Marquis Waters

Position:
Safety
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Delray Beach, Fla.
High School:
Atlantic

DUKE CAREER: In 49 career games (35 starts), had 234 tackles, 13.0 TFL, three INTs, one fumble recovery, 18 PBUs, seven QB pressures and one blocked field goal ... had a span of 30 straight games with 2+ tackles dating from Dec. 26, 2017 – Oct. 3, 2020 ... owned 35 games with 3+ tackles and 26 contests with 5+ tackles ... reached double figure tackles four times in his career against Pittsburgh (10 in 2018), Wake Forest (13 in 2019), Virginia Tech (10 in 2020), and North Carolina (10 in 2020) ... played 2,869 career snaps.

2020: Started all 11 games at safety ... finished second on the team with 71 tackles … also added 7.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks, seven PBUs, and two QB pressures … in the ACC, ranked 21st in tackles, averaging 6.5 per game … recorded 2+ tackles in 10-of-11 games and had 5+ tackles in nine … achieved a season best 10 tackles on two different occasions against Virginia Tech and North Carolina … registered a season best three PBUs against NC State … posted two games with 2+ TFL against Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech … his lone sack came versus the Hokies … on the field for 852 snaps.

2019: Academic All-ACC selection ... started in all 12 games ... compiled 73 tackles, 2.0 TFL, two INT, seven PBUs and one QB pressure ... in the ACC, ranked tied for 28th in tackles ... posted 2+ tackles in all 12 games including a season-best 13 tackles against Wake Forest ... had seven games with 6+ stops ... along with Leonard Johnson and Jalen Alexander, led the team in INTs ... recorded single-game INTs against Pittsburgh and North Carolina ... also had a season-high two PBUs against the Tar Heels ... on the field for 941 snaps.

2018: Academic All-ACC selection ... played in all 13 games with 11 starts ... totaled 68 tackles, 3.0 TFL, one INT, one fumble recovery, four PBUs and four QB pressures ... had 3+ tackles in all 13 games and 5+ stops in eight contests ... registered a season-high 10 tackles at Pittsburgh ... carded first career INT, PBU and QB pressures (2) in Duke’s 21-7 win at Northwestern ... recovered first career fumble versus Army West Point ... registered 0.5+ TFL in three consecutive weeks, capped by a year-high 2.0 TFL at Miami as Duke won in Miami for the first time since 1976 ... recorded a blocked field goal attempt at Baylor ... ended the season ranked as the 14th best safety in the ACC by Pro Football Focus (PFF) ... ranked as the second best coverage safety in the league by PFF ... on the field for 791 snaps.

2017: Played in all 13 games with one start ... earned starting assignment against Georgia Tech ... totaled 22 tackles and 1.0 TFL ... had 2+ tackles in six games including a season-high nine stops in the win over Georgia Tech ... added 1.0 TFL versus the Yellow Jackets ... ranked third on the team with nine special teams tackles including a team-high seven stops on kickoff coverage ... on the field for 285 snaps ... enrolled at Duke in January, 2017.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Played at Atlantic High School for T.J. Jackson … consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com … listed as the No. 67 athlete in the nation by ESPN.com … as a senior, posted four INTs, nine PBUs and two caused fumbles to earn first team all-county honors from The Sun Sentinel and Super 11 accolades from The Palm Beach Post … helped Atlantic to a 9-4 ledger and state playoff berth in 2016 … as a junior, played at Village Academy for coach Donald Hanna and registered 40 tackles and one INT along with 950 rushing yards and 13 TDs … spent sophomore campaign at Atlantic and helped team to a 9-3 record and share of the Class 7A District 13 championship … also participated in track and field … at the 2016 Florida High School Athletic Association 4A state championship meet, placed seventh in the 200-meter finals (22.24) and fifth in the 4x400 relay (3:19.66).

PERSONAL: Born February 13, 1999 ... graduated from Duke in December, 2020 with a sociology degree and an education minor with a certificate in markets and management ... son of Gladys Solomon.