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Marcus Deon Vick (born March 20, 1984 in Newport News, Virginia) is an American football player on the National Football League's Miami Dolphins. He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies. He is the younger brother of former Virginia Tech quarterback and current Atlanta Falcons star quarterback Michael Vick, and second cousin of Oakland Raiders quarterback Aaron Brooks.

While Vick arrived at Tech with great fanfare he did not in fact play as a true freshman. Beamer redshirted the freshman. In his college career at Virginia Tech, he primarily played quarterback, but also ran plays at wide receiver, in three games during the 2003 season.

Redshirted but was a member of the dress squad for every game. Ran a 4.48 forty and posted a 36-inch vertical jump during spring max testing. Threw five touchdown passes during spring scrimmages and added another in the Maroon-White game. Was 6-for-7 passing for 95 yards and one TD during one scrimmage. Turned in a 57-yard run in another scrimmage. Hit 10-of-15 passes for 92 yards and a TD in the Maroon-White game. Earned the Paul Torgersen Award for the top offensive newcomer.

In 2003, Vick played in eleven games, splitting time with Bryan Randall. The highlight of Vick's season came during a 31-7 upset win over #2 Miami. Despite completing only one pass, Vick's exceptional running ability and the outstanding play of Tech's defense contributed to one of the biggest wins in Tech's history. In Virginia Tech's loss in the Insight Bowl to California, Vick racked up 82 receiving yards, including one touchdown reception.

Prior to the 2004 collegiate season, Vick was arrested and ultimately convicted for providing alcohol to three underage girls who "claimed" to be college students. Vick was also charged with having sex with one of the 15-year-old girls, stemming from the same incident, but he was never convicted of this charge. In a subsequent incident, Vick was charged with reckless driving and possession of marijuana. He was suspended from the university for the fall semester of 2004. Vick was reinstated to the school and the football team under specific guidelines that warranted immediate dismissal from the team for further transgressions. The highlight of Vick's season came in the Virginia Tech weight room where he recorded a 300-pound bench, a 450-pound back squat, a 265-pound power clean, a 275-pound push jerk, and a 35-inch vertical jump during spring testing.

Head Coach Frank Beamer initially announced that Vick would enter the 2005 season as the team's third-string quarterback, but he quickly won the starting role after impressive spring practices and scrimmages. All in all it was Vick's most successful season which saw the Hokies contending for a national championship and culminating in an impressive 11-2 record, an ACC Coastal Division title, an appearance in the inaugural ACC Championship Game in the 2005 season, and a win in the 2006 Gator Bowl.