Academic Notes: Plans to study kinesiology…Has a 3.4 grade point average…High School: A 2011 graduate of Rio Mesa High School…Four-year letter winner for Coach Bob Gregorchuck…Had 18 touchdowns and 1,500 all-purpose yards…Named All-C.I.F., all-county and all-league…Team most valuable player in 2010…Selected one of top defensive backs in California by Scout.com…ESPN Rise Pre-Season first-team all-region choice…Invited to the NVC All-American game…Helped team to the league championship…Also ran track, earning four letters…Part of the 4x100 relay team that posted the second-fastest time in the United States…Personal: Born Marcus S. Alford on August 24, 1983 in Mobile, Ala….Son of Tracie Alford…Has one brother, Soloman…Played with teammate Jamaal Perkins…Cousin, Mike McNeill, plays football at Auburn, while another cousin, Pat McNeil, plays at Middle Tennessee.