Marcello Trigg Class: Sophomore Hometown: Tampa, Fla. High School: Robinson Height / Weight: 5-11 / 174 Position: Quarterback

Came to Bucknell as a highly regarded quarterback recruit from Tampa ... planned on serving as an understudy to Andrew Lair and Terrance Wilson during his freshman season, but he was thrust into the fray after injuries to both of the top two signal callers ... matured quickly as he gained experience and understanding of the spread option offense ... was a prolific passer in high school and displayed his strong arm as the season progressed ... tough player who is not afraid to take a hit ... bounces back quickly after a mistake ... Lair and Wilson are both back in 2007, but he will be given every chance to retain the starting job in preseason camp ... 2006 (Freshman): Was not expected to make an impact this quickly, but he did just that with an excellent seven-game showing ... team was 4-3 in his appearances ... debuted late in week five against Marist after Andrew Lair and Terrance Wilson both broke collarbones in back-to-back games ... started the final six games of the season and finished with 617 passing yards and four touchdowns with five interceptions ... also rushed for 299 yards and a pair of scores ... led the team in total offense with 916 yards ... in collegiate debut late in the Marist game ran five times for 32 yards and touchdown ... first career touchdown pass came against Penn ... rushed for 91 yards on only 10 carries against Lehigh and also threw a TD pass ... best game came in the season-ending 31-28 win over Colgate ... completed 9 of 10 passes for 185 yards and a touchdown, and also ran 24 times for 73 yards and a score ... Bucknell trailed 21-10 at the half in that game, but his 1-yard TD run and 27-yard TD pass to Richard Simpson in the fourth quarter started the winning comeback ... named Patriot League Rookie of the Week after the Georgetown and Lehigh games ... named both the Diversified Information Technologies Player of the Game and Lewisburg Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Week following the Penn and Colgate games ... won the Keating-Rieu Memorial Award as the outstanding player in the Colgate game ... ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL: Class 3A State Player of the Year and first team all-state quarterback ... four-year starter ... broke the county record for career TD passes (82) ... passed for over 7,000 yards ... earned the Guy Toph Award as Hillsborough County's player of the year in 2005, when he threw for 1,845 yards and 26 touchdown passes ... played for coach Mike DePue ... PERSONAL: Full name is Marcello A. Trigg ... born Jan. 4, 1988 in Tampa, Fla. ... son of Sylvia Johnson ... has three siblings, Danielle Trigg, Marquies Johnson and Marques Trigg ... major is undeclared.

TRIGG'S CAREER RUSHING STATS
Year	G/GS	Att.	Yds.	Avg.	TD	Lg.	Yds/G
2006	7/6	76	299	3.9	2	46	42.7
Totals	7/6	76	299	3.9	2	46	42.7
TRIGG'S CAREER PASSING STATS
Year	G/GS	Att.	Cmp.	Int.	Pct.	Yds.	TD	Lg.
2006	7/6	92	39	5	42.4	617	4	44
Totals	7/6	92	39	5	42.4	617	4	44