Marquel Pittman

Marquel Pittman

Player Profile

Class:
RS Sophomore

Hometown:
Maxton, N.C.

High School:
Purnell Swett HS

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 195

Position:
WR

2007 (R-Fr.): Appeared in 10 of the team's 11 games with seven starts, missing the Georgia Southern game due to a broken bone in his hand ... Is WCU's top returning receiver, having caught 22 passes for 476 yards last season, a 16.4 yards-per-catch average ... Had at least one catch in each of his 10 games, with six multiple-catch performances ... Made his first career reception midway through the third quarter at Alabama - a catch good for just one yard ... Hauled in five TD receptions, including a pair of two-score performances in back-to-back games against The Citadel and Wofford ... Had a career-high 124 yards against 11th-ranked Wofford on six catches for an average of 20.7 yds/catch ... In the win over Presbyterian, caught a season-high seven passes for 107 yards, with a long of 42 yards ... Sometime during the PC game, suffered a broken hand that had to be surgically repaired and forced him to miss the GSU game ... Also rushed one time for a five-yard gain on an end-around ... Was named the Southern Conference Freshman of the Week for the week of the Wofford game .. Caught two passes for 21 yards and a touchdown in the annual Spring Game.

2006 (Fr.): Did not see game action, taking a red-shirt.

Prior to Western: Elected to represent the winning North Carolina Team in the Shrine Bowl ... Two-time Robeson County Player of the Year at Purnell Swett HS ... Named All-Two Rivers Conference ... Tabbed North Carolina Prep All-State as a senior ... Had 52 Catches for 903 yards and 10 TDs along with 92 tackles and four interceptions on defense.