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John Marshall

Class: RS Senior Hometown: Mount Pleasant, Texas High School: Mount Vernon HS

Height / Weight: 6-3 / 275 Position: Offensive Lineman

2006 (RS): Redshirted his first year at Kansas.

High School: A graduate of Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Texas... Listed among Dave Campbell's Top 300 players in the state of Texas... A first-team all-district selection as a junior and senior... Earned first-team all-state honors in 2005 by the Texas Sportswriters Association and second-team all-state honors in 2004... Helped the Tigers to district and bi-district titles in 2004 and 2005... Coached in football by Dickey Meeks... Earned varsity letters in football, track and golf... Advanced to the state golf tournament as a junior in 2005.

Personal: Born in Columbia, S.C... Major is business... Would like to own his own company and play a lot of golf... Hobbies include playing golf and pool... Son of David and Linda Marshall... Has one brother... Dad played football at SMU, while brother played football at Navy.

Favorites: Best part of football - Teammates; Athlete - Michael Jordan; Non-Sports Hero - Dad (because he finds a way to make it happen); Movie - Rounders; TV Show - Top Chef; Food - Anything at Campisi's in Dallas; Best thing about KU - Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness