Marcus Bleazard holds the RILB · Backup spot in Navy Midshipmen’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Marcus Bleazard is a senior right inside linebacker for Navy wearing number 53. The Kennesaw, Georgia native graduated from Harrison High School in 2021, where he earned First-Team All-State honors and was named Region 3AAAAAAA Defensive Player of the Year. After playing in the final three games of the 2021 season, Bleazard stepped away to serve a two-year church mission in Guatemala from 2022 to 2023. He returned to action in 2024, appearing in every game on defense and special teams. In 2025, Bleazard saw action in six of the final seven contests, recording 11 total tackles, two tackles for loss, and one sack—his first career sack came on a 10-yard loss at North Texas.