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THE FREAK: Dual-sport Marshall, the next Mike Evans?
Some guys need a little push.
FB Marshall Buff Chris Marshall got a little nudge during the pandemic by buddy Devon Achane (Texas A&M) to think about playing football.
And... boom. The 6-foot-4 dual-sport athlete went off and completely "You Got Mossed" the city of Houston. He had never played high school football and most of his Class 5A opponents wished he wouldn't have.
With his size and athleticism, Marshall exploded onto the recruiting scene much like his former H-Town dual-sports studs of the past. Names like Mike Evans (Galveston Ball) and Joshua Jones (FB Bush) now star in the NFL. One of the best was Derrick Griffin (Terry), who tried to play both sports at TSU.
"It was crazy," he said. "I really didn't know what to expect when I started playing football. I was excited coming in and once I figured it out a little bit, I knew I could do it. I really got some great coaching, the energy around football is great and I like the work."
Well, Marshall is the next big-time football/basketball kid to come out of the Space City. Bridgeland's Connor Weigman is pretty special as a football/baseball guy. He currently ranks No. 8 on VYPE's Super 60.
This summer, Marshall doubles on the AAU's EYBL circuit and the 7-on-7 fields of play. He plays for JL3's top basketball team along with Super Recruit Bryce Griggs of Hightower and four-star Terrence Arceneaux of Beaumont United. In football, Marshall snags balls for Fast-Houston.
"I love being in the gym or working on football," he said. "That's what I do. That's what I do with my time. That's what my friends do too. I love it."
He dropped his Top 8 recently with Bama, Texas A&M, LSU, USC, Oregon, Arizona State, Auburn and Jackson State making the list. He has taken unofficials to Texas A&M and USC.
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— Chris Marshall (@chhris_m) April 3, 2021
"I'm really trying to play both in college and both the schools I visited will allow me to so far," he said about recruiting.
With Achane becoming a star at Texas A&M in football and track, will his old buddy give him another nudge?
VYPE 2020 Preview: Class 5A No. 3 Fort Bend Marshall Buffs
Welcome to the 2020 football season. What a weird offseason it was for everyone. There was not a summer camp circuit for players to go showcase their talents at. In-person recruiting came to a screeching halt and the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected everyone.
But VYPE has still done what we have always done when it comes to previewing Texas high school football here in Houston. With that said here is Class 5A No. 3 Fort Bend Marshall Buffs!
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Coach James Williams' amazing teams lost to an eventual state champ the last three seasons (College Station in
2017, and Aledo in the last two state title games at AT&T Stadium). They've said goodbye to their two biggest superstars – touchdown-maker extraordinaire Devon Achane (Texas A&M), perhaps the fastest football player in the state and super QB Malik Hornsby, who is now at Arkansas. Inside Marshall's attendance boundary, there are more gifted sprinters per capita than in Jamaica. But there are strong, silent O-line sentinels who open the holes.
Four starters (Kameron Square, LaMont Vaz, Christian Williams and Jared Baylor) are back, who blew open holes to the tune of 400+ yards/game and 50+ points per game in 2019. Hornsby worked out well as a transfer QB, and the Buffs have another move-in with junior Roland Harvey from Sharpstown. WRs Ja'Vion Matthews and Lawrence Armstrong will compete to be Harvey's favorite target. Jy'Adrian Wortham tops the depth chart at RB. The defense is loaded with DI quality guys to include DBs Christian Jackson, Daryius Brown and Jakobe Chester; LB Kenneth Seymour (Rice-commit); and DL Tristin Drones-Mouton (HBU-commit).