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Jersey Number 22
Markenzy Pierre
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 214
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Kissimmee, Fla.
- High School:
- Liberty
Bio
Career Overview: Reserve running back and special teams player ... Appeared in 38 games over four seasons, including four games in his redshirt year of 2018 … Has 59 carries for 178 yards (4.7 avg.), seven kickoff returns for 168 yards (24.0 avg.) and two receptions for eight yards.
Junior Year (2020): Appeared in every game as one of Syracuse’s core special teams players, also had 21 carries for 48 yards and a reception on the season as a backup running back … Carried the ball five times for 12 yards in the season opener at North Carolina (9/12) … Had his lone reception of the season at Pitt (9/19) … Had a season-high seven carries for 19 yards against Georgia Tech (9/26) … Returned a pair of kickoffs for a total of 53 yards against Liberty (10/17) … Carried the ball six times for 16 yards at Clemson (10/24).
Sophomore Year (2019): Played in all 12 games ... Served as a deep return man on the kickoff team and saw limited action in the backfield ... Ran five times for six yards (1.2 avg.) and returned four kickoffs for 96 yards (24.0 avg.) ... At Maryland (9/7), ran back the first kickoff of his career 27 yards ... Logged a season-high three carries for six yards against Holy Cross (9/28) ... At Louisville (11/23), set personal bests for kickoff returns (3) and kickoff return yardage (96) ... Pierre’s 31-yard return in the third quarter against the Cardinals was a career long ... Spring 2020 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll selection.
2018: Redshirt season ... Played in four games, including spot duty on the kickoff coverage and punt return teams ... Rushed eight times for 35 yards (4.4 avg.) … Had three carries for 18 yards versus Florida State (9/15) … Ran five times for 17 yards versus Connecticut (9/22).
Freshman Year (2017): Saw action in 11 games, mainly on special teams ... Fourth on the team in rushing with 89 yards on 25 carries (3.6 avg.) ... Also caught one pass for six yards and made one tackle as a member of the kickoff coverage team ... In his collegiate debut versus Central Connecticut State (9/1), ran for a career-high 46 yards on nine carries ... Against Central Michigan (9/16), logged six carries for 17 yards ... Against Wake Forest (11/11), caught the first pass of his career for a gain of six yards ... At Louisville (11/18), logged a career-best 10 carries for 26 yards ... Member of the Fall 2017 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
High School: Running back for head coach Cory Johns … No. 52 running back in the country, according to ESPN … Two-time Florida Class 7A All-State First Team honoree … Finished his scholastic career with 5,133 yards rushing, the 12th-most in Central Florida history … 2016 Osceola News-Gazette Player of the Year … PrepStar All-Southeast Region choice … Selected to play in the 2016 Central Florida All-Star Game … As a junior, ran for 1,677 yards and 19 touchdowns, averaging more than 9.0 yards per carry … Totaled 2,559 yards rushing and 30 touchdowns as a senior … Capped his career with a 447-yard, seven-touchdown game against Poinciana … Also played basketball, ran track and wrestled.
Personal: Markenzy J. Pierre … Born on October 22, 1998 in Newark, New Jersey … Son of Benony and Gravelie Pierre … Two brothers, one sister … Majoring in social work.
Junior Year (2020): Appeared in every game as one of Syracuse’s core special teams players, also had 21 carries for 48 yards and a reception on the season as a backup running back … Carried the ball five times for 12 yards in the season opener at North Carolina (9/12) … Had his lone reception of the season at Pitt (9/19) … Had a season-high seven carries for 19 yards against Georgia Tech (9/26) … Returned a pair of kickoffs for a total of 53 yards against Liberty (10/17) … Carried the ball six times for 16 yards at Clemson (10/24).
Sophomore Year (2019): Played in all 12 games ... Served as a deep return man on the kickoff team and saw limited action in the backfield ... Ran five times for six yards (1.2 avg.) and returned four kickoffs for 96 yards (24.0 avg.) ... At Maryland (9/7), ran back the first kickoff of his career 27 yards ... Logged a season-high three carries for six yards against Holy Cross (9/28) ... At Louisville (11/23), set personal bests for kickoff returns (3) and kickoff return yardage (96) ... Pierre’s 31-yard return in the third quarter against the Cardinals was a career long ... Spring 2020 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll selection.
2018: Redshirt season ... Played in four games, including spot duty on the kickoff coverage and punt return teams ... Rushed eight times for 35 yards (4.4 avg.) … Had three carries for 18 yards versus Florida State (9/15) … Ran five times for 17 yards versus Connecticut (9/22).
Freshman Year (2017): Saw action in 11 games, mainly on special teams ... Fourth on the team in rushing with 89 yards on 25 carries (3.6 avg.) ... Also caught one pass for six yards and made one tackle as a member of the kickoff coverage team ... In his collegiate debut versus Central Connecticut State (9/1), ran for a career-high 46 yards on nine carries ... Against Central Michigan (9/16), logged six carries for 17 yards ... Against Wake Forest (11/11), caught the first pass of his career for a gain of six yards ... At Louisville (11/18), logged a career-best 10 carries for 26 yards ... Member of the Fall 2017 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
High School: Running back for head coach Cory Johns … No. 52 running back in the country, according to ESPN … Two-time Florida Class 7A All-State First Team honoree … Finished his scholastic career with 5,133 yards rushing, the 12th-most in Central Florida history … 2016 Osceola News-Gazette Player of the Year … PrepStar All-Southeast Region choice … Selected to play in the 2016 Central Florida All-Star Game … As a junior, ran for 1,677 yards and 19 touchdowns, averaging more than 9.0 yards per carry … Totaled 2,559 yards rushing and 30 touchdowns as a senior … Capped his career with a 447-yard, seven-touchdown game against Poinciana … Also played basketball, ran track and wrestled.
Personal: Markenzy J. Pierre … Born on October 22, 1998 in Newark, New Jersey … Son of Benony and Gravelie Pierre … Two brothers, one sister … Majoring in social work.
Fran Brown Press Conference | Week 3 vs. Colgate
Monday, September 08
Fran Brown Press Conference
Monday, September 08
Fran Brown Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, September 06
Players Postgame vs. UConn
Saturday, September 06
