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Marcus Ardel Tafuna Taulauniu Mariota (born October 30, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Titans second overall in the 2015 NFL draft. He played college football at Oregon where he was the starting quarterback from 2012 to 2014. As a junior in 2014, Mariota became the first Oregon player and Hawaii-born athlete to ever win the Heisman Trophy. ==Early life== Mariota was born in Honolulu to Alana Deppe-Mariota and Toa Mariota and has a younger brother, Matt Mariota; he is of Samoan descent on his father's side. He grew up admiring the quarterback play of fellow Samoan Jeremiah Masoli, who was also a standout quarterback at Saint Louis High School and the University of Oregon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota fulfilling promise, living his dream )〕 Mariota describes himself as a dedicated Christian.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=In His Own Words: Marcus Mariota )〕 Mariota attended St. Louis High School in Honolulu, where he was a two-sport star in football and track. In football, he was relatively unknown until late in his high school career due to not starting until his senior season.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota considered Huskies before signing with Ducks )〕 As a senior, he led St. Louis to an 11–1 record and the state title while being named PrepStar Magazine All-West Region and Interscholastic League of Honolulu Offensive Player of the Year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Marcus Mariota Bio )〕 Mariota threw for 2,597 yards on 165 of 225 passing attempts (64.7%), including 32 touchdowns against only five interceptions. He also rushed the ball 60 times for 455 yards (7.6 yards per carry) and 7 touchdowns. Mariota was named to the NUC All World Game alongside eventual 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Underclassmen - Football Combines - Football Recruiting - Football Camp & High School Football Showcase )〕 Also a standout track and field athlete, Mariota was a state track qualifier in the sprinting and jumping events.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2014's Top Rated College QBs athleticism is key - )〕 At the 2010 National Underclassman Combine, he won the camp’s “Fastest Man” and “Combine King” awards after running a 4.48-second 40-yard dash. At the 2011 HHSAA T&F Championships, he earned fourth-place finishes in both the 200-meter dash (23.41 s) and the long jump (20 ft, 7 in), while also placing tenth in the 100-meter dash event at 11.63 seconds. He also ran the second leg on the St. Louis 4x100m relay squad, helping them capture the state title with a time of 42.83 seconds.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2011 ILH Track and Field Championship )〕 High school awards and honors * 2010 HHSAA Division 1 State Football Championship * 2010 Interscholastic League of Honolulu Offensive Player of the Year * 2010 PrepStar Magazine All-West Region * 2010 Hawaii Gatorade Player of the Year Recruitment Mariota attended an Oregon football camp in the summer of 2010, which allowed Mark Helfrich, Oregon's then offensive coordinator, to be one of the first recruiters to discover Mariota.〔 After the camp, Helfrich visited Mariota in Hawaii to watch the somewhat unrecognized quarterback practice going into his senior season.〔http://blogs.kansas.com/kstated/2012/12/28/qa-with-oregon-quarterback-marcus-mariota/〕 Helfrich called Chip Kelly during the visit and they made the decision to immediately offer Mariota a scholarship, despite never starting a varsity game.〔 After his senior season, he was rated the No. 2 recruiting prospect in the state of Hawaii and No. 12 dual-threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Marcus Mariota )〕 He was recruited by the Oregon Ducks, Hawaii, Memphis, Utah, Oregon State, Washington, Arizona, Notre Dame, UCLA and USC but was only offered a scholarship by Memphis and Oregon. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marcus Mariota」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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