Bryant University

As a senior: Appeared in all 11 games and started the final 10 for the Bulldogs in 2015 ... Started on the defensive line and finished the year with 24 tackles, three tackles for a loss and a fumble recovery ... Made three tackles and recovered a fumble in the first start of his career at Brown ... Collected four tackles and a tackle for a loss at No. 1 Coastal Carolina ... Wrapped up his career with a career-high six tackles at Robert Morris ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

As a junior: Appeared in three games for the Bulldogs in 2014 ... Earned his first-career sack at home against Merrimack ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

As a sophomore: Appeared in one game for the Bulldogs in 2013 ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

As a freshman: Did not appear in a varsity contest during his freshman year in 2012 ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

Before Bryant: A three-year letterwinner and starter for the Warriors … Named Second Team All-FCIAC as a junior and a senior … Lineman of the Year as a junior … Recognized by MSG Varsity as one of the top 30 players in the state of Connecticut in 2011 … Head coach Bruce Cunningham describes Marko as a player with an outstanding work ethic and leadership qualities … Earned two letters in indoor track and three in outdoor track … Honor roll student in all four years of high school … Also recruited by Sacred Heart and Bentley.

Personal: The son of Karena and Mark Piedmont, Marko Nicholas Piedmont was born on June 15, 1994 … Has two sisters, Mallory and Payton.