2013 (Senior)Started all 12 games at cornerback … had 52 tackles, nine tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one interception and four pass breakups … made a season-high nine tackle and forced a fumble in the season-opener against Maine … made five tackles in games with Rutgers, Charleston Southern and Hampton … made two tackles, one for a loss, and deflected a pass at Morgan State … had six tackles, one for loss, and broke up a pass at Delaware State … also chipped in eight stops and a pass breakup against Old Dominion … made his only interception of the year in the season finale against S.C. State.
2012 (Junior)Played in all 11 games and started the final 10 of the year at cornerback … ranked seventh on the team and second among NSU’s defensive backs in total tackles, with 48 … had 24 solo stops and 24 assists … made two tackles for loss, deflected four passes and intercepted one pass … made a career-high 10 tackles in a game twice, in losses at Ohio and North Carolina A&T … had half a tackle for loss against Ohio … made six tackles and broke up one pass in the win at Liberty … deflected two passes and had two solo tackles in the loss to Delaware State … amassed four tackles and one pass breakup at Hampton … tallied his lone interception of the year in the season finale against Morgan State.
2011 (Sophomore)Played in all 12 games and started twice, against West Virginia and Delaware State … made 30 tackles, 20 of them solo and 1.5 for loss … had his first career interception, which he returned 40 yards, at Charleston Southern … posted a season-best six tackles against South Carolina State … made two tackles, one for a loss, and broke up one pass in the win at Savannah State … also had a pass breakup in the playoff game at Old Dominion.
2010 (Freshman)Played in all 11 games … saw time as a backup cornerback and on special teams coverage units … made 13 tackles for the year and broke up two passes … both pass breakups came in the Virginia State win … had a career-high three tackles in wins over Morgan State and Delaware State.
2009 (Redshirt)Redshirted the season.
High SchoolA two-year letterwinner … tallied 50 tackles and 12 pass breakups as a senior, when he was an honorable mention All-Metro selection by the Touchdown Club of Richmond and the Richmond Times Dispatch … also a Colonial District All-Academic Team member.
PersonalMarcus Alexander Center was born on August 13, 1991…son of Robert and Wanda Center…majoring in business management.
Center's Career Defensive Statistics| YEAR | GP | UT | AT | TT | TFL-Yds | Sck-Yds | Int-Yds | PD | FF | FR-Yds |
| 2013 | 12 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 3.09 | 0-0 | 1-(-4) | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 2.0-4 | 0-0 | 1-16 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 1.5-3 | 0-0 | 1-30 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2010 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Totals | 46 | 78 | 65 | 143 | 3.5-7 | 0-0 | 3-42 | 12 | 1 | 0-0 |
Center’s Career HighsTackles: 10 (2x, last vs. N.C. A&T, 10-27-12)
TFL: 1.0 (5x, last vs. Hampton, 10-19-13)
INT: 1 (3x, last vs. S.C. State, 11-23-13)
PD: 2 (2x, last vs. Delaware State, 10-6-12)
