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6’2” • 306 lbs. • Born: 2.23.87 • Auburn • D2 – 2009 • 62nd Overall • Vigor H.S. • Mobile, Ala.

COLLEGE: Sen’Derrick Marks is a great athlete who can use his agility and quickness at defensive tackle to be a force against both the run and the pass. The 6-foot-2-inch, 306-pounder declared for the NFL draft as a junior after starting 37 of 40 games during his Auburn career and recording 114 tackles with 7.5 sacks, 30 stops for losses and 10 quarterback pressures. A pair of ankle injuries hobbled him throughout the second half of his junior year, but Marks still earned second-team All-SEC recognition from the league's coaches and honorable mention from the Associated Press. Perhaps his most successful season came as a sophomore when he started all 13 games at defensive end and was named All-SEC second-team after posting a career-high 43 tackles with a pair of sacks.

At the NFL Scouting Combine, Marks posted 5.0 in the 40-yard dash and a 33-inch vertical jump. The Mobile, Ala., native was selected by the Titans in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

TITANS TIDBITS:

• Marks’ athleticism also translates to the hardwood. The 6-foot-2-inch, 306-pounder can dunk a basketball. Former Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville saw him dunk and offered him a football scholarship on the spot.

• Marks is the oldest of eight children with the youngest being nine years old. His siblings’ names are Anntranetta, Shamira, Ciera, DeAndre, Alexia, Kenneth Davis Jr. and Lakendra Davis. Most of his brothers and sisters have unique names which have no specific meaning to them. There is no specific meaning behind the name Sen’Derrick either and he often goes by the nickname Sen.

• Marks did a lot of community work with kids in college as a result of his rehabilitation services major. In the future, he wants to start a foundation that mentors juvenile delinquents and people with disabilities by providing them with role models and leadership activities.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• AS A JUNIOR (2008), earned second-team All-SEC recognition from the league's coaches and honorable mention from the Associated Press. Started 11 games at right defensive tackle and collected 32 tackles with two sacks for minus seven yards and a pair of quarterback pressures. Ranked second on the team and 10th in the SEC with 10 stops for losses of 34 yards.

• Against Southern Miss (9/6), collected four tackles, a quarterback hurry and 1.5 tackles for losses of minus five yards.

• Against Mississippi State (9/13), posted two tackles for losses of minus eight yards to go with four total tackles.

• Against Louisiana State (9/20), turned in strong performance with seven tackles and 1.5 sacks for minus six yards. His 1.5 sacks tied his career best set against Washington State in 2006.

• Against Arkansas (10/11), notched five tackles, a blocked PAT and a tackle for loss.

• AS A SOPHOMORE (2007), received the team's Eddie Welch Attitude and Effort Award on defense by the coaching staff. Shifted to right defensive end, starting every game, despite playing most of the schedule with a hernia that required surgery after the season. Finished with a career-high 43 tackles, adding two sacks for minus 15 yards and nine stops for losses of 35 yards. Registered seven quarterback pressures, three passes defensed, including an eight-yard interception return, caused and recovered a fumble and also blocked two field goals.

• Against South Florida (9/8), collected a career-high 10 tackles and blocked a field goal attempt in the third quarter.

• Against New Mexico State (9/22), notched three tackles, a tackle for loss, a fumble recovery and an interception. The pick was the first of his career and came inside the NMSU red zone. He became the first Auburn player since Karibi Dede in 2005 to notch an interception and a fumble recovery in the same game.

• At Louisiana State (10/20), enjoyed one of better games of season, recording five stops including two tackles for loss and his first sack of the season.

• At Florida (9/29), had four tackles and a team-high two tackles for loss along with a blocked field goal attempt in the win.

• AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2006), received Freshman All-American first-team honors from Rivals.com and third-team recognition from The Sporting News. Also was named Freshman All-Southeastern Conference by the league's coaches. Took over right defensive tackle

duties, starting all 13 games and recording 38 tackles, including 3.5 sacks for minus 13 yards, one pressure and 11 stops for losses of 32 yards. Also caused one fumble, recovered three others and deflected two passes.

• At Mississippi State (9/9), posted three tackles, a sack and forced a fumble.

• At Alabama (11/18), recorded five tackles, two fumble recoveries and a tackle for loss.

• Against Nebraska (1/1), tied for third on the team with five tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss in the Cotton Bowl.

• AS A FRESHMAN (2005), saw action in three games and collected a tackle before he was redshirted.

• Majored in rehabilitation services.

PERSONAL:

• Single, splits time between Nashville and Mobile, Ala.

• Attended Vigor (Mobile, Ala.) High School, where he was a three-year starter playing football for head coach Kerry Stevenson.

• Helped his team reach the first round of the playoffs, as he recorded 81 tackles and 17 sacks as a senior.

• Posted 87 tackles and 11 sacks as a junior, leading the squad to the Class 6A state quarterfinals.

• Also lettered three times in basketball, averaging 15 points a game and 21 rebounds a game.

• List of favorites: (movies) “The Notebook,” “88 Minutes” and “Scarface”; (TV shows) “Law and Order SVU” and “Law and Order Criminal Intent”; (actors) Al Pacino and Robert De Niro; (music artists) Rick Ross, Yolanda Adams and Mississippi State choir; (school subject) medical aspects; (car) 1996 Chevy Impala SS; (video game) EA Sports 2K Madden Football for Xbox 360; and (foods) candy yams and cornbread.

• Born Sen’Derrick Dewayne Marks on Feb. 23, 1987 in Mobile Ala.