Murray State University Athletics
2015 Football Roster
Roster
Mark Dodson
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 198
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn
- High School:
- Whitehaven HS
- Prev School:
- Ole Miss
2016: Played and started in one game... Rushed four times for 16 yards...Â
2015: Sat out 2015 season due to NCAA transfer rules...
Before MSU: Played in 24 games over two seasons for Ole Miss...Rushed for 12 yards in 2013 and 249 in 2014... Scored five touchdowns for the Rebels including four in 2014... Broke off a career-high 65-yard touchdown run versus Presbyterian...
High School: Was the 2012 Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year ... Led Whitehaven to a 15-0 record and the 2012 Tennessee 6A state title a year after finishing runner-up ... Rated a 4-star recruit by all of the major scouting services ... Ranked the nation's No. 5 all-purpose back and No. 149 overall prospect by Rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 13 RB in the country by Tom Lemming, No. 22 by 247Sports.com, No. 26 by ESPN.com and No. 35 by Scout.com ... Rated the No. 5 player in Tennessee by Rivals.com, No. 7 by ESPN.com and No. 8 by 247Sports.com ... Was first team Class 6A All-State selection by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association as a senior ... Named 2012 District 16-AAA Player of the Year ... Rushed for 3,295 yards and 37 touchdowns as a senior ... Ran for 318 yards and five TDs in the state championship game against Maryville, scoring the 2-point conversion that won the game in overtime ... Finished his prep career as the all-time leading rusher in Shelby County history with nearly 7,000 yards ... Played in the City of Memphis All-Star Game ... Rushed for 2,100 yards on 110 carries with 28 TDs as a junior en route to TSWA 6A All-State honors ... Finalist for the 2011 Tennessee Mr. Football Class AAA Back award ... Rushed for 1,500 yards and 22 TDs as a sophomore...
Personal: Born Mark Anthony Dodson IIÂ on March 13, 1995 in Memphis, Tenn... Son of Sharica Jackson-Taylor and Mark Dodson Sr... Majoring in criminal justice ...
