2024 Football Roster
Roster
Shoulders, Marquis

Jersey Number 14
Marquis Shoulders
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Katy Tompkins HS
- Prev School:
- Tulsa
Bio
As a Junior (2024)
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- Fall 2024 Dean's List honoree (3.5+ GPA)
- Played three games
- Caught first pass for five yards in Cougar debut vs. UNLV (Aug. 31)
- 71 snaps played before season-ending injury
- 51 snaps at wide; 20 snaps at slot
- Missed the final nine games to injury
Prior to Houston
- Spent three seasons at Tulsa (2021-23)
- Appeared in 13 games between 2022-23
- 307 career snaps at wide receiver
- Career: 19 receptions for 306 yards and six touchdowns
- Started five games (283 snaps) at wideout during 2023
- During 2023, tallied 283 receiving yards and five receiving TDs
- Five receiving scores ranked second on team
- 283 receiving yards ranked fourth on team
- Averaged 56.6 yards per game and 17.7 yards per catch during 2023
- One of eight AAC wide receivers without a drop (min. 25 targets) during 2023
- No penalties committed during 283 offensive snaps
- 80-yard reception vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff was longest for Tulsa WR on season
- Five catches for 132 yards and two TDs vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sept. 9)
- Three catches for 52 yards and a score vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 16)
- Appeared in eight games during 2022
- 52 kickoff return yards against Houston including long of 29 yards
- Six returns for 113 yards with a long of 29 yards during 2022
- Three receptions for 23 yards and a score during 2022
- Redshirted during 2021 season
High School
- Prepped at Katy Tompkins
- Three-star rating by 247Sports
- Three-year letterwinner and two-year starter
- Rushed for 742 yards, 11 TDs and an 8.3 average per carry in 7 games as a senior
- 13 receptions for 184 yards and 2 TDs as a senior
- 2019 District 19-6A Special Teams Player of the Year
- Rushed for 1,050 yards, 13 touchdowns and a 9.2 average per carry as a junior
- Returned 14 kicks for 295 yards with a long of 95 yards as a junior
Personal
- Nickname: Quis
- Hobbies: gaming
- Previously played against Sherman Smith and Bryan Massey in high school
- Dream job outside of football: business manager
- Father, Marvin, played defensive back at Oklahoma
- Father, Marvin, lettered for Sooners as part of 2000 national championship team
- Played football with Devan Williams and Everitt Rogers at Tulsa
- Chose UH because it’s in his hometown
- One word to describe himself on the field: electric
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: burgers
- Biggest motivation for working hard: his brother
- Best advice: “if you don’t believe in yourself, why would anyone else?”
- Sports hero: LeBron James
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Friday, September 12
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Saturday, September 06
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Friday, August 29
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Monday, August 25