Top 10 Illinois defensive players for 2024 HS football season
2. Nathaniel Marshall, Sr., Fenwick
Marshall is an agile, athletic and physical defensive lineman who has proven capable of disrupting plays in the backfield time and again. Also a basketball player and a contributor for the Fenwick offense with four touchdown receptions last year, Marshall posted 38 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, six sacks, four forced fumbles and four blocked kicks for the Friars in 2023 as the CCL Orange Conference Player of the Year and an all-state performer. The 6-foot-4, 265-pound standout, who is rated as a four-star recruit and a , should be in line for another big season as he concludes his prep career. Next year, Marshall will take his talent to the SEC and play at Auburn, recently flipping his commitment from Michigan to the Tigers.
Nathaniel Marshall | 4猸愶笍DE | C/O 2025
Elite pass rusher
Versatile
Explosive & agile
Disruptive
Versatile
Quick 1st step
Good with his hands
Nasty swim move
Powerful bull rush
Sack machine
Super high motor
Relentless in pursuit
Pushes the pocket from the interior
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