Marco Lainez

Prior to Elon: Played two seasons at Iowa Earned his first career action in the 2024 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, leading Iowa with 52 yards rushing and going 2-for-7 passing In high school, named Northeast Prep Offensive Player of the Year as a senior, first team New Jersey Prep and Northeast Prep League, as well as team MVP and New Jersey Prep Offensive MVP 12th-Man Touchdown Club Player of the Year as a senior and junior As a junior, named New Jersey Mid-Atlantic Prep Offensive Player of the Year, first team All-NPFC, All-NEPSAC and All-MAPL Team MVP as a sophomore Played four years of varsity and earned 10 letters between football, basketball and track & field Team won MAPL championships as both a junior and senior, posting identical 9-0 records Threw for 6,446 yards and 73 touchdowns in high school As a senior, went 93-of-116 (80.2 percent) for 1,761 yards and 21 touchdowns, with just two interceptions; also ran the ball 41 times for 451 yards and two touchdowns Team captain as a senior Personal: Full name is Marco A. Lainez III Son of Marco and Gretchen Lainez Two sisters, Isabella and Nicola Father played football at Union College and then semi-professional in Barcelona Uncle Scott Nelson played football at Middlebury College