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Marquise Damond Blair (born July 18, 1997) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Utah.[1]

Marquise Blair

Personal information
Born:	(1997-07-18) July 18, 1997 (age 25) Little Rock, Arkansas
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:	Wooster (OH)
College:	Dodge City CC (2015–2016) Utah (2017–2018)
Position:	Safety / Slot cornerback
NFL Draft:	2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (2019–2021) Carolina Panthers (2022)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Pac-12 (2018)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2022
Total tackles: 50 Forced fumbles: 3 Pass deflections: 3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years

Blair attended Wooster High School in Wooster, Ohio He was a First-team Division II all-state as a senior at Wooster High (Ohio). Also named first-team Division II All-Ohio and Ohio Cardinal Conference Defensive Player of the Year.[2]

College career

Blair attended Dodge City Community College before transferring to the University of Utah after the 2016 season. he was a first-team junior college All-American selection he had over a 100 tackles, 3 sacks, and 4 interceptions. He was an all-conference pick for Dodge City as a freshman.

The former first-team All-State pick in Ohio eventually worked his way into the starting lineup with the Utes in 2017, starting 6 of 9 games and making over 48 tackles, three for loss, and two pass breakups. before suffering a season-ending injury against UCLA. As a senior, He started in all 14 games with 12 starts in 2018, garnering second-team All-Pac-12 honors along with 17 of his teammates. He finished the year with 59 stops, two for loss, two interceptions, two pass breakups, and a forced fumble.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	Vertical jump	Broad jump
6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m)	8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m)	4.48 s	35.0 in (0.89 m)	10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)
All values from NFL Combine[3]

Seattle Seahawks

2019

Blair was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round, 47th overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft.[4]

2020

Blair started the 2020 NFL season being named the starting nickelback for the Seahawks, switching over from his original position at safety.[5] He started the season by having seven tackles (four solo) in the Seahawks' first game of the season. Blair also generated a forced fumble in the game that was against the Atlanta Falcons and helped the team secure a 38–25 victory at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In the second game of the season against the New England Patriots, Blair had to step into the role of free safety after starting free safety Quandre Diggs was ejected for a helmet-to-helmet hit during the game. Blair's season was cut short a few plays later when a teammate rolled onto his leg following a tackle resulting in Blair tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on September 23.[7]

2021

Blair entered the 2021 season as the backup free safety to Quandre Diggs. He played in six games before suffering a knee injury in Week 7. He was placed on injured reserve on November 12, 2021.[8]

On August 30, 2022, Blair was waived by the Seahawks.[9]

Carolina Panthers

On September 5, 2022, Blair signed with the practice squad of the Carolina Panthers.[10] He was promoted to the active roster on November 6, 2022, before being released the following day.

References

External links

• Utah Utes bio

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