54  Marcus Mallet Class: Sophomore Hometown: Cleveland, Texas High School: Cleveland High School Height / Weight: 6-1 / 216 Position: LB Experience: 1L

2011: Made appearances in nine games, including each of the last five ... had three tackles on the year.

2010: Redshirted his first season on campus.

High School: Rated as the No. 8 outside linebacker in the state and No. 39 in the nation by Rivals.com ... ranked No. 97 for overall players in Texas ... listed in the Waco Tribune's top-100 recruits for Texas ... honorable-mention All-State as a junior ... named the District 22-3A Most Valuable Player his junior year ... selected TCU over Arkansas, Baylor, Colorado, Oklahoma State and Wisconsin.

Personal: Parents are Marcus Mallet and Tanisha and Kevin Strong ... major is computer information technology.