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M.J. Webb

  • position DL
  • height 6-3
  • weight 310
  • class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Rutledge, Ga.
  • High school Morgan County
  • position DL
  • height 6-3
  • weight 310
  • class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Rutledge, Ga.
  • High school Morgan County

M.J. Webb Bio

* 2022 Gamecocks’ Toughness Award – Defense
* 2019 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
* 2018 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
* 2017 Scout Team Award – Defense
* 2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

Sixth-year “Super Senior” who returns for one final season working in the interior of the defensive line… veteran presence with experience… came on strong as the 2021 season progressed… provides leadership… has appeared in 32 games, making a pair of starts… owns 53 career tackles.

2021 (Redshirt Senior)
Fifth-year player who turned in his most productive season… played in all 13 games… credited with 23 tackles, including 13 solo stops… notched two games with a half tackle for loss… blocked a field goal attempt at Texas A&M… logged a career-high four tackles against Troy and matched that against Tennessee.

2020 (Redshirt Junior)
Redshirt junior who saw his most action as a Gamecock… appeared in all 10 games making a pair of starts… had the first full tackle for loss in his career at Vanderbilt… recorded a then-career-high five tackles against Texas A&M… notched his first career pass breakup at Ole Miss… started each of the final two games of the season… had three tackles in his first career start against Georgia… finished the season on a high note with a career-high eight tackles at Kentucky.

2019 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Redshirt sophomore who transitioned from the defensive line to the offensive side of the ball in the spring… worked at guard… did not see any game action… earned a spot on the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2018 (Redshirt Freshman)
Redshirt freshman defensive lineman who saw action in nine games, making four tackles… tallied his first career tackle in the Coastal Carolina win… posted his first-career tackle for loss in the win over Akron… credited with two stops in the Belk Bowl versus Virginia… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2017 (Freshman)
True freshman defensive lineman… graduated from high school early and joined the Gamecocks in time to go through bowl practices in Columbia in 2016 and through spring ball in 2017… redshirted… earned the Defensive Scout Team Award… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Morgan County (Madison, Ga.) High School in December 2016… named the Georgia 3A Region 8 Player of the Year in 2016… helped the Bulldogs and head coach Bill Malone post an 8-3 record and earn a spot in the state playoffs in his senior season… recorded 77 tackles, including a dozen tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks as a junior in 2015… played in the RisingSeniors.com Georgia Junior Bowl following the 2015 season… considered the 21st-best player in the state, the 12th-best defensive tackle in the country and No. 200 overall by Rivals… rated as the 26th-best player in the state of Georgia, the 13th-best strongside defensive end in the country and No. 295 nationally overall by 247Sports… ESPN considered him the 28th-best player in the state of Georgia, the 16th-best defensive tackle in the country and No. 220 on the ESPN300 list… Scout rated him No. 52 among the nation’s defensive tackles.

PERSONAL

Marcellus Joshua Webb was born October 10, 1998… graduated in May of 2020 with a degree in criminal justice.