Marchon Tatmon

Height:
6-1
Weight:
207
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Oakland, Calif.
Prev School:
Chabot College

Tulsa -- A returning squad member . . . played in six games in 2005 . . . saw limited action against Memphis, Houston, Southern Miss, Rice, SMU and UTEP . . . provides depth at cornerback . . . made vast improvement in spring drills . . . a hard worker.

Junior College -- Played two years at Chabot College . . . helped lead his team to an 8-3 record as a sophomore . . . had 110 tackles and seven interceptions in his two seasons . . . earned all-conference first team honors in 2004 . . . junior college coach was Danny Calcagno.

High School -- Played his prep football at Castlemont High School . . . earned two letters and started both on offense and defense as a junior and senior . . . had 63 receptions for 1,590 yards and eight touchdowns as a receiver during his career . . . tallied 130 career tackles and nine interceptions . . . earned first-team all-conference merits as a prep senior after catching 34 passes for 850 yards and five TDs . . . was a second-team all-conference performer his junior campaign . . . high school coach was Lloyd Johnson.

Personal -- Favorite NFL team is the Oakland Raiders . . . lists Charles Woodson as his favorite NFL player . . . the TV show "South Park" is his favorite . . . his craziest ambition is to be the Mayor of Oakland . . . the three words he uses to best describe himself are "adventurous, explorer and fun" . . . has been involved in the Neighborhood Recreation Center and the Boys and Girls Club of Oakland . . . his brother, Michael, played football for four years at Benedictine College . . . majoring in political science.