52  Marcus Yarbrough Class: Senior Hometown: San Diego, Calif. High School: Eastlake High Height / Weight: 6-2 / 230 Position: Linebacker Birthdate: 06/27/1986 Experience: 3L

Has waited and earned his chance to start at middle linebacker ... Throughout his career, has worked hard to improve ... Physical linebacker, who can plug holes ... Father played offensive line for the Aztecs ... Team's No. 3 returning tackler in 2010.

2009: Played in every game as a reserve ... Finished as team's seventh-leading tackler with 41 stops, including three behind the line of scrimmage ... Had two solo efforts and one pass break-up at UCLA ... One stop vs. Southern Utah and one at Idaho ... Tallied a pair of assisted stops against Air Force and New Mexico State ... First career tackles for a loss against BYU, ending the afternoon with four stops overall ... Two solos and a quarterback hurry at CSU ... Best game of the year vs. New Mexico, posting seven tackles with two for a loss of nine yards in the win ... Had four tackles, including three solos, against TCU ... Made five stops, with four solos, versus Wyoming ... Had a career and season-high 10 tackles (four solo) at Utah ... One solo in the finale with UNLV.

2008: Participated in 10 games, starting once ... Had a career-best 28 tackles ... Made one tackle in the opener with Cal Poly ... Did not play against Notre Dame or San Jose State ... Saw his most extensive action, recording a career high and team game-high six stops in the win over Idaho ... Two assisted stops at TCU ... Reserve vs. Air Force ... Four tackles at New Mexico and three against CSU ... First career start, playing middle linebacker at Wyoming and making six tackles ... Three tackles at BYU ... One assisted stop vs. No. 8 Utah and two solos in the final game with UNLV.

2007: Played in all but one game as a redshirt freshman on defense and special teams ... Collegiate debut versus Washington State ... First career stops at ASU, recording two solo and two assisted efforts ... Was in on three tackles against PSU ... Played but did not have a tackle vs. Cincinnati or Utah ... One tackle vs. CSU and UNM.

2006: Redshirted as a true freshman.

High School: Was the 77th-ranked inside linebacker nationally by Scouts, Inc. ... A third-team all-state selection by Cal-Hi Sports ... Earned first-team all-county honors in 2005 at Eastlake High School ... As a senior, he had 131 tackles, eight sacks, three forced fumbles and an interception to garner Mesa League defensive player-of-the-year accolades for the second year in a row ... Recorded 143 tackles, 11 sacks and two forced fumbles his junior campaign ... Only junior named to the San Diego Union-Tribune All-San Diego Section team ... First-team all-state and all-league and second-team all-CIF in 2004 ... Participated in track and field, throwing the discus and shot put.

Personal: Born June 27, 1988, in San Diego, Calif. ... Son of Darryl and Selby Yarbrough ... Father was a four-year football letterwinner at San Diego State from 1978-81 as an offensive lineman ... Majoring in social science.

YARBROUGH'S CAREER STATISTICS

Career Highs: Tackles: 10 at Utah (11/21/09); TFL: 2.0 vs. UNM (10/31/09); PBU: 1 at UCLA (9/5/09).

YARBROUGH GAME-BY-GAME