As A Sophomore (2022)
Saw significant playing time as a third-year sophomore, playing in all 13 games for the Ducks while making 10 starts at left guard … Made first career start in the 2022 home opener vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10), the first of 10 consecutive starts … Played 711 total offensive snaps, all at left guard … Third among Oregon offensive linemen with an 81.1 pass-blocking grade from Pro Football Focus, sixth-best among Pac-12 guards … Pass-blocking grade of 70.0 or better in eight of 13 games, with four of 80.0 or better … Allowed just nine total pressures and zero sacks in 343 pass-blocking opportunities, according to PFF … A key contributor to an Oregon offensive line that led the nation with just five sacks allowed, the fewest allowed by a non-triple option team in a full season since 2015 … UO also tied for 12th in the nation with just 52.0 tackles for loss allowed … Helped the Ducks finish as the only team in the nation in the top 20 for both rushing offense (12th, 215.77 YPG) and passing offense (17th, 284.8 YPG) … Oregon rushed for at least 100 yards in 12 of 13 games with seven games of 200-plus yards and three of 300-plus … vs. No. 3 Georgia (Sept. 3): Played 32 snaps at left guard off the bench and earned an 83.9 pass-blocking grade from PFF … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): Made first career start at left guard, helping the Ducks rush for 263 yards and put up 604 total yards of offense while receiving a PFF pass-blocking grade of 86.9 … vs. No. 12 BYU (Sept. 17): Third straight game with a PFF pass-blocking grade (85.2) of 80.0 or better in Oregon’s top-15 home win … at Washington State (Sept. 24): Allowed zero pressures as Oregon passed for a season-high 446 yards in a comeback victory … vs. Stanford (Oct. 1): Helped the Ducks rush for a season-high 351 yards and four touchdowns ... UO’s 9.49 yards per carry were the program’s highest since 2013 and highest vs. a FBS team since at least 1971 … at Arizona (Oct. 8): Paved the way for 306 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns, the most by Oregon in a game since 2017 and most vs. a FBS team since 2012 … at California (Oct. 29): Earned a season-best 74.4 overall grade from PFF with a season-high 78.6 run-blocking grade … vs. No. 25 Washington (Nov. 12): Season-best 88.0 pass-blocking grade from PFF with a 71.1 overall grade … Helped Oregon eclipse 300 rushing yards for the third time.

As A Freshman (2021)
Appeared in seven games as a second-year freshman … Played 10 snaps at right guard vs. Stony Brook (Sept. 18) and six against Arizona (Sept. 25).

As A Freshman (2020)
Did not see any game action during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.

High School
Consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Tabbed the No. 1 offensive guard in Illinois by ESPN and Rivals … Consensus top-15 player in Illinois and top-50 offensive guard nationally by ESPN (No. 41), Rivals (No. 33) and 247Sports (No. 43) … No. 10 player overall in Illinois by Rivals … Earned PrepStar All-Midwest Region recognition … A three-year letterman at Homewood-Flossmoor High School … Selected to the Illinois EDGYTIM/Rivals.com 5A-8A All-State Team as a senior … Named first-team all-state by the Champaign News Gazette … Helped Homewood-Flossmoor reach the quarterfinals of the Illinois 8A state playoffs while averaging 32.0 points per game … Key part of a Homewood-Flossmoor team that made it to the 8A state quarterfinals as a junior … Part of an offensive line that led a Vikings’ offensive attack that averaged 36.0 points per game … Paved the way for a Homewood-Flossmoor offense that put up 337.8 points per game as a sophomore … High school coach was Craig Buzea … Chose Oregon over Boston College, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Duke, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas State, Louisville, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Purdue, Temple and Western Michigan.

Marcus Harper II