 2000 births Living people Players of American football from Louisiana Sportspeople from Bossier City, Louisiana American football wide receivers LSU Tigers football players Carolina Panthers players