2016: All-Big Sky Third Team…Received the team’s Offensive Competitive Greatness Award…Started seven of 10 games…Had a career-high 770 receiving yards on 43 catches…Averaged 17.9 yards per catch and 23.3 yards per kick return…Registered a career-best 87 yard touchdown catch versus Arizona State...Finished with 174 receiving yards for his first career 100- yard receiving game…Tallied 194 all-purpose yards against the Sun Devils...At Western Illinois tacked on 90 receiving yards and one touchdown, paired with 101 kickoff return yards to finish with 191 all-purpose yards...Recorded 143 receiving yards for the second 100-yard game of his career...Was held to 66 receiving yards versus Eastern Washington...Caught eight passes for 81 yards and one touchdown against Northern Colorado... Had three catches for 85 yards in the win at Weber State…Finished the game with eight catches for 115 yards and two touchdowns.

2015: Competed in nine games and made one start…Saw action on offense and special teams…Finished with 26 catches for 293 receiving yards and six touchdowns…Averaged 11.3 yards per catch and 25.2 yards per kick return…Against Weber State caught six passes for 79 yards and one touchdown…The following week tallied 65 yards on four receptions to grab a pair of touchdowns…Tallied a season-high 96 receiving yards and three touchdowns in the home win over Sacramento State…Had four receptions on the season of 20 or more yards…Had eight kick returns for 202 yards and a long of 39…Returned four punts for a total of 47 yards…Calculated 536 all-purpose yards. 

2014: As a true freshman appeared in 11 games…Made two starts…His first collegiate start came against New Mexico Highlands…Caught a total of 10 passes for 127 yards…Averaged 12.7 yards per catch and 11.5 yards per game…Had a career-high 40 receiving yards versus Southern Utah…Also recorded his first collegiate touchdown versus the Thunderbirds with a 35-yard catch...Caught multiple passes in three games…Tallied 72 rushing yards on nine carries…Grabbed 16 kickoff returns for 388 yards…Ranked 25th in the nation in kickoff return yards with an average of 24.3 per outing.

High School: A 2014 graduate of Desert Edge High School…Two-year letterwinner and one-year captain for coach Welbrock…West Valley Player of the Year.

Personal: Born Elijah Karriem Marks December 29…Son of Bobby and Lisa Marks…Has five brothers, DeAndre, Khalfuni, Tihad, Malik and Quari and five sisters, Khadijah, Aisha, Mecca, Hakimah, and Safiyyah…Also a two-year starter and one-year captain in basketball.

Career Highs
Touchdowns: 3 (Sacramento St. • 11/14/15) 
Receptions: 9 (at North Dakota • 11/12/16) 
Longest Reception: 87 yds (at Arizona St. • 09/03/16) 
All-Purpose Yards: 233 yds (N.M. Highlands • 09/17/16)