Marcel Reece

Marcel Antoine Wayne Reece (born June 23, 1985) is an American football fullback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football as wide receiver at Washington.

Reece played his first game for the Raiders during week 16 of the 2009 season against the Cleveland Browns in which he caught one pass for nine yards. He was named the starting fullback to open the 2010 season. Due to his catching ability and breakaway speed as a fullback ( 40-yard dash in 4.40 seconds), Reece is also known as the "Matchup Nightmare".

High school and college

Reece attended Hesperia High School in Hesperia, California, where he was a first-team All-league performer in football, basketball and track. In football, he earned All-league honors as a wide receiver. He continued his playing career at Chaffey Junior College where he posted 25 receptions for 600 yards and 7 touchdowns. Marcel decided to transfer to El Camino Community College the following year where he posted 47 catches for 1,286 yards and 13 touchdowns. His good season earned him a scholarship to the University of Washington. He broke out his senior year and made 39 catches for 761 yards and 8 touchdowns. The most notable play of Marcel's career came against the University of Arizona where he had a 98-yard reception for a touchdown, which is the longest play from scrimmage in UW history. He also became a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.