23 Marquel Pittman
23 - Marquel Pittman
Height: 5-11
Weight: 170
Hometown: Tallahassee, Fla.
Position: WR
Year: Sr.
High School: Lincoln HS
Major: Sports Science
gp 10
tk 26.0
sac 0.0
int 0
ffum 0

Career: Averaged 23.5 yards on his 22 career kickoff returns which is this sixth-best average in program history.

2024: Finished season with 26 tackles in 10 outings... Season-high six tackles at UVA Wise (Nov. 2) including five solo hits... Four tackles each against West Alabama (Sep. 7) and Newberry (Sep. 21)... TFL for loss of two yards at West Alabama... Recovered a fumble at Mars Hill (Oct. 19)... Broke up a pass at Catawba (Nov. 16).

2023: Played in 11 games where he shined on special teams as he recorded 18 kickoff returns for 335 yards (18.6 ypr)... Tallied two tackles on defense with a fumble recovery.... Five kickoff returns for 72 yards in SAC Championship Game vs Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 11)... Returned four kickoffs for 82 yards at Emory & Henry (Oct. 21)... Season-long 36-yard return in road win at Wingate (Sep. 16)... Recorded one tackle each at Virginia St. (Sep. 9) and Wingate (Sep. 16)... UTSFCCA Outdoor All-Southeast Region in the 4x100 relay... Earned Gold as part of Tusculum's 4x100 relay team at the SAC Outdoor Championship... Finished fourth in the 60 meters at the SAC Indoor Championship... Member of third place team at SAC Men's Indoor Championship.

2022-23: Played in 10 games where he posted four kickoff returns for 182 yards for a 45.5 yards per return average... 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Erskine (Oct. 29) to give the Pioneers the lead for good in a 49-14 win... His 96-yard return is the fifth-longest in program history... 32-yard return vs St. Augustine's (Sep. 1), 21-yarder at Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 12) and a 21-yarder at Barton (Sep. 29)... USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Southeast Region and All-South Atlantic Conference honors with TU's 4x100 relay team for a second straight year... Team advanced to the NCAA II Outdoor National Championship in Pueblo, Colo... USTFCCA NCAA II Indoor All-America second team finishing 12th in the 60 meters with a time of 6.80 seconds... USTFCCCA Indoor All-Southeast Region... All-South Atlantic Conference in the 60 meters.

2021-22: Member of the Tusculum track team... Earned USTFCCCA All-Southeast Region and All-South Atlantic Conference honors for TU's 4x100m relay team who set a program record and finished third at the SAC Outdoor Championship with a time of 3:14.20... TU's 4x100m relay team earned a berth at the NCAA II Outdoor National Championship in Allendale, Mich. where the Pioneers finished 11th overall (40.72).

Hinds CC: Finished fourth in 200m at the NJCAA National Championship (20.77)... Ran in 4x100m relay that finished second (39.81) and 4x400m relay that placed sixth (3:08.92)... Won the 200 meters at MCC Invitational in 21.47... Part of 4x400 relay team (3:12.83) at Southern Miss Open... Won 200m at Southeastern Strawberry Relays in 20.88.

Itasca CC: Played the 2022 fall season at the Grand Rapids, Minn. junior college... Coached by Weldon Braxton... Stats: 684 receiving yards, 3 TD.

High School: Graduated from Lincoln HS in Tallahassee, Fla... Coached by Yusuf Shakir... Lettered in football and track... All-State sprinter (2017)... 2016 All-Big Bend Conference in football... 2016 Best Utility returner... 2016 Player of the Game vs Trinity Christian... 2017 All-County Utility Player... Stats: 2 INT, one catch allowed in 24 games... Finished second in the state in the 200m and fourth in the 100m... Four-time District Champions.

Personal: Born Oct. 8, 1998 in Tallahassee, Fla... Nickname: "Quel"... Son of Marcus Pittman and Khayriyyah Thomas... Siblings: Kierra Cooper (18), Christian Cooper (20), Alana Pittman (22)... Majoring in sports science with a minor in coaching... Future plans: Become a position coach or a personal trainer in any areas... Hobbies: Playing video games, cooking, fishing, hiking, working out and watching film... Favorite class at Tusculum: Sports Law... Favorite midnight snack: Gummy Bears; Favorite movie: "Friday"; Favorite musical artist: Kodak Black; Favorite song: "Super Gremlin"; Favorite sports teams: New England Patriots, Florida Gators, Houston Rockets; Favorite athlete: Kevin Durant; Advice to kids: "Don't let anyone tell you that you can't"; Favorite food: Chicken Alfredo; Most famous person Marquel has ever met: Cam Newton; What people don't know about Marquel: He is a good writer.

Recent Games
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14
Nov 16 at Catawba L, 47-15
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 18 16
Assists 8 5
Tackles 26.0 21.0
Tackles per game 2.6 2.6
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 1.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards 2 0
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Catawba L, 47-15 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Catawba L, 47-15 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Catawba L, 47-15 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Catawba L, 47-15 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Catawba L, 47-15 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Catawba L, 47-15 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Catawba L, 47-15 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 at Catawba L, 47-15 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 2 2 4.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 2 2 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 1 2 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 5 1 6.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Catawba L, 47-15 0 1 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 31 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 31 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2022-23 4 182 45.5 1 96 - - - - -
2023-24 18 335 18.6 0 36 - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 22 517 23.5 1 96 - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2022-23 10 - - - 182 182 18.2
2023-24 11 - - - 335 335 30.5
2024-25 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 31 - - - 517 517 16.7
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2022-23 6 0.6 - - 1 - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 6 0.2 - - 1 - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2022-23 10 2 1 3.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 11 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 - - - -
2024-25 10 18 8 26.0 2.6 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 31 21 10 31.0 1.0 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - - -
-
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - -
-
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - - -
-
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 1 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 9 - - - - 0 .0
-
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 10 18 8 26.0 2.6 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Conference 8 16 5 21.0 2.6 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 9 4 13.0 2.6 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 9 4 13.0 2.6 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 1 2 0 2.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 16 8 24.0 2.7 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
-
September 3 4 4 8.0 2.7 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - -
October 4 8 2 10.0 2.5 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 - - - -
November 3 6 2 8.0 2.7 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0