Gunn Named To Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

ATLANTA, Ga. – East Carolina senior operating again Marlon Gunn Jr. is considered one of 116 nominees to the 2025 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List the group introduced at the moment. The annual award acknowledges school soccer gamers from throughout the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) who exemplify group service, tutorial excellence and athletic achievement.
 
On July fifteenth, Gunn was East Carolina’s nominee for the 2025 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®, which acknowledges student-athletes for his or her dedication to group service and management past the gridiron. A 12 months in the past, defensive lineman Elijah Morris was a semifinalist for each awards.
 
Gunn has appeared in 34 profession video games incomes three varsity letters since stepping on campus within the fall of 2021. He has tallied 633 yards dashing on 152 makes an attempt (4.2 ypr) with three touchdowns, all coming final 12 months. Out of the backfield, the Baton Rouge, La. Native has caught 21 passes for an extra 145 yards (6.9 ypc) and in all, has registered 910 all-purpose yards. Gunn has been a member of two bowl championship groups (2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl, 2024 Go Bowling Military Bowl) and is a two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll recipient.
 
Off the sphere, Gunn has been a group chief locally logging over 100 service hours. He has helped with organizations from Ignite Church (volunteering two hours each different week with youngsters), Boneyard Turkey Drive (serving to distribute turkeys to the Greenville group), Pack For Troops (2024 Military Bowl occasion packing provides for army troops), Beast Philanthropy (leveraging the ability of social media to assist elevate funds for charitable causes world wide), Field Day at John Cotton Taylor Elementary School (serving as a youth mentor to youngsters throughout yearly subject day occasions), Hurricane Helene Relief (serving to package deal provides for victims of Hurricane Helene that hit the western a part of North Carolina within the fall of 2024) amongst others.
 
2025 Preseason Honors
 
DL – Ryheem Craig
Third Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)
Third Team All-AAC (Phil Steele Magazine)
 
RB – Marlon Gunn Jr.
Allstate AFCA Good Works Team ® Nominee
Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
 
RB – Parker Jenkins
Fourth Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)
 
DL – J.D. Lampley
Second Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)
Second Team All-AAC (Phil Steele Magazine)
 
DB – Jordy Lowery
Second Team All-AAC (Phil Steele Magazine)
Third Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)
 
OL – Jimarion McCrimon
Second Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)
Third Team All-AAC (Phil Steele Magazine)
 
RB – London Montgomery
Fourth Team All-AAC (Phil Steele Magazine)
 
DB – Ja’Marley Riddle
Second Team All-AAC (Phil Steele Magazine)
Third Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)
 
WR – Anthony Smith
First Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)
First Team All-AAC (Phil Steele Magazine)
 
WR – Yannick Smith
Fourth Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)
 
PR – Brock Spalding
Third Team All-AAC (Phil Steele Magazine)
 
LB – Dameon Wilson
Fourth Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)
 
The Pirates will open the 2025 season on Thursday, Aug. 28 when it travels to Raleigh, N.C. to tackle NC State at Carter-Finely Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. (ET) and might be televised on the Atlantic Coast Conference Network (ACCN). New season ticket orders are on sale now with packages beginning as little as $115 every. Purchases could also be made through ECU’s Online Ticket Center or by calling the Athletics Ticket Office at (252) 737-4500.