2018 SEASON: Played in all 16 games with 10 starts and posted 38 catches for 581 yards (15.3 avg.) and two TDs...His average of 15.3 yards per catch was the top mark posted by a Green Bay rookie (min. 25 rec.) since Lofton’s 17.8-yard average in 1978...Ranked No. 6 among NFL rookies in receiving yards...Had four receptions of 40-plus yards, tied for the most among NFL rookies (Ridley, Foster)...Posted eight receptions of 20-plus yards, good for No. 2 on the team behind Adams (18)...Posted two 100-yard receiving games, tied for No. 2 in team history among rookies behind only Howton (six in 1952)...Teamed with St. Brown to become the first rookie duo in team history to both register 20-plus receptions with an average of 15.0-plus yards per catch…Had one kickoff return for 21 yards and added two tackles on special teams…Vs. Chicago (Sept. 9): Played two snaps on offense and 11 on special teams in his NFL debut. Returned one kickoff for 21 yards…Vs. Minnesota (Sept. 16): Posted his first NFL reception, hauling in a 3-yard pass near the sideline from QB Aaron Rodgers in the first quarter…At Washington (Sept. 23): Registered a career-high two tackles on special teams, bringing down CB Greg Stroman at the Washington 17 on a kickoff return in the third quarter and Stroman again in the fourth quarter on a punt return...Vs. Buffalo (Sept. 30): Made his first career start, opening as the third WR with Randall Cobb (hamstring) sidelined. Posted a 38-yard reception late in the fourth quarter when he beat CB Ryan Lewis down the right sideline to catch a deep pass from Rodgers to the Buffalo 28, helping to set up a 52-yard Mason Crosby field goal…At Detroit (Oct. 7): Started for the second straight week with Cobb (hamstring) and WR Geronimo Allison (concussion/hamstring) sidelined, appearing on 77 of 81 plays and posting a career-high seven receptions for 68 yards (9.7 avg.) and a TD. Early in the third quarter, posted his first TD catch as a pro, hauling in a 3-yard TD pass as he found himself wide open in the end zone with two defenders going to cover Adams…Vs. San Francisco (Oct. 15): Started his third straight game and posted a career-high 103 receiving yards on just three catches (34.3 avg.), becoming just the sixth Green Bay rookie since 1950 to register 100-plus receiving yards in a game on three or fewer catches (Howton, McGee, Lofton, Greg Jennings, James Jones). On the Packers’ first play from scrimmage, found himself wide open down the left sideline, hauling in a pass from Rodgers near midfield and taking it down the sideline to the San Francisco 17 for a career-long 60-yard catch…At L.A. Rams (Oct. 28): Caught two passes for 45 yards (22.5 avg.) and a TD. With the Packers trailing, 26-20, midway through the fourth quarter, got inside on CB Troy Hill and caught a deep pass from Rodgers for a 40-yard TD, outrunning S Lamarcus Joyner after making the catch on his way to the end zone…At New England (Nov. 4): Made his fifth straight start and led the team with 101 yards receiving on three catches (33.7 avg.), with all three grabs coming in the second half. Became the first Packer since McGee in 1959 to register two 100-yard receiving games on three or fewer catches in a season and became only the third NFL player to accomplish that feat since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger (Hill, 1980; Morgan, 1978, 1980, 1984). All three of his receptions were for 20-plus yards, bringing his streak to four straight catches of 20-plus yards. On the third play of the second half, beat CB Jason McCourty on a post for a 51-yard gain to the New England 21 on third-and-6. Became the first Green Bay rookie to post a reception of 40-plus yards in three straight games since Howton (four straight) in 1952…At N.Y. Jets (Dec. 23): Played a career-high 72 snaps, hauling in five passes for 75 yards (15.0 avg.). Early in the fourth quarter on a third-and-11, came out of the slot and found an opening near the left sideline to haul in a pass from Rodgers near the New York 43 before taking it down to the 20 for a 42-yard gain…2018 Draft: Selected by the Packers with the third of three picks in the fifth round (No. 174 overall), becoming just the fourth WR in school history to be drafted out of South Florida.
COLLEGE: Played in 25 games with 23 starts in his two seasons at South Florida (2016-17), posting 75 receptions for 1,294 yards (17.3 avg.) and 11 TDs…His average of 17.3 yards per catch was the top mark in school history (min. 70 receptions) and his receiving-yardage total of 1,294 yards ranks No. 10 in school annals despite only playing two seasons for the Bulls…Ranks No. 6 in school history with 11 TD catches…In two seasons at USF, scored five TDs of 50-plus yards (catches of 95 and 64 yards and 75-yard run in 2017, catches of 77 and 51 yards in 2016)…Scored 12 TDs for the Bulls (11 receiving, one rushing), averaging 40.5 yards on those scoring plays…Started his collegiate career at North Carolina State (2013-14), where he played in 23 games with 11 starts and caught 44 passes for 538 yards (12.2 avg.) and a TD…Earned his degree in communication…Senior season (2017): Played in 12 games with 10 starts and set the single-season USF record with 879 yards receiving on a team-high 53 catches (16.6 avg.) with six TDs…His receiving-TD total checked in at No. 4 in school single-season history…Registered three 100-yard receiving games in the final five contests of the season…Added eight carries for 108 yards (13.5 avg.) and a TD with two kickoff returns for 39 yards (19.5 avg.)…Led the Bulls with 96 yards and a TD on four receptions (24.0 avg.) vs. Illinois (Sept. 15), hauling in a 17-yard TD pass from QB Quinton Flowers in the third quarter…Caught a team-high six passes for a team-best 94 yards (15.7 avg.) and a TD and posted a career-high 80 yards rushing on two carries (40.0 avg.) at East Carolina (Sept. 30), scoring on a career-long 75-yard run in the second quarter…Recorded a career-high 186 receiving yards on a career-best 10 catches (18.6 avg.) vs. Houston (Oct. 28), the second-most receiving yards in a game in USF history...Became the first player in school history to register back-to-back games with 150-plus receiving yards, finishing with six receptions for 152 yards (25.3 avg.) and a TD at Connecticut (Nov. 4)…Late in the third quarter, ran an out pattern and made the grab at the USF 15 before racing past several defenders down the right sideline for a 95-yard TD, the longest TD catch in school history…Hauled in three passes for 133 yards (44.3 avg.) in the 38-34 win over Texas Tech in the Birmingham Bowl (Dec. 23), highlighted by his 64-yard TD catch in the fourth quarter that put USF up, 31-27…Junior season (2016): Started all 13 games in his first season at USF, ranking No. 5 on the team with 22 catches for 415 yards (18.9 avg.)…His average of 18.9 yards per reception ranks No. 3 in school single-season history (min. 20 rec.)…Was tied for the team lead with five TD receptions…Helped the offense set single-season school records with 77 TDs and 6,650 yards of total offense…Caught three passes for 79 yards (26.3 avg.) vs. Towson (Sept. 3) in his USF debut, including a 51-yard TD grab in the second quarter…Posted a 77-yard TD catch on the first play from scrimmage at SMU (Nov. 19), his longest reception of the season, and finished with a season-high 84 yards receiving on two catches (42.0 avg.)…Redshirt season (2015): Sat out after transferring from N.C. State…Won USF’s Scout Team Award on offense…Sophomore season (2014): Appeared in 13 games with eight starts for the Wolfpack, posting 22 receptions for 257 yards (11.7 avg.) and a TD…Posted two catches for 51 yards (25.5 avg.) vs. Old Dominion (Sept. 6), including a season-long 42-yard grab…Tied for the team lead with a season-high four receptions for 55 yards (13.8 avg.) vs. Presbyterian (Sept. 20), posting his first career TD catch on an 18-yard grab from QB Jacoby Brissett in the second quarter…Freshman season (2013): Played in 10 games with three starts, one of only four true freshmen to start a game for the Wolfpack on the season…Finished with 22 receptions for 281 yards (12.8 avg.)…Missed three games due to injury…Led the team in receiving after the first two games with 12 catches for 176 yards (14.7 avg.)…Posted a team-high 87 receiving yards on four catches (21.8 avg.) vs. Louisiana Tech (Aug. 31) in his collegiate debut…Led the team with eight catches for a team-high 87 yards (10.9 avg.) vs. Richmond (Sept. 7).
PERSONAL: Given name Marquez Reshard Valdes-Scantling…First name is pronounced mar-KWEZ…Born in St. Petersburg, Fla. …High school: Earned all-state and all-county honors at Lakewood High School (St. Petersburg, Fla.), posting 50 receptions for 800 yards (16.0 avg.) and 14 TDs as a senior…Was a team captain…Posted 28 catches for 600 yards (21.4 avg.) and six TDs as a junior…Was a teammate of Seahawks LB Shaquem Griffin and Seahawks CB Shaquill Griffin…Helped lead the track team to the 2013 Class 2A state championship…Was part of the 2012 Class 2A state championship 4x400 relay team...Community involvement: Participated in the Green Bay Packers Give Back Bowling Event…For Christmas in 2017, joined his father, Marcellus, and some friends as they distributed duffel bags filled with blankets, clothing, toiletry items and other supplies to homeless people in Tampa and St. Petersburg…Also did volunteer work with Metropolitan Ministries and Habitat for Humanity…Residence: St. Petersburg, Fla.
