Marcus Freeman at Ohio State, 2024
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Linebacker, Ohio State, 2004–⁠08

Marcus Freeman

Hometown
Dayton, OH
Born
Jan 10, 1986, in Huber Heights, Ohio

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Marcus Freeman played linebacker at Ohio State (2004–⁠08). The Chicago Bears took Freeman in round 5, No. 154 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2007
Second-team All-Big Ten
Drafted
No. 154
Round 5, 2009 NFL Draft (Chicago Bears)

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2006

Defense

SeasonTeamInt
2006Ohio State2

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklTFLSacksIntPBU
2006133437712.5126

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.

Game by game

2006 Ohio State 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Sep 30atIowaW 38–⁠171
Oct 14atMichigan StateW 38–⁠71

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Before the draft

Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 18–⁠35).

DrillCombine 2009Combine or pro day 2009
Height6′0⅝″
Weight239 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.74 s
10-yard split1.64 s
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump9′5″
Bench press30 reps
3-cone drill6.98 s
20-yard shuttle4.12 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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