2014: Earned Beyond Sports Network All-America Fourth Team honors…Was a First Team All-Big Sky selection…Named to the College Sports Madness Second Team…Earned the NAU Football Defensive Playmaker Award…Led the Big Sky in passes defended the majority of the season…Ranked No. 23 in the nation in passes defended and tied for seventh in punt return TDs…Tied for the most interceptions on the team with three…His interceptions came against Cal Poly, Portland State and Weber State…His 67-yard touchdown interception at PSU was a career-best…Recorded at least one tackle in all but one game…Registered a season-high four tackles versus Abilene Christian and Eastern Washington…Tallied three or more tackles in six games…Returned a punt for a touchdown versus New Mexico Highlands…Was credited with 10 pass breakups on the season.
2013: Earned All-Big Sky Honorable Mention accolades...Named NAU Football’s Defensive Outstanding Sophomore of the Year…Started 11 of 12 games…Had a season-high four tackles against Idaho State, North Dakota and Southern Utah…Recorded at least three tackles in five games…Had one fumble recovery and returned it for a touchdown against Montana…Had one interception and returned it for a touchdown against UC Davis…Had three returns for 133 yards, including the game-winning 96-yard touchdown against Cal Poly…Recorded 20 unassisted tackles for a total of 26 tackles on the season…Returned five kickoffs during the season for 167 yards…Was credited with five pass breakups…Earned Week 9 ROOT SPORTS Big Sky Special Teams Player of the Week.
2012: Appeared in seven games…Tallied three tackles on the season…Had two tackles at Idaho State…Had a 19-yard kick return at Arizona State.
2011: Redshirted the season.
High School: A 2011 graduate of Rio Mesa High School…Four-year letterwinner for Coach Bob Gregorchuck…Had 18 touchdowns and 1,500 all-purpose yards…Named All-CIF, all-county and all-league…Named the team’s most valuable player in 2010…Selected one of top defensive backs in California by Scout.com…ESPN Rise Pre-Season First-Team All-Region choice…Invited to the NVC All-American game…Helped team to the league championship…Also ran track, earning four letters…Part of the 4x100 relay team that posted the second-fastest time in the United States.
Personal: Born Marcus S. Alford August 24, 1983 in Mobile, Ala….Son of Tracie Alford…Has one brother, Soloman…Cousin, Pat McNeil, played at Middle Tennessee.
