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2009: Started
all 13 games at left end ... Tied for team lead and 11th in the SEC in sacks
with 5.5 ... Recorded 31 tackles, including 14 solos and 7.5 TFLs ... Helped
Ole Miss hold the opposition under 300 yards of total offense seven times,
including five SEC games and the Cotton Bowl, and finish top four in the SEC in
both total defense and scoring defense ... Team Captain ... Earned fourth letter
... at Memphis (9/6): Recorded seven
tackles, including 1.0 TFL ... vs.
Southeastern La. (9/19): Posted two solo stop, a forced fumble and a pass
defended ... at South Carolina (9/24):
Collected three tackles (two solo) ... at
Vanderbilt (10/3): Totaled two tackles (one solo) ... vs. Alabama (10/10): Posted two tackles ... vs. UAB (10/17): Posted career-high 1.5 QB sacks ... Also tallied four
tackles (two solo) and 1.5 TFLs ... vs.
Arkansas (10/24): Tallied two tackles (one solo), 1.5 TFLs and 1.0 QB sack
... at Auburn (10/31): Posted two
stops (one solo) ... vs. Northern Arizona
(11/7): Collected one tackle and 0.5 a TFL ... Also intercepted his second
career pass ... vs. LSU (11/21):
Posted five tackles (three solo) and a career-high 3.0 TFLs and 3.0 QB sacks
... at Mississippi State (11/28):
Recorded one tackle ... Spring:
Received the 2009 Chucky Mullins Courage Award and the distinction of wearing
the "38" patch on his jersey during his senior season to honor the late Chucky
Mullins, whose Ole Miss career as a defensive back came to an end in 1989 when
he was paralyzed in a game against Vanderbilt ... 2008: Started all 13 games ... Totaled 26 tackles, including 6.0
TFLs ... Notched one sack and one fumble recovery ... Helped the Rebel defense
rank No. 2 in SEC and No. 4 in the nation in rush defense (85.5 ypg) and tie
for first in the NCAA in TFLs (8.62 pg) ... Earned third letter ... vs. Memphis (8/30): Posted three total
tackles in first start at nose tackle ... at
Wake Forest (9/6): Collected two tackles in start ... vs. Samford (9/13): Posted three tackles (two solo) and 1.5 TFLs in
start ... vs. Vanderbilt (9/20):
Finished with two solo stops ... at
Florida (9/27): Recorded one tackle and recovered a fumble ... vs. South Carolina (10/4): Tallied two
tackles (both solo) ... at Alabama
(10/18): Finished with three tackles and 0.5 TFL ... at Arkansas (10/25): Posted two tackles and 1.0 QB sack ... vs. Auburn (11/1): Recorded 0.5 TFL ...
Finished with four tackles, including one solo stop ... vs. ULM (11/15): Tallied 1.0 TFL ... at LSU (11/22): Posted two tackles (one solo) and 1.5 TFLs ... vs. Mississippi State (11/28): Tallied
one solo stop ... Cotton Bowl vs. Texas
Tech (1/2): Credited with a QB pressure ... Spring: Assisted on two tackles and recorded 0.5 TFLs in the
Red-Blue Game ... 2007: Started all
12 games at defensive end ... Credited with a team-high six quarterback
pressures ... Finished with 41 total tackles, including 4.5 TFLs ... Earned
second letter ... at Memphis (9/1):
Posted five tackles, including three solos ... Recorded first career
interception and returned it 34 yards ... vs.
Missouri (9/8): Credited with four total tackles ... at Vanderbilt (9/15): Equaled career high of six total tackles with
four solos and one TFL ... Named Rebel QB Club Defensive Player of the Week ...
vs. Florida (9/22): Notched four
tackles with one solo and a QB hurry ... at
Georgia (9/22): Posted three stops with two solos ... vs. Louisiana Tech (10/6): Collected three tackles, two pressures
and a fumble recovery ... vs. Alabama
(10/13): Assisted on two tackles ... vs.
Arkansas (10/20): Notched three stops, including two solos and a TFL ... at Auburn (10/27): Credited with four
tackles, including three solos and a TFL, with a QB hurry ... vs. Northwestern State (11/3): Collected
three tackles and 0.5 TFL ... vs. LSU
(11/17): Three solo stops and 1.0 TFL ... Named Rebel QB Club Defensive
Player of the Week ... at Mississippi
State (11/23): Notched one solo tackle and a pass break-up ... Preseason: Named to the 2007 preseason
All-SEC second team by The Birmingham
News ... Spring: Recorded four
tackles, 2.5 TFLs, 1.5 QB sacks and one forced fumble in the Red-Blue game ...
Received the Jeff Hamm Memorial Award as Most Improved Defensive Player of
spring drills ... 2006: Earned first
team Freshman All-America honors from Rivals.com
and second team honors from Scout.com
... Appeared in all 12 games with 11 starts ... Made six starts at DT and five
at RE ... Credited with 22 tackles on the year ... Finished tied for second on
the team with 5.0 TFLs and third with 2.0 QB sacks ... Earned his first letter
... vs. Memphis (9/3): Recorded a QB
sack in first career game ... Also tallied four total stops ... at Missouri (9/9): Drew first career
start and tallied six tackles and two TFLs ... Named Rebel QB Club Defensive
Player of the Week ... at Kentucky
(9/16): One solo tackle in start ...
vs. Georgia (9/30): One solo stop in
start ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/7): One
TFL in start ... at Alabama (10/14): Posted
two solo tackles and one QB sack in start ... vs. Auburn (10/28): One stop in start ... vs. Northwestern State (11/4): Four tackles in start ... vs. Mississippi State (11/25): Credited
with two tackles and two QB pressures ... HIGH
SCHOOL: Was a Parade
All-American selection ... Also named to Tom
Lemming's Prep All-America team ... Selected third team All-America by EA Sports ... Named to SuperPrep All-Dixie team ... Rated No.
55 player in nation and No. 8 player in the Southeast by Tom Lemming ... PrepStar
Dream Team 100 member ... Named one of Top 150 recruits in nation by Bill Hodge/CSTV ... First team
All-State selection of the Mississippi
Association of Coaches and The
Clarion-Ledger ... Named to The
Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen team and rated No. 5 on its Ten Most Wanted List
... Was listed as No. 6 player in Mississippi by Rivals.com, No.12 player in Mississippi by The Sun Herald and Scout.com
and No. 17 in Mississippi by SuperPrep
... Rated No. 4 strongside defensive end in nation by Max Emfinger and No. 14 strongside defensive end in nation by Rivals.com ... Rated No. 13 Defensive
lineman in nation by PrepStar ...
Also rated as No. 21 defensive end in nation by CollegeFootballNews.com ... Rated No. 102 player in the South on Mobile Register Super Southeast 120
list ... Selected to play in 2006 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game in Mobile,
Ala. ... Was credited with 54 tackles and 8 QB sacks as a senior and 44 tackles
and 16 QB sacks as a junior ... Coached in high school by Gady McCluskey ... PERSONAL: Son of Carolyn Flemming ...
Full name is Marcus Lorenzo Tillman ... Born: October 8, 1987 ... Majored in
Psychology ... Made the Dean's Honor Roll for Fall 2009.
| INTERCEPTIONS |
g |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg/r |
avg/g |
| 2006 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 2007 |
12 |
1 |
34 |
0 |
34 |
34.0 |
2.8 |
| 2008 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 2009 |
13 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
| TOTAL |
50 |
2 |
38 |
0 |
34 |
19.0 |
0.8 |
| ALL PURPOSE |
g |
rush |
rcv |
pr |
kr |
ir |
total |
avg/g |
| 2006 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2007 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
34 |
2.8 |
| 2008 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2009 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0.3 |
| TOTAL |
50 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
38 |
0.8 |
| TACKLES |
g |
ua |
a |
total |
tfl |
pd |
ff |
fr |
blk |
| 2006 |
12 |
17 |
5 |
22 |
5.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007 |
12 |
23 |
18 |
41 |
4.5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 2008 |
13 |
14 |
12 |
26 |
6.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 2009 |
13 |
14 |
17 |
31 |
7.5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
50 |
68 |
52 |
120 |
23.0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| SACKS |
g |
ua |
a |
total |
yards |
| 2006 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
2.0 |
8 |
| 2007 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| 2008 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
3 |
| 2009 |
13 |
5 |
1 |
5.5 |
28 |
| TOTAL |
50 |
8 |
1 |
8.5 |
39 |
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