Payton Marksbury ‘16 Recruiting Profile

Personal Statement

Junior Season on my HUDL Account-  http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2429186/payton-marksbury

4-YR starter at ILB

Ranked 7th in the Nation out of the top 50 Juniors in the class of 2016 according to National Sports Report http://nsrfootball.com/high-school-football/top-50-juniors/

2014 Team Outstanding LB

2014 Team MVP

2014 Team Captain

2014 All Big 8

2014 All-Southwestern Indiana

2014 AP Honorable Mention All-State Class 4A

2014 Indiana Football Coach's Association Junior All-State Class 4A

2014 Indiana Preps Underclassmen All-State Team (All Classes)

2015 Griddy Award Winner - Indiana's Prime 25 

2015 Top 5 Linebackers in the State of Indiana

2015 Indiana Top 50 Watch List

2015 Indiana Preps Pre-Season Top 22 All-State

2015 Big 8 All-Conference

My name is Payton Marksbury and I go to Boonville High School in Boonville, Indiana. I played my first year of Varsity in 2012 as a Freshman. I played ILB and a little of OLB also. At that time I only weighed 165 lbs., but I gained 35 pounds in the off season. My 2012 season as a Freshman I led the Varsity defense in total tackles with 111. My Sophomore season started of bad and ended bad. I was injured the whole year. I had two high ankle sprains, one for each ankle. I pulled my left quad muscle, and then I had a concussion close to the end of the season. I only played 5 games. I never got to play healthy. In those 5 games I had 56 total tackles, 1 sack, and 1 interception. My Junior season I led the Nation with 221 total tackles and had 1 sack, 1 interception, and 5 forced fumbles. After high school I really want to continue my football career at the college level. I really want to play D1 Football, but if I don't get a scholarship for it I will play at any Division to continue my career and at any position the coach wants me to play at.