Marcus Bleazard

At Navy: Coming off a standout sophomore campaign ... enters the fall second on the depth chart at linebacker ... has put on nine pounds since last year while maintaining his sideline to sideline speed ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2024: Appeared in every game, seeing time on both defense and special teams ... contributed a solo stop against Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl ... posted a pair of solo stops at East Carolina ... turned in a pair of tackles in the win at USF ... chipped in a pair of tackles against #12 Notre Dame ... turned in a pair of tackles against Charlotte ... chipped in 3 tackles in the win at Air Force ... contributed a career-high 4 tackles, including 3 solo stops against UAB ... turned in 3 tackles and recovered a fumble in Navy’s AAC opener against Temple ... made 3 tackles and had a QB hurry against Bucknell in what was his first appearance since 2021. • 2022-2023: Stepped away from the Naval Academy to serve a two-year church mission in Guatemala. • 2021: After an early setback with an elbow injury, played in the final three games of the season including making his collegiate debut home finale against East Carolina ... turned in his first-career tackle and made the first fumble recovery of his career in the Mids’ win at Temple ... Navy’s defense held Temple to just 182 yards of total offense, the fewest by an opponent this season ... the 14 points by Temple are the fewest by the Owls in the series since losing to Navy 42-6 in Annapolis on Nov. 18, 2006 ... the 14 points by Temple are the fewest by a Navy opponent since the Mids dropped a 10-7 decision to Memphis at home on Nov. 28, 2020. • High School / Personal: A 2021 graduate of Harrison High School in Kennesaw, Ga., Bleazard was a three-sport athlete who earned letters in football (3), track & field (1) and wrestling (2) ... garnered 2020 First-Team All-State (Ga.) Division 7A honors in football, while also being named the Region 3AAAAAAA Defensive Player of the Year, the All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year and the Marietta Daily Journal/Cobb County Football Defensive Player of the Year ... led Harrison HS to the 2019 Class AAAAAA State Championship with a 15-0 record ... he was named the MVP after recording 15 tackles, a sack and a pass breakup in the title game ... closed out his junior year with nine sacks and 159 total tackles, while also serving in a fullback role in short-yardage situations where he scored seven touchdowns on 21 carries (95 yds) ... as a senior, he amassed 133 tackles, 14 sacks and 22 tackles for loss in 10 contests ... served as football team captain his senior year ... received in upwards of 20 offers from other schools, including Army, Air Force, Akron, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, South Alabama and Toledo ... father, Gary, played baseball at Wyoming (1994) and Ricks College (1997-99) ... son of Gary and Kathryn Bleazard ... majoring in English ... earned a 3.31 grade-point average in the spring.