19  Marcus Lott
	Class: Senior Hometown: Union, S.C. High School: Union HS Height / Weight: 6-1 / 195 Position: S

An All-American and All-Big South Candidate.
2010 (Jr.): Named Academic All-Big South, having a 3.86 GPA in Middle Grades Education ... Started all 12 games, successfully making the move from corner to safety ... Ranked third (tied) on the team and 17th (tied) in the Big South in tackles (67 total, 5.58 avg.) ... Added 3.5 TFL, two INTs, three PBU and a forced fumble ... Started the season with six stops at West Virginia and seven at Towson, adding a pick versus the Tigers ... Forced a fumble versus Georgia Southern ... Tallied six tackles with a PBU at Richmond ... Tallied a TFL and INT in the win at Presbyterian ... Credited with seven stops, including a season-best six solos, with a TFL versus Stony Brook ... Was bested by his teammate Dominique Davenport for Big South Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance in the Gardner-Webb win ... Lott had 12 tackles and a TFL versus the Running Bulldogs ... Had 15 tackles over the final three games, including six in the win over Liberty.

2009 (So.): Started all 11 games ... Ranked eighth on the team with 41 tackles, which tying for 12th in the Big South in interceptions (0.18/game) ... Helped the Chants' defense rank 15th nationally and second in the Big South in pass defense, allowing just 160.55 yards per game ... In addition to his two picks, had five pass breakups to rank eighth in the Big South in passes defended ... Had five tackles (all solo) with an interception and two pass breakups in the season opener at Kent State ... Recorded a PBU in three straight games (Towson, NC A&T and VMI) ... Tallied a season-high eight tackles versus Liberty ... Registered four tackles and an interception at Clemson ... Added six stops at Stony Brook.

2008 (Fr.): Played in all 12 contests, getting the start in three of them ... Had 16 solo and 35 total tackles on the year, along with 0.5 tackles for loss, one interception and five pass breakups ... His 35 total tackles tied for ninth on the squad ... Had his best game of the year in a road win at Gardner-Webb, posting six tackles (three solos), one interception returned for 20 yards and three pass breakups ... Also had six tackles and two pass breakups in his first collegiate start against Stony Brook ... Had at least three tackles in seven of the last eight games of the season.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Named Class AAA All-State Team by High School Sports Report and Honorable Mention All-State by The State ... Also picked to play in the North-South All-Star Game at Brooks Stadium after leading Union to the Upper State Championship game, as well as earning Spartanburg Herald-Journal All-Area First Team honors ... As a senior had 67 tackles, three interceptions, three tackles for loss and two sacks ... Also carried a 4.0 grade point average, earning a spot on the Herald-Journal All-Academic squad.

Personal: Son of Earl and Hazel Lott.