DeMarkus Acy serving as defensive analyst for Purdue
DeMarkus Acy has been on board as part of Barry Odom‘s first staff, working as a defensive analyst with the secondaey.
Acy was on staff at Purdue under Ryan Walters, working as a recruiting coordinator while also helping out with the cornerbacks. Walters recruited Acy to Missouri when Walters was an assistant in Columbia.
Acy was a standout cornerback at Missouri from 2016-19, when Odom was the Tigers’ head coach. Acy was a three-year starter and team captain in 2019. In 2018, Acy earned second-team All-SEC honors by league coaches. Acy tallied 99 career tackles at Mizzou with seven TFLs and three interceptions.
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A native of Dallas who attended Wilmer-Hutchins High, Acy was an undrafted free-agent of the 49ers coming out of Missouri and spent time with the Steelers and Seahawks, as well as in the CFL.
Acy joins other known Purdue analyst hires for Odom: Daryl Lydon (d-line); Neal Posey (QBs); Ronnell Perkins (DBs); Ty Rocconi (DBs); James Brown (special teams); Neal Renna (LBs).
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