Marquis Bundy

Marquis Juniel Bundy (born August 5, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at New Mexico and was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

Marquis Bundy
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Bundy in 2019
No. 84 – BC Lions
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-08-05) August 5, 1994
Phoenix, Arizona
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Boulder Creek
(Anthem, Arizona)
College:New Mexico
Undrafted:2016
Career history
Roster status:Practice roster
CFL status:International
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Bundy attended the University of New Mexico from 2012 to 2015. During his four-year career at New Mexico, he caught a total of 31 passes and two touchdowns. He had his breakout year during his sophomore season in 2013, catching 19 passes and two touchdowns.[1]

Professional career

With no eligibility remaining, Bundy entered the 2016 NFL Draft, but was projected to go undrafted due to having minimal results in college. Although he was the starting receiver at New Mexico, he was limited to only 31 catches in his career, due to the Lobos utilizing a run-heavy based offensive scheme. Bundy was not invited to combine, but did perform very well at New Mexico's Pro Day. With his physical attributes and his workouts, he began to receive attention as a possible seventh round selection or undrafted free agent prospect. The Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals showed the most interest in Bundy after his pro day workout.[2]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 4+1⁄8 in
(1.93 m)		 212 lb
(96 kg)		 32+1⁄8 in
(0.82 m)		 9 in
(0.23 m)		4.49 s1.47 s2.52 s4.39 s7.12 s32.0 in
(0.81 m)		9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		15 reps
All values from New Mexico's Pro Day[3]

Arizona Cardinals

As expected, Bundy went undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft. On June 2, 2016, the Arizona Cardinals signed him as an undrafted free agent.[4] He played in all four preseason games and made nine catches for 97 yards.[5] On September 3, 2016, he was cut by the Arizona Cardinals as part of the final roster cuts.[6] On September 13, 2016, the Cardinals signed Bundy to their practice squad after wide receiver Chris Hubert was promoted to their active roster.[7] On November 25, 2016, Bundy was promoted to the active roster after the Cardinals released Hubert.[8]

On August 18, 2017, Bundy was waived by the Cardinals.[9]

New York Giants

On August 23, 2017, Bundy signed with the New York Giants.[10] He was waived by the team on September 2, 2017, and was signed to their practice squad the next day.[11][12] He was promoted to the active roster on December 27, 2017.[13]

On September 1, 2018, Bundy was waived by the Giants.[14]

Arizona Hotshots

In 2019, Bundy joined the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football.[15] During 8 games played before the league suspended operations, Bundy caught 13 passes for 178 yards. He had no touchdown receptions, but scored throughout the season on a trio of 2-point conversions.[16]

BC Lions

After the AAF ceased operations in April 2019, Bundy signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League on May 20, 2019.

Personal life

Bundy was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona by his parents, Michael Bundy and Lisa Bundy, with his older brother, D'Mikel Bundy. His father played offensive lineman at the University of Arizona. He graduated with a liberal arts degree from University of New Mexico and his favorite athlete is Michael Jordan.[1]

References
  1. "New Mexico Lobos: Marquis Bundy". golobos.com. July 2, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  2. Van Tate (April 28, 2016). "Marquis Bundy believes he has an NFL shot". krqe.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  3. "2016 Draft Scout Marquis Bundy, New Mexico NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  4. Odegard, Kyle (June 2, 2016). "Local Product Bundy Among Three Signings". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  5. "NFL Player Profile: Marquis Bundy". NFL.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  6. Urban, Darren (September 3, 2016). "Final Cuts Take Cardinals to 53". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  7. 12sports (September 13, 2016). "Cardinals re-sign Marquis Bundy". 12news.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  8. Jess Root (November 25, 2016). "Cardinals promote WR Marquis Bundy, release WR Chris Hubert". cardswire.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  9. Alper, Josh (August 18, 2017). "Cardinals drop a wide receiver, sign a linebacker". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  10. Eisen, Michael (August 23, 2017). "Giants make roster moves, sign four free agents". Giants.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018.
  11. Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2017). "New York Giants announce 2017 53-man roster". Giants.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017.
  12. Eisen, Michael (September 3, 2017). "Giants sign eight players to practice squad". Giants.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2017.
  13. Eisen, Michael (December 27, 2017). "LB B.J. Goodson placed on IR, Giants promote WR Marquis Bundy". Giants.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018.
  14. Eisen, Michael (September 1, 2018). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com.
  15. Root, Jess (January 31, 2019). "14 former end-of-roster, practice squad Cardinals on AAF's Arizona Hotshots". USA Today. Cards Wire. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  16. "Marquis Bundy".
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