{{Short description|American football player}} {{use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox college football player | name = Martel Hight | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | school = Vanderbilt Commodores | pastschools = Vanderbilt (2023–present) | currentnumber = 4 | position = Cornerback | class = Junior | bowlgames = | highschool = Rome (Rome, Georgia) | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 180 | highlights = * Second-team All-SEC (2024) | espn = 4870744 }}
'''Martel Hight Jr.''' is an American football cornerback for the Vanderbilt Commodores.
==Early life== Hight attended Rome High School in Rome, Georgia. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star recruit and the 49th overall cornerback in the class of 2023, and committed to play college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bahns |first1=Carter |title=Vanderbilt sought advice from Deion Sanders as DB Martel Hight prepares for two-way role with Commodores |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/vanderbilt-sought-advice-from-deion-sanders-as-db-martel-hight-prepares-for-two-way-role-with-commodores/ |website=CBS Sports |date=14 July 2025 |access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref>
==College career== As a freshman in 2023, Hight played in all 12 games, tallying 38 tackles and an interception.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Oelhafen |first1=Henry |title=Martel Hight: Triple threat |url=https://vanderbilthustler.com/2025/09/18/martel-hight-triple-threat/ |website=The Vanderbilt Hustler |date=18 September 2025 |access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref> In 2024, he appeared in all 13 games, recording 33 tackles with two being for a loss and two interceptions, while returning 18 punts for 265 yards and a touchdown, earning second-team all-SEC honors as a returner.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerson |first1=Aria |title=Clark Lea doesn't need Martel Hight to be Travis Hunter but could have his first Vanderbilt two-way player |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2025/03/27/vanderbilt-football-martel-hight-clark-lea-travis-hunter/82635432007/ |website=The Tennessean |date=27 March 2025 |access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref> Heading into the 2025 season, Hight planned to be a three-way player, as a receiver, defensive back, and returner.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerson |first1=Aria |title=Martel Hight still plans to be two-way player for Vanderbilt football after concussion |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2025/08/18/martel-hight-vanderbilt-football-two-way-player-concussion/85581044007/ |website=The Tennessean |date=18 August 2025 |access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerson |first1=Aria |title=How Martel Hight could become rare three-way player with Vanderbilt football |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2025/07/14/martel-hight-vanderbilt-football-three-way-player/84465078007/ |website=The Tennessean |date=14 July 2025 |access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref> In the season opener, he hauled in two passes for 17 yards, while also making four tackles in a win over Charleston Southern.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerson |first1=Aria |title=What Martel Hight said of his two-way role for Vanderbilt football vs Charleston Southern |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2025/08/30/martel-hight-vanderbilt-football-two-way-player-charleston-southern/85916357007/ |website=The Tennessean |date=30 August 2025 |access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref> In week three, Hight recorded four receptions for 33 yards in an upset win versus South Carolina.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerson |first1=Aria |title=How Vanderbilt football's two-way experiment with Martel Hight is succeeding so far |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2025/09/16/martel-hight-vanderbilt-football-two-way-player/86116976007/ |website=The Tennessean |date=16 September 2025 |access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://vucommodores.com/roster/martel-hight/ Vanderbilt Commodores bio]
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