Marcus Black
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No. 7 Baltimore Ravens | |||||||||||
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| Quarterback | |||||||||||
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| Place of birth: Plainview, AL | |||||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: Plainview High School | |||||||||||
| College: Auburn | |||||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2023 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14 | |||||||||||
| Debuted in 2023 for the Baltimore Ravens | |||||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||||
Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2025 | |||||||||||
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Marcus Black is a quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens. He played college football at Auburn.
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Early Years
Black was born to Tony and Christine Black and was raised in Plainview, Alabama. His father, Tony Black, played college football at the University of Notre Dame, but he should not be confused with quarterback Tony Balck who played college football at the University of Illinois and later for the New England Patriots in the 1980s.
As a freshman at Plainview High School, Marcus played in four games and completed 21 of 50 pass attempts (42%) for 458 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception. The following year, he played in ten games and threw 350 passes, completing 209 (59.7%) of them for 2,941 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, and eight interceptions. In 2014, he played in all 11 games for Plainview and led them to a 9-2 record. He finished his junior year completing 197 of 287 passes (68.6%) for 2,829 yards, 32 touchdowns and only three interceptions. Rival's named him their Junior of the Year in 2014. During his last season at Plainview, he played in 13 games, completed 235-of-338 (69.5%) pass attempts for 3,585 yards, 43 touchdowns and six interceptions. In his senior season he led them to a 12-1 record and took them all the way to the state semifinals against Skyline but ended up losing 34-37. He finished his career at Plainview completing 662 out of 1,025 pass attempts for 9,813 passing yards, 102 touchdown passes and 18 interceptions, while appearing in a total of 38 games. He was ranked as the best pro-style quarterback and best player overall in the 2016 class.
Recruiting
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Marcus Black QB |
Plainview, AL | Plainview HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Round 1 | |
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College Career
Statistics
Through the conclusion of the 2022 season, Black's statistics are as follows:
| Season | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | 170 | 267 | 2,115 | 63.67 | 14 | 6 | 143.02 | 32 | 144 | 4.50 | 4 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | 253 | 354 | 3,354 | 71.47 | 33 | 3 | 180.12 | 47 | 298 | 6.34 | 7 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 257 | 361 | 3,425 | 71.19 | 27 | 3 | 173.91 | 41 | 144 | 3.51 | 4 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 366 | 566 | 4,636 | 64.66 | 34 | 8 | 150.46 | 46 | 254 | 5.52 | 9 |
| NCAA Career Totals | 49 | 49 | 1,046 | 1,548 | 13,530 | 67.50 | 108 | 20 | 164.17 | 166 | 840 | 5.06 | 24 |
Professional career
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | Shuttle | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 6 ft 6 in | 225 lb | 4.67 s | 4.43 s | 7.30 s | 25.5 in | 28 | ||
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Draft
Marcus Black was selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2023 NFLHC Draft by the Baltimore Ravens.
Professional Statistics
Regular Season
Postseason
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