Odessa High School in Odessa, Texas... four-star prospect by Scout ... three-star by Rivals ... one of the premier running backs in the state with a No. 29 national ranking according to Rivals ... Dave Campbell's Top 300 Players ...PrepStar All-American ... turned heads all across the state during senior year with eye catching stats such as 2,210 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns ... averaged 9.6 yards per-carry over a total of 231 attempts ... rushed for 1,743 as a sophomore ... became school's all-time leading rusher, passing Bryon Townsend with 3,250 career rushing yards ... led team to Bi-District titles in 2008 and 2009... District 2-5A champions in 2009... two-time All-State selection in football and a state qualifier in track and field in 2011 (long jump) and a regional qualifier in track in 2009 and 2011... a two-sport athlete who has generated a lot of attention for his baseball talents ... selected by the New York Mets in the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Players Draft in the 16th round (Outfielder) with the No. 492 overall selection... High School Coach: Ron King.
8-4-11: - Stock Up – Bradley Marquez – The 2011 16th round draft pick has said that his deal with the Mets is now in the hands of the Commissioner awaiting approval. Marquez comes out of Odessa High School in Texas and was thought to be going on to college as a football player; however, it seems he has struck a deal to play for the Mets and still hit the gridiron for Texas Tech.
8-15-11: - http://www.redraiders.com/2011/08/14/red-raiders-marquez-signs-contract-with-mets - Texas Tech football player Bradley Marquez on Sunday signed a contract to play pro baseball with the New York Mets and announced plans to continue pursuing both sports.Marquez signed a three-year contract, according to his agents with Xclusive Sports Management in Houston. They declined to release other details of the deal… Marquez will be at Tech during the school year and report to the Mets’ spring-training facilities in Port St. Lucie, Fla., in May.
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