Brandon Marshall attended Lake Howell High School in Winter Park, Florida where he played football, basketball, and ran track. He played quarterback on the football team, passing for 1,056 yards and 11 touchdowns while rushing for 450 yards as a senior. He also returned two interceptions and two fumbles for touchdowns on defense. He was received all-state honors and was selected to play in the all-Central Florida all-star game, a game in which he was named offensive MVP. He went on to Central Florida where he saw action as a true freshman, catching 2 passes for 18 yards on the season. As a sophomore he finished third on the team in receiving with 28 receptions for 377 yards and 2 touchdowns. As a junior, Marshall started three games at receiver and seven games at safety, finishing with 8 receptions for 84 yards on offense and 51 tackles on defense. His senior season was Marshall’s most productive season at Central Florida, finishing with 74 receptions for 1,195 yards and 11 touchdowns, all career highs.

Brandon Marshall is a versatile player who has started at receiver and safety during his time at Central Florida. He has an excellent combination of size and strength for a receiver. He is a big, physical receiver who can defeat the jam and uses his body to put himself in position to make the catch. He lacks great speed but he does have good speed for a player his size and he will make plays down the field. He isn’t afraid to go over the middle and make a difficult catch in traffic. He has reliable hands but he does need to work on catching the ball with his hands away from his body every time, rather than letting the ball hit his body. Marshall is also a very capable blocker. Brandon Marshall lacks a great deal of experience at the receiver position, having been a quarterback in high school and having spent the majority of the 2004 season playing safety. With really just one full season of starting experience at receiver, Marshall is still raw and needs to work on the little things such as his route running. He has all the tools to develop into a good receiver at the next level and should be a second day pick in the 2006 NFL draft.