Marcel Reece

Marcel Antoine Wayne Reece[1] (born June 23, 1985) is a former American football fullback. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football as a wide receiver at Washington. He has also been a member of the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks.

Marcel Reece
Before with the Raiders in October 2010
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Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1985-06-23) June 23, 1985
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
Rushing attempts:185
Rushing yards:844
Rushing touchdowns:3
Receptions:210
Receiving yards:2,088
Receiving touchdowns:12
Player stats at NFL.com

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 College where he posted 25 receptions for 600 yards and 7 touchdowns. Reece decided to transfer to El Camino College the following year where he posted 47 catches for 1,286 yards and 13 touchdowns. This performance earned him a scholarship to the University of Washington. He broke out during his senior year and made 39 catches for 761 yards and 8 touchdowns. The most notable play of Reece'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
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		 231 lb
(105 kg)		 4.38 s 1.51 s 2.55 s 4.26 s 7.20 s 36 1⁄2 in
(0.93 m)		 9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)
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 season-opening 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]

Seattle Seahawks

On December 6, 2016, Reece was signed by the Seattle Seahawks.[8]

On July 28, 2017, Reece was re-signed by the Seahawks.[9] He was released on September 2, 2017.[10]

Career statistics
SeasonTeamGGS Rushing Receiving Fumbles
AttYdsAvgLongTDRecYdsAvgLongTDFumLost
2008OAK 00------------------------
2009OAK 20----------22010.0110----
2010OAK 1610301224.13112533313.373T311
2011OAK 126171126.62602730111.147211
2012OAK 1614592714.6170524969.556120
2013OAK 1615462184.763T23233110.3452----
2014OAK 151521854.0110372657.219111
2015OAK 15710363.6120302699.0553----
2016SEA 402000057314.6310----
Career Totals96671858444.66332102,0889.8731253
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References
  1. "Reece Pro Football Reference Profile". pro-football-reference.com.
  2. http://www.gohuskies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30200&ATCLID=208223356
  3. "Raiders FB Marcel Reece Selected to Second Pro Bowl". raiders.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  4. "Raiders FB Marcel Reece selected to Third straight Pro Bowl". raiders.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  5. "Raiders FB Marcel Reece selected to Fourth straight Pro Bowl appearance". raiders.com. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  6. "Raiders Fullback Marcel Reece Suspended". www.raiders.com. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  7. "Raiders Release FB Marcel Reece". Raiders.com.
  8. Boyle, John (December 6, 2016). "Seahawks Sign Jeron Johnson, Marcel Reece; Place Earl Thomas on Injured Reserve". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017.
  9. Boyle, John (July 29, 2017). "Seahawks Sign Fullback Marcel Reece And Defensive End Marcus Smith". Seahawks.com.
  10. Drovetto, Tony (September 2, 2017). "Seahawks Make Three More Trades, Set 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017.
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