2024 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 0
Marcus Gulley
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 227
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- West Fargo, N.D.
- High School:
- West Fargo HS
* 2023 MVFC All-Newcomer Team
* 2024 MVFC Honor Roll
2024 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in all 16 games and made three starts at linebacker...Fifth on the team with 51 total tackles including 5.0 tackles for loss...Forced two fumbles and had one recovery...Had a Bison career-high eight tackles against Illinois State...Returned an interception 37 yards in the NCAA second round win against Abilene Christian...Had three pass breakups on the season...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll.
2023 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team...Backup linebacker who played in all 15 games on special teams...Made 28 total tackles including four on kickoff coverage...Had sacks against Maine and Murray State...Season-high six tackles in the NCAA first round playoff win against Drake.
BEFORE NDSU: Came to NDSU with two years of eligibility after three years at Minnesota State Moorhead...Had the 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19 but played in all 11 games for the Dragons at linebacker in both 2021 and 2022...Had 67 tackles with 4.0 tackles for loss, four pass breakups and one interception as a freshman...All-Northern Sun Conference second team as a sophomore in 2022 after making 81 stops with 9.0 TFLs, 4.0 sacks, two breakups and one interception...Had 10 tackles with two sacks and three TFLs at Northern State.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2020 graduate of West Fargo High School, where he was the Eastern Dakota Conference senior athlete of the year in 2019...Two-time all-conference and all-state honoree...Team captain for head coach Jay Gibson...Three-year letterwinner...Played linebacker and wide receiver...Had 142 career tackles and 6.5 sacks...Part of a state championship team in 2018...Also competed in track and field and wrestling.
PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in December 2024 with a bachelor's degree in university studies...Son of Tanisha Barnhardt and Marcus Gulley Sr...Has a brother, Kentrell.
* 2024 MVFC Honor Roll
2024 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in all 16 games and made three starts at linebacker...Fifth on the team with 51 total tackles including 5.0 tackles for loss...Forced two fumbles and had one recovery...Had a Bison career-high eight tackles against Illinois State...Returned an interception 37 yards in the NCAA second round win against Abilene Christian...Had three pass breakups on the season...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll.
2023 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team...Backup linebacker who played in all 15 games on special teams...Made 28 total tackles including four on kickoff coverage...Had sacks against Maine and Murray State...Season-high six tackles in the NCAA first round playoff win against Drake.
BEFORE NDSU: Came to NDSU with two years of eligibility after three years at Minnesota State Moorhead...Had the 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19 but played in all 11 games for the Dragons at linebacker in both 2021 and 2022...Had 67 tackles with 4.0 tackles for loss, four pass breakups and one interception as a freshman...All-Northern Sun Conference second team as a sophomore in 2022 after making 81 stops with 9.0 TFLs, 4.0 sacks, two breakups and one interception...Had 10 tackles with two sacks and three TFLs at Northern State.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2020 graduate of West Fargo High School, where he was the Eastern Dakota Conference senior athlete of the year in 2019...Two-time all-conference and all-state honoree...Team captain for head coach Jay Gibson...Three-year letterwinner...Played linebacker and wide receiver...Had 142 career tackles and 6.5 sacks...Part of a state championship team in 2018...Also competed in track and field and wrestling.
PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in December 2024 with a bachelor's degree in university studies...Son of Tanisha Barnhardt and Marcus Gulley Sr...Has a brother, Kentrell.
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