2020 Football Roster
Roster
Marcus Harper II
- Position:
- Offensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 310
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Chicago Heights, Ill.
- High School:
- Homewood-Flossmoor HS
As A Senior (2024)
» All-Big Ten third team (coaches)
» All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
Appeared in 11 games for Oregon while making 10 starts, including eight at right guard and two at left guard … Staple of an Oregon offensive line that was a finalist for the Joe Moore Award, given to the nation's most outstanding offensive line unit ... Played 577 snaps at right guard and 129 at left guard … Did not allow a sack in 376 pass-blocking opportunities, according to Pro Football Focus … Had multiple knockdowns six times, including three against Michigan State, Ohio State and Michigan … Helped the Oregon offense rank in the top 25 nationally for scoring offense (17th, 34.9 PPG), total offense (22nd, 437.4 YPG), passing offense (13th, 279.5 YPG) and third-down offense (9th, 48.60%) … vs. Oregon State (Sept. 14): Posted a season-best 85.4 pass blocking grade from PFF … at Purdue (Oct. 18): Earned a 79.5 pass blocking grade and a 67.2 offensive grade from PFF … vs. Penn State (Dec. 7): Played 34 snaps at right guard in the Big Ten Championship game … vs. No. 8 Ohio State (Jan. 1): Started at right guard in the CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game.
As A Junior (2023)
Started all 14 games at left guard for an Oregon offensive line that led the nation with just five sacks allowed for the second year in a row … Played 749 snaps at left guard, allowing zero sacks and just six total pressures in 432 total pass-blocking opportunities … Earned an 82.1 pass-blocking grade from Pro Football Focus, fifth-best among Pac-12 guards … Received a pass-blocking grade of 70.0 or better in nine of 14 games, and 80.0 or better in six contests … Nine games with zero pressures allowed … UO also tied for third in the nation with just 44.0 tackles for loss allowed … Helped anchor a UO attack that led the nation in passing offense (346.9 YPG) while ranking second in scoring offense (44.2 PPG), second in total offense (531.4 YPG) and 30th in rushing offense (184.5 YPG) … Oregon also led the nation with a 91.5 team pass-blocking grade from PFF … Helped Oregon rush for at least 200 yards in six of the first seven games to open the season, and at least 100 yards in all 14 games … Oregon allowed zero sacks in 10 of 14 games, and just one sack total in the final eight games of the season … vs. Portland State (Sept. 2): Received an 83.8 pass-blocking grade from PFF in the season opener while helping UO rush for a season-high 348 yards and set the modern-day program record for points with 81 …vs. No. 19 Colorado (Sept. 23): Allowed zero pressures for the fourth straight game to start the season, earning an 84.4 pass-blocking grade from PFF … vs. Washington State (Oct. 21): Helped pave the way for Oregon to rush for 248 yards and three touchdowns … vs. USC (Nov. 11): Season-best 86.3 pass-blocking grade from PFF while allowing zero pressures … at Arizona State (Nov. 18): Allowed just one pressure as Oregon passed for a season-high 463 yards and seven touchdowns, including six in the first half by quarterback Bo Nix to tie the program single-game record … vs. No. 16 Oregon State (Nov. 24): Did not allow a pressure while earning an 85.9 pass-blocking grade … vs. No. 23 Liberty (Jan. 1): Zero pressures allowed and an 81.4 pass-blocking grade in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl.
As A Sophomore (2022)
Saw significant playing time as a third-year sophomore, playing in all 13 games for the Ducks while making 10 starts at left guard … Made first career start in the 2022 home opener vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10), the first of 10 consecutive starts … Played 711 total offensive snaps, all at left guard … Third among Oregon offensive linemen with an 81.1 pass-blocking grade from Pro Football Focus, sixth-best among Pac-12 guards … Pass-blocking grade of 70.0 or better in eight of 13 games, with four of 80.0 or better … Allowed just nine total pressures and zero sacks in 343 pass-blocking opportunities, according to PFF … A key contributor to an Oregon offensive line that led the nation with just five sacks allowed, the fewest allowed by a non-triple option team in a full season since 2015 … UO also tied for 12th in the nation with just 52.0 tackles for loss allowed … Helped the Ducks finish as the only team in the nation in the top 20 for both rushing offense (12th, 215.77 YPG) and passing offense (17th, 284.8 YPG) … Oregon rushed for at least 100 yards in 12 of 13 games with seven games of 200-plus yards and three of 300-plus … vs. No. 3 Georgia (Sept. 3): Played 32 snaps at left guard off the bench and earned an 83.9 pass-blocking grade from PFF … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): Made first career start at left guard, helping the Ducks rush for 263 yards and put up 604 total yards of offense while receiving a PFF pass-blocking grade of 86.9 … vs. No. 12 BYU (Sept. 17): Third straight game with a PFF pass-blocking grade (85.2) of 80.0 or better in Oregon’s top-15 home win … at Washington State (Sept. 24): Allowed zero pressures as Oregon passed for a season-high 446 yards in a comeback victory … vs. Stanford (Oct. 1): Helped the Ducks rush for a season-high 351 yards and four touchdowns ... UO’s 9.49 yards per carry were the program’s highest since 2013 and highest vs. a FBS team since at least 1971 … at Arizona (Oct. 8): Paved the way for 306 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns, the most by Oregon in a game since 2017 and most vs. a FBS team since 2012 … at California (Oct. 29): Earned a season-best 74.4 overall grade from PFF with a season-high 78.6 run-blocking grade … vs. No. 25 Washington (Nov. 12): Season-best 88.0 pass-blocking grade from PFF with a 71.1 overall grade … Helped Oregon eclipse 300 rushing yards for the third time.
As A Freshman (2021)
Appeared in seven games as a second-year freshman … Played 10 snaps at right guard vs. Stony Brook (Sept. 18) and six against Arizona (Sept. 25).
As A Freshman (2020)
Did not see any game action during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
High School
Consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Tabbed the No. 1 offensive guard in Illinois by ESPN and Rivals … Consensus top-15 player in Illinois and top-50 offensive guard nationally by ESPN (No. 41), Rivals (No. 33) and 247Sports (No. 43) … No. 10 player overall in Illinois by Rivals … Earned PrepStar All-Midwest Region recognition … A three-year letterman at Homewood-Flossmoor High School … Selected to the Illinois EDGYTIM/Rivals.com 5A-8A All-State Team as a senior … Named first-team all-state by the Champaign News Gazette … Helped Homewood-Flossmoor reach the quarterfinals of the Illinois 8A state playoffs while averaging 32.0 points per game … Key part of a Homewood-Flossmoor team that made it to the 8A state quarterfinals as a junior … Part of an offensive line that led a Vikings’ offensive attack that averaged 36.0 points per game … Paved the way for a Homewood-Flossmoor offense that put up 337.8 points per game as a sophomore … High school coach was Craig Buzea … Chose Oregon over Boston College, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Duke, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas State, Louisville, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Purdue, Temple and Western Michigan.
