63 - Marcus Felker
Marcus Felker
Height: 6-0
Weight: 368
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Thornton, Colo.
High School: Thornton
College: Wyoming
Position: DT
Major: Criminal Justice

Honors and Awards


2011: Played in all 11 games for the Bears... Recorded 41 tackles... 18 solo... 8.5 tackles for loss... Forced a fumble against Montana... Recovered a fumble against Sacremento State...

2010: Started all 11 games at defensive tackle... Made a career-best four stops against Montana... Had 1.5 tackles for loss against eventual national champion Eastern Washington... Recovered a fumble at Montana State.

2009 (at Wyoming): Played in two games with six total tackles.

2008 (at Wyoming): Played in six games, notching six tackles with one for loss.

2007 (at Wyoming): Redshirted.

High School: Named First Team All-State in Class 5A by both The Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News both his junior and senior seasons at Thornton HS... Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 22 overall recruit in the state of Colorado... Was credited with making 31 total tackles -- 14 solos and 17 assists -- including two sacks and one interception as a senior... Was the 5A state heavyweight wrestling champion as both a junior and senior... His senior season, he posted a perfect 34-0 record on the mat, and had a combined 75-1 record as a junior and senior... In track & field, won the state title in the shot put his senior season.

Personal: Is the only child of Liz Felker... Born July 20, 1989 in Denver, Colo... His mom ran track for the Bears from 1990-93 and his uncle Scott Felker played football from 1980-85... Is majoring in criminal justice... Is married to Allison and the pair have two daughters, Chyann and Brooklinn.