Marshall's best offers prior to his most recent one from Alabama were from Georgia Tech, Louisville and Navy. The dual-threat threw less than 10 passes per game at Leeds this year, but was offered as a quarterback by the Crimson Tide.
Linebacker Dont'a Hightower became the 26th former Alabama player on the active roster of the Super Bowl winner when the New England Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in the NFL championship game on Sunday night. Hightower made five tackles, including stopping running back Marshawn Lynch just short of the goal line on Seattle's next-to-last snap of Super Bowl XLIX.