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#20 Markell Rice
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 6-0
Weight: 196
Class: Freshman
Hometown: New Rochelle, N.Y.
High School: New Rochelle
2009: Saw action in nine games … registered 21 tackles and had one fumble recovery … had three tackles at Southern Connecticut (9/19) … recorded a season-high seven tackles (four solo) in a win over Saint Anselm (10/3) … had three tackles and recovered a fumble in at win over Merrimack (10/24) … tallied five tackles (four solo) at Pace (10/31).
High School: 2009 graduate of New Rochelle High School ... was coached by Louis DiRienzo as a member of the football team ... served as team captain ... was a three-time all-league, all-county and all-area selection ... earned first-team all-state honors as a senior ... was selected to play in the New York-New Jersey Governor's Bowl ... led his team to a state quarterfinals appearance as a junior and a state semifinals appearance as a senior ... was also a member of the basketball team.
Personal: Son of Thomas Porter and Janet Rice ... sports and recreation management major ... his brother, Ray, was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in 2008 (second round, 55th overall) after starring at running back at Rutgers University and his cousin, Jim Wagstaff, was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in 2002 after starting on the offensive line at North Carolina.
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