Marcel Reece

Marcel Reece

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Before with the Raiders in October, 2010
No. -- Free agent
Position: Fullback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1985-06-23) June 23, 1985
Place of birth: Inglewood, California
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Hesperia (CA)
College: Washington
Undrafted: 2008
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2015
Rushing yards: 844
Rushing TDs: 3
Receiving yards: 2,015
Receiving TDs: 12
Player stats at NFL.com

Marcel Antoine Wayne Reece[1] (born June 23, 1985) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football as wide receiver at Washington.

Reece played his first game for the Oakland Raiders during week 16 of the 2009 season against the Cleveland Browns in which he caught one pass for nine yards. He was named the starting fullback to open the 2010 season.

High school and college

Reece attended Hesperia High School in Hesperia, California, where he was a first-team All-league performer in football, basketball and track. In football, he earned All-league honors as a wide receiver. He continued his playing career at Chaffey Junior College where he posted 25 receptions for 600 yards and 7 touchdowns. Marcel decided to transfer to El Camino Community College the following year where he posted 47 catches for 1,286 yards and 13 touchdowns. His good season earned him a scholarship to the University of Washington. He broke out his senior year and made 39 catches for 761 yards and 8 touchdowns. The most notable play of Marcel's career came against the University of Arizona where he had a 98-yard reception for a touchdown, which is the longest play from scrimmage in UW history. He also became a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

In track & field, Reece competed as a sprinter while at Hesperia, earning All-league honors. He recorded a personal-best time of 49.8 seconds in the 400-meter dash as a senior.[2] In addition, he also recorded a 4.45-second 40-yard dash, bench-pressed 360 pounds and had a 34-inch vertical.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 0 in 231 lb 4.42 s 1.51 s 2.55 s 4.26 s 7.20 s 36½ in 9 ft 6 in
All values from Pro Day

Despite posting a 4.4-second 40-yard dash, Reece was not drafted. He was noted as a "tweener" scouts did not know what position would fit Marcel in the NFL. He was noted as being too big to be a receiver and too small to be a tight end.

Miami Dolphins

He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2008. That same year, he was later cut after not making the final squad.

Oakland Raiders

The Raiders picked him up and experimented with him in a variety of positions and in this process found that fullback fit him best. The position was a difficult transition for Reece at first but he embraced the challenge. Reece spent the entire 2008 season and the majority of the 2009 campaign on the Raiders’ practice squad.

In the 2010 NFL season, he emerged as the starting fullback for the Oakland Raiders, hauling in 25 receptions for 333 yards and 3 touchdowns while rushing for 122 yards and one touchdown. He blocked for his teammate running back Darren McFadden, who rushed for 1,157 yards and 7 touchdowns.

In 2012 after a series of injuries to McFadden and back-up Mike Goodson, Marcel Reece was switched from fullback to running back. He rushed for a total of 271 yards and recorded 52 receptions for 496 yards and one touchdown.

In 2013, both McFadden and back-up Rashad Jennings were limited due to injures, allowing Reece to line up at running back. On December 27, 2013, he was the lone Raider selected for the 2013 Pro Bowl, his second Pro Bowl nomination.[3]

On December 23, 2014, Reece was selected once again to the Pro Bowl, marking his third straight Pro Bowl appearance at the fullback position.[4]

In 2015, after Derek Carr suffered an injury to his throwing hand, Matt McGloin stepped in at quarterback, finding Reece for two receiving touchdowns, in a loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. On December 22, 2015, he was selected to his fourth straight Pro Bowl.[5] On December 28, 2015, Reece was suspended for four games for violating league policy on performance enhancing substances.[6]

Reece was released by the Raiders on September 26, 2016.[7]

Reece had a tryout with the New England Patriots in September 2016 after being released by the Raiders. [8]

Career statistics

Team Season G GS Rushing Receiving Fumbles
Att Yds Avg TD Long Rec Yds Avg TD Long Fum Lost
Oakland Raiders 2008 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Oakland Raiders 2009 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- 2 20 10.0 0 11 -- --
Oakland Raiders 2010 16 10 30 122 4.1 1 31 25 333 13.3 3 73T 1 1
Oakland Raiders 2011 12 6 17 112 6.6 0 26 27 301 11.1 2 47 1 1
Oakland Raiders 2012 7 0 59 271 4.6 0 17 52 496 9.5 1 56 2 0
Oakland Raiders 2013 10 4 46 218 4.7 2 63T 32 331 10.3 2 45 -- --
Oakland Raiders 2014 16 13 21 85 4.0 0 11 37 265 7.2 1 19 1 1
Oakland Raiders 2015 15 1 10 36 3.6 0 12 30 269 9.0 3 55 -- --
Career Totals 92 67 183 844 4.6 3 63 205 2,015 9.8 12 73 5 3

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