Marquise Blair


Marquise Blair is an American football safety for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He played college football at Utah.

Early years

Blair attended Wooster High School in Wooster, Ohio He was a First-team Division II all-state as a senior at Wooster High. Also named first-team Division II All-Ohio and Ohio Cardinal Conference Defensive Player of the Year.

College career

Blair attended Dodge City Community College before transferring to University of Utah after the 2016 season. he was a first-team junior college All-American selection he had over a 100 tackles, 3 sacks, and 4 interceptions. He was an all-conference pick for Dodge City as a freshman.
The former first-team All-State pick in Ohio eventually worked his way into the starting lineup with the Utes in 2017, starting 6 of 9 games and making over 48 tackles, three for loss, and two pass breakups. before suffering a season-ending injury against UCLA. As a senior, He started in all 14 games with 12 starts in 2018, garnering second-team All-Pac-12 honors along with 17 of his teammates. He finished the year with 59 stops, two for loss, two interceptions, two pass breakups, and a forced fumble.

Professional career

2019

Blair was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round, 47th overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft.