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Mark Dell, Jr. (Born May 5, 1989 in Farmington Hills, MI) is and American Football wide receiver who plays collegiately for the Michigan State Spartans

High School career
Dell attended Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He started on the football team for 3 years. He also participated in basketball and track & field. In 2005, as a Junior, he had 40 catches for 885 yards, including 11 touchdowns on offense. On defense, he had 31 tackles and four interceptions. In 2006, as a Senior, he had 59 receptions for 1235 yards and 18 touchdowns. He accounted for 1,491 all purpose yards. After his senior year, he earned many accolades. He was named to the Detroit News Dream Team and the All-Metro North team. He was a PrepStar All-American and participated in the 2007 Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-Star game. ESPNU ranked him 103rd on their top 150 players list. Various organizations ranked him nationally at his position. Scouts INC ranked him no 18, Rivals.com (21), and Scout.com (no.58). He was ranked among the Midwest's top prospects by Scouts (no. 11), Superprep (no. 32) and Prep Football Report (No. 61). Prepstar also ranked him the #1 wide receiver in the Midwest. Scouts Inc (no. 7), Detroit Free Press (No. 8), Lansing State Journal (no. 11), The Detroit News (no. 14), and Scout.com (no. 14) all ranked him among the state's top seniors.

He committed to Michigan State University.

College Career
Dell, in 2007, as a true freshman, appeared in all 13 games, including eight starts. He finished fifth on the team in receptions with 20 catches for 220 yards and 2 touchdowns.

In 2008, as a sophomore, Dell appeared in 11 games, including 8 starts. He led the team in receiving yard (679) and yards per catch (18.9). He also finished second in the team in touchdowns catches (3) and was third in receptions (36). He ranked 5th in the BIg Ten in receiving yards (61.7 yard per game) In one game, he became just the fourth Spartan receiver to collect 200 receiving yards in a game (Charles Rogers twice, Andre Rison and Plaxico Burress).

In 2009, as a Junior, Dell saw action in 10 games. He ranked third on the team in receptions (26) and receiving yards (449). He was ranked among the nation's top 20 wide receivers by Phil Steele's College Football Preview (No. 19).

Personal
Dell is the son of Edwina Watts, Mark Dell Sr. and Tycie Dell.