Kerion Martin

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
215
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Charleston, W. Va.
High School:
Capital
Major:
Masters of Business Administration
Prev School:
Marshall

NIL Opportunities

Marshall (2020-23): Was a member of the program for four seasons...in 2023, played in 12 games...was credited with 31 total tackles (15 solos and 16 assists)...had two TFLs...finished with a season-high nine tackles (four solos and five assists) against Virginia Tech...credited with six tackles against NC State (three solos and three assists)...had four tackles against James Madison...collected three tackles against Old Dominion...in 2022, played in 12 games with two starts...finished the season with 42 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss..also had two pass breakups and a forced fumble...had a career-high eight tackles, including one tackle for loss in the win at Georgia Southern..had six tackles and forced a fumble at Old Dominion, which was his first career start...also had five tackles against Coastal Carolina...in 2021, redshirted...in 2020, played in five games, registering three tackles...had a two-tackle performance in the Camellia Bowl against Buffalo.

High School: Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com...also played free safety at Capital, where he earned first-team all-West Virginia honors…also named an All-Mountain State Conference selection…caught 15 passes with five touchdowns as a junior to earn honorable mention all-state honors.

Personal: Is the 2024-25 recipient of the Jim and Leighton Holmes Scholarship endowment.