Marcus Ardel Taulauniu Mariota is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
He was drafted second overall by the Tennessee Titans in the 2015 NFL Draft. Mariota played college football at Oregon, where he was the starting quarterback from 2012 to 2014.
Where did Marcus Mariota go to high school?
Mariota attended the Saint Louis School in Honolulu, where he was a two-sport star in football and track.
In football, he was relatively unknown until late in his high school career due to not starting until his senior season. As a senior, he helped lead St. Louis to an 11–1 record and the state title while being named PrepStar Magazine All-West Region and Interscholastic League of Honolulu Offensive Player of the Year.
Mariota threw for 2,597 yards on 165-of-225 passing attempts 64.7%, including 32 touchdowns against only five interceptions.
He also rushed the ball 60 times for 455 yards 7.6 yards per carry and seven touchdowns. Mariota was named to the NUC All-World Game alongside eventual 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel.
Also a standout track and field athlete, Mariota was a state track qualifier in the sprinting and jumping events. At the 2010 National Underclassman Combine, he won the camp’s “Fastest Man” and “Combine King” awards after running a 4.48-second 40-yard dash.
At the 2011 HHSAA T&F Championships, he earned fourth-place finishes in both the 200-meter dash at 23.41 s and the long jump at 20 feet, 7 inches, while also placing tenth in the 100-meter dash event at 11.63 seconds.
He also ran the second leg on St. Louis 4 × 100 m relay squad, helping them capture the state title with a time of 42.83 seconds.
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