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Marcus Mbow

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Marcus Mbow
Purdue Boilermakers – No. 63
PositionOffensive tackle
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Born: (2003-04-02) April 2, 2003 (age 21)
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight300 lb (136 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolWauwatosa East (Wauwatosa, Wisconsin)

Marcus Mbow (born April 2, 2003) is an American football offensive tackle for the Purdue Boilermakers.

Early life

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Mbow attended Wauwatosa East High School in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. He originally committed to play college football at Arizona State University but decommitted after they dropped his scholarship.[1][2][3] He later changed his commitment to Purdue University.[4]

College career

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After appearing in four games his first year at Purdue in 2021 and redshirting, Mbow started all 14 games at guard in 2022. As a redshirt sophomore in 2023, he moved to tackle and started six games before suffering a season ending injury.[5] He returned from the injury in 2024.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Stewart, Mark. "Wauwatosa East lineman Marcus Mbow commits to Arizona State, coach Herm Edwards". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  2. ^ Haller, Doug. "'God's given you a gift': The tantalizing ceiling of new ASU commit Marcus Mbow". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  3. ^ Nemec, Andrew (2020-10-20). "3-star offensive lineman Marcus Mbow: 'Arizona State dropped my scholarship'". oregonlive. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  4. ^ "Wauwatosa's Marcus Mbow commits to Purdue after being dropped by ASU". TMJ4 News. 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  5. ^ King, Sam. "Purdue football's Marcus Mbow is back from injury and better than before". Journal and Courier. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  6. ^ Gazette, Dylan Sinn | The Journal (2024-08-05). "Healthy again, Purdue's Mbow leads experienced Boilers line". Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
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