2019 Pro Bowl Vote

Career Highlights:

• Selected by the Packers with the third of three picks in the fifth round (No. 174 overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft, a compensatory pick awarded to the team. Became just the fourth WR in school history to be drafted out of South Florida.
• 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 touchdowns. 
• 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.
• Set the USF single-season record with 879 yards on a team-high 53 receptions with six TDs as a senior in 2017.
• Set the school mark with a 95-yard TD catch at Connecticut in 2017 and posted the second-most receiving yards in a game in USF history with 186 vs. Houston in 2017.
• In his first season at South Florida, was tied for the team lead with five TD receptions as a junior in 2016.
• 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.
• As a sophomore in 2014, started eight games for the Wolfpack and hauled in 22 passes for 257 yards (11.7 avg.) and a TD.
• Was one of just four true freshmen to start a game for the Wolfpack in 2013, finishing the season with 22 receptions for 281 yards (12.8 avg.).
• 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.
• Earned his degree in communication.

Career Highlights:

• Selected by the Packers with the third of three picks in the fifth round (No. 174 overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft, a compensatory pick awarded to the team. Became just the fourth WR in school history to be drafted out of South Florida.
• 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 touchdowns. 
• 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.
• Set the USF single-season record with 879 yards on a team-high 53 receptions with six TDs as a senior in 2017.
• Set the school mark with a 95-yard TD catch at Connecticut in 2017 and posted the second-most receiving yards in a game in USF history with 186 vs. Houston in 2017.
• In his first season at South Florida, was tied for the team lead with five TD receptions as a junior in 2016.
• 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.
• As a sophomore in 2014, started eight games for the Wolfpack and hauled in 22 passes for 257 yards (11.7 avg.) and a TD.
• Was one of just four true freshmen to start a game for the Wolfpack in 2013, finishing the season with 22 receptions for 281 yards (12.8 avg.).
• 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.
• Earned his degree in communication.

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.)…At San Jose State (Aug. 26): Paced the team with six catches for a team-high 91 yards (15.2 avg.)…Vs. Illinois (Sept. 15): Led the Bulls with 96 yards and a TD on four receptions (24.0 avg.), hauling in a 17-yard TD pass from QB Quinton Flowers in the third quarter…At East Carolina (Sept. 30): 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.), scoring on a career-long 75-yard run in the second quarter…Vs. Houston (Oct. 28): Recorded a career-high 186 receiving yards on a career-best 10 catches (18.6 avg.), the second-most receiving yards in a game in USF history...At Connecticut (Nov. 4): 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. 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…Vs. Texas Tech (Birmingham Bowl, Dec. 23): Hauled in three passes for 133 yards (44.3 avg.) in the 38-34 win, highlighted by his 64-yard TD catch in the fourth quarter that put USF up, 31-27.

2016: Started all 13 games, 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…Vs. Towson (Sept. 3): Caught three passes for 79 yards (26.3 avg.) in his USF debut, including a 51-yard TD grab in the second quarter…Vs. Northern Illinois (Sept. 10): Hauled in five passes for 72 yards (14.4 avg.)…Vs. Connecticut (Oct. 15): Posted a 26-yard TD reception early in the fourth quarter…At Temple (Oct. 21): Scored on a 27-yard catch in the first quarter…Vs. Navy (Oct. 28): Registered a TD for the third straight game, hauling in a 16-yard score from Flowers late in the second quarter…At SMU (Nov. 19): Posted a 77-yard TD catch on the first play from scrimmage, his longest reception of the season, and finished with a season-high 84 yards receiving on two catches (42.0 avg.).

2015: Redshirted after transferring from N.C. State…Won USF’s Scout Team Award on offense.

2014: Appeared in 13 games with eight starts for the Wolfpack, posting 22 receptions for 257 yards (11.7 avg.) and a TD…Vs. Old Dominion (Sept. 6): Posted two catches for 51 yards (25.5 avg.), including a season-long 42-yard grab…At South Florida (Sept. 13): Caught three passes for 33 yards (11.0 avg.)…Vs. Presbyterian (Sept. 20): Tied for the team lead with a season-high four receptions for 55 yards (13.8 avg.), posting his first career TD catch on an 18-yard grab from QB Jacoby Brissett in the second quarter.

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.)…Vs. Louisiana Tech (Aug. 31): Posted a team-high 87 receiving yards on four catches (21.8 avg.) in his collegiate debut…Vs. Richmond (Sept. 7): Led the team with eight catches for a team-high 87 yards (10.9 avg.). 

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 former Vikings WR Rodney Adams, 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.

PERSONAL: Given name Marquez Reshard Valdes-Scantling…First name is pronounced mar-KWEZ…Born in St. Petersburg, Fla. …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.