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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

Marques Colston

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#89 Marques Colston (Football)
A four-year letterman and a three-year starter at Hofstra from 2001 through 2005, Colston was selected in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints after an outstanding career with the Pride. An All-Atlantic 10 Football Conference first team selection as a senior, he ended his college career by breaking the Hofstra record for career receiving yards (which has since been broken). Colston posted 70 receptions for 975 yards and five touchdowns in 2005 to finish his career with 182 receptions for 2,834 yards and 18 touchdowns. His 182 catches ranks third on the Hofstra career reception list, while his 2,834 yards is second. Colston was also named to the 81st annual East-West Shrine Game in San Antonio in 2006 and caught five passes for 82 yards and a touchdown.
 
Colston played in 146 career games for the Saints with 106 starts and recorded 711 receptions for 9,759 yards and 72 touchdowns. Colston is ranked first in club record books in catches, receiving yardage, receiving touchdowns, total touchdowns (72) and tied for first with 28 100-yard receiving performances. Three seasons after the end of his playing career, he is ranked 45th all-time in National Football League record books in receptions, 52nd in receiving yardage and is tied for 39th in receiving touchdowns. Off the field, Colston also excelled, supporting local children’s medical causes, Second Harvest Food Bank, Team Gleason and numerous other charities. Colston, who was a Saints All-50th Team selection in 2016, will be inducted into the Saints Hall of Fame in October 2019.
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